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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1951
Page
4
Medals awarded to Maj. Samuel G. Perry former post surgeon at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro as word arrives from the Army announcing the Furie Heart and Bronze Star.
Will Liam Jackson of Fortysix year lives in Fauntington West Virginia recounts his 137th bone fracture while crutch falls from a bus. He suffers numerous breaks including femur pelvis ribs arms and fingers due to osteogenesis imperfecta. He is bedridden in a nursing home and continues treatment despite repeated injuries.
FRANKFORT KY March 17 Thomas Rust Underwood was appointed to the United States Senate today by Gov Lawrence Wetherby. Underwood 53 Democratic Congressman from the Sixth District and editor of the Lexington Herald will replace Virgil M Chapman Paris KY who died of injuries from an automobile accident in Washington. Underwood will be sworn in Monday. He is a Hopkinsville native who served as secretary of the Kentucky racing commission 1932 to 1948 and chaired the Democratic state central committee 1940 to 1944. He helped Earle C Clements' 1947 governor bid. Clements is now Kentucky's senior Senator.
Washington on March 17 seventy men and women were arrested in a two day blitz on an alleged dope ring supplying heroin and marijuana to teenagers and Army personnel. Raids by federal and district agents followed eight months of undercover work led by Boyd M. Martin. Federal Narcotics Commissioner H. Z. An Slinger said some agents posed as drug users to gather evidence. Police said they had shattered the biggest ring operating around Washington and Virginia.
Egress in 1948 and 1950 mentions elevation to the Senate creating a congressional vacancy in the Sixth District. The governor will call a special election soon to fill it.
The subcommittee member pursuing RFC probes planned to end hearings Monday after claiming to have proved charges against RFC officials were not baseless. Republican senators pressed for continued RFC inquiry, seeking Casey of Massachusetts about tanker profits and his ascent to Eric Johnston’s top aide role. Among other items, New York’s Halley announced transcripts of Frank Costello’s testimony for possible perjury action, with William O Dwyer set to testify in New York.
Gen. MacArthur returned to Tokyo after visiting the front lines near Hongchon and Chuncheon as Allied troops faced heavy fire and mines. Reports from Seoul and Tokyo described shifting positions, Chinese forces preparing in reserve, and UN aims toward a potential peace settlement at Lake Success amid Korea’s front-line action.
The article reports that President Truman may appoint a new wage-stabilization board whose powers would be limited to wage disputes and interpretations of regulations. Labour and industry groups expect the move amid ongoing price control battles. Rallies in Washington next week by about 700 labor leaders aim to protest high prices and critique price controls.
Sacramento reports two meat packing firms shut down causing potential shortages as 100 of 800 local butchers idled. Officials cite failing government policy and inability to kill and process animals leading to stalled retail meat supplies in the city.
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