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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1951
Page
12
In Pittsburgh on June 21 the 14 member executive board of the American Newspaper Guild meets ahead of its annual convention. President Harry Martin notes dwindling daily papers and rising newsprint costs, with sessions likely to adopt a resolution condemning these increases.
Sacramento reports California’s 3 percent sales tax brings in more than 1 million dollars daily. For the first 11 months of the 1950-51 year ending June 30, receipts reached 290,380,090, 16 million above January projections. May revenue to the general fund totaled 64,303,148, up 22.8 percent from last year, while general fund expenditures rose 3 percent to 44,433,224.
Washington report reviews Sister Kenny's polio therapy and its reception by the National Foundation. Officials caution that reported results from Kenny institutions mirror those of other clinics. The piece traces history, statements by Sister Kenny and critiques by Dr. Hart Van Riper and others, noting vaccine research links and international commentary.
Defense Department announces a POW mail form prepared by the Post Office to help families communicate with prisoners in Korea China. The form requires prisoner name rank and serial number and must be sent care of the Chinese People’s Committee for World Peace in Peking China. No postage is needed but POW mail must be marked. Through June 8, 153 Americans were listed as prisoners and another 10,211 missing.
Contracting Engineers of Los Angeles submits a low bid of 169600 dollars for an underground storage vault in East Los Angeles to hold microfilmed county records. The vault at Biscailoz Center will also include a civil emergency water storage system. Long Beach has been invited to rent space for storing basic microfilmed records.
Michael Lewis, heir of Sinclair Lewis and Dorothy Thompson, married Bernadette Nanse in a simple Woodstock ceremony. The report notes debate over dual vaccination during poliomyelitis epidemics, with medical opinions in Britain and Australia cited and a Czech study referenced.
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