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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1953
Page
8
Selective Service officials said a pending executive order would remove dependency deferments for men who marry and become fathers. The change could lead to the early induction of about 20,000 fathers previously deferred as students or due to dependents.
In Sacramento the Assembly passed a bill outlawing draw poker and sent it to the Senate Governmental Efficiency Committee. Assemblyman Herbert Klockstein, author, said he was sunk and would seek a hearing, but Senate leadership declined to reassign the bill. The Governmental Efficiency Committee is chaired by Sen. Harry P. Parkman.
Armi Kuusela of Finland, winner of the 1952 Miss Universe contest, wowed Manila crowds during her Philippines visit. Legislators and spectators lined streets as she toured for the Philippines International event, greeting by the Philippine Legislature.
The liner Queen Mary is two days late in docking after a stormy transatlantic crossing. Heavy mist in the English Channel delayed the voyage by a day at the start, with an Atlantic storm causing the additional setback.
A State Department lawyer testified before the Senate Investigations Subcommittee that the Voice of America project near Seattle continues to cost the government about 29 300 a month despite announcements of suspension. He cited contractor wage reimbursements for six guards and a supervisor totaling around 6 200 monthly, with others averaging 800 per man. Senator McCarthy denounced the payments but did not blame the new team running the Voice under Secretary Dulles. Dr Wilson Compton, former head of the International Information Administration, testified Feb 17 that he ordered suspension of the contract cutting off payments to J D Woods. Sabbath topic at Temple Sinai service Friday at 8 will feature Rabbi I Shalom Ravetch with a post service social.
The California Assembly unanimously passed a bill requiring all cars to have a rear view mirror by January 1 1954. The measure also bans installations of spark plugs in exhaust pipes to ignite leftover fuel. Assemblyman Charles E. Chapel of Inglewood voiced both humor and concern about the nuisance on highways.
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