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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1952
Page
10
In Louisville on March 1, a father and son arrived home from the wars together. The son, Pvt. Elmer C. McElvain, age 17, was killed in action in Korea, his body brought back while his father, Sgt. Estle McElvain, concealed his emotions.
Lawmakers plan a big budget session tomorrow as the state eyes 200 million dollars for construction projects and additional funds for relief and schools. The Governor will issue a special proclamation listing extra subjects under review. Items under debate include sex offender castration, joint tenancy title clearance, Bay Bridge financing, civil defense funding, and schooling allocations. The proposed 150 million bond for low interest housing remains on the calendar but a date change is not expected.
DESTEDT Germany March 1 Prince Wilhelm Karl von Preussen and Baroness Armgard von Veltheim wed amid Germany’s nobility. The text notes the program inactive for funds, and a separate bond issue slated for November with possible June reroute impacting Californians on pensions and election reforms.
Washington March 1 The Senate armed services committee plans to raise subsistence allowances for all service members and slightly increase base pay. The Senate bill would lift base pay 3 percent while boosting subsistence and quarters allowances more than the House plan, costing an estimated 475 million dollars versus 850 million. The change targets officers and enlisted alike with varying daily and monthly rates, while officers without dependents would see no increase.
Washington reports Republican tax investigators threaten to resist soft-pedaling the New York Internal Revenue Office probe. Rep Reed demands Secretary Snyder’s resignation, accusing him of winked irregularities. House Ways and Means splits over grand jury role while DOJ steps in. King backs proceeding amid tension.
Storms brought heavy snow from Maryland to the Midwest with up to eight inches in some areas and seven inches in parts of West Virginia. Record low temperatures were logged in Minnesota, North Dakota, Michigan and Wisconsin as tornado destruction in Tennessee and Alabama caused multiple deaths and millions in damage.
A 4000-volt power line was toppled on Bellflower Blvd near Los Coyotes Diagonal halting power to parts of Lakewood as wind toppled trees and a roof blew off a Torrance house. A car was damaged by a fallen branch on East First Street. Public Service Department crews worked amid widespread outages and telephones across Los Angeles Harbor region.
Lily Marie Brew of 1727 Palm Lane Willowbrook is to be released from Los Angeles General Hospital after a Friday night stab wound. Her husband Eddy, 25, jailed on assault with a deadly weapon suspicion, was moved from Firestone Park substation. Brew claims she stabbed him during an argument after he allegedly grabbed a butcher knife.
Thousands now wear Beach Blended Lenses instead of bifocals or trifocals. Pridham Davis offices offer a simple test to show the difference, noting that with blended lenses a card on the floor stays still as you move. No obligation to try.
Haay budget forma on- 2 Heneceasecy to delay thee.
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