Dope Peddler Death Penalty Considered
Sacramento March 22 A California Assembly Interim committee on narcotics studied the idea of imposing the death penalty for drug peddlers who lure or use minors in narcotics trafficking. The report noted rising illicit use over 16 years and urged stronger enforcement staff while acknowledging opposition from judges and some law officers who fear juries will resist gas chamber sentences.
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Sacramento
California
Assembly
Ralph N. Brown
D.modeste
State Division of
Jack Tenney
Los Angeles
Cov
Warren
Brown
U. S
San Francisco
Nebraskans Launch Write-in for Taft in 1948 primary
Nebras ka write-in drive boosts Taft as Kefauver campaigns in the state. Taft volunteers organize in Omaha and Lincoln while Stassen and Warren duel over ballot access. Across Illinois and Wisconsin, MacArthur draft talk and Eisenhower taft tensions shape the national scene with state campaigns and legal maneuvering.
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Aptsotti
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Illinois
Sen
Estes Kafauver
Tennessee
Robert Taft
Ohio
Kefauver
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
North Platte
Scottsbluff
Allience
Sidney
Taft
Stassen
Fox River Valley
Warren
Kenosha
Racine
Milwaukee
John B. Chapple
MacArthur
Eisenhower
Chicago
Suit Against Mrs. Ryan Settled
In San Luis Obispo on March 22, attorneys announced an out of court settlement of a 227000 damage suit against Mrs. Margaret Ryan former New York social figure. The suit was filed by Leonard D Ray Sr for his wife and daughter after his 22 year old son was shot and killed last June as he crossed her ranch during a hunting trip. Ryan was acquitted of manslaughter in a separate case, claiming self defense.
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San Louis Obispo
Margaret Ryan
New York
Leonard D. Ray Sr
Four Airmen Die in Texas Jet Crash Near Paducah
Four airmen were killed when a four engine B45 Tornado crashed and exploded in rough brush about 22 miles northwest of Paducah Texas after refueling at Reese Air Force Base Lubbock. The jet was returning to Langley AFB Virginia after a cross country training flight. names will be released after next of kin are notified.
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Paducah
Texas
Here
Reesc Ae Force
Langley Air Force Base
Mather Air Force Base
Langley
Glass Smashed in Santa Ana Gale
The weather page reports 3 miles visibility at Long Beach Municipal Airport with dust blanketing Santa Ana. Winds from a high pressure system reduce offshores. no ships to Isle. Amer Legion conclave attendees cannot reach Catalina Island due to transport issues. Temperature expected to rise to 74 tomorrow with decreasing winds.
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Long Beach
Isle
American Legion
Catalina Island
Tides and Temperatures Sunday March 23
Coastal data lists sunrise and sunset times, moonset, tides at 7:08 am and 8:02 pm with heights 5.7 and 5.0 feet, lows at 1:10 am and 1:45 pm, water temperature and surf condition reported as calm. foreword notes Coast and Geodetic Survey figures and Long Beach Lifeguard commentary.
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Macias
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Long Beach
State Budget Nears 1.2 Billion in Assembly
Sacramento March 22 A state budget of about 1.2 billion was in prospect as the Assembly Ways and Means committee finished work and sent the plan to the printer. Estimates ranged from 1,200,000,000 to 1,202,529,966 with Gov Earl Warren’s request noted as a major benchmark, while the Senate votes process continued with no floor action until midweek.
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State Assembly
Ways and Means
Stalin
Albuquerque
Lvesna
Ars
OllGrand
Baverstsid
jHourton
Alan Post
Cheyenne
Ialiy
Sinneapotia
Fave Eive
Winnemuccs
Earl Warren
Oo Winslow
Yelowsiose
Oo Gs Ag Ccialashan
Lanchorage
Fairnanus
Arkansas Tornadoes Leave Destruction Across States
A catastrophic storm sequence across Arkansas and neighboring states leaves 207 dead and 1000 injured. The report details shattered towns such as Judsonia and Carlisle, with numerous fatalities including a 15 year old and a 77 year old survivor, and notes the wide spread damage to homes, schools, churches, and hospitals.
MacArthur Denounces Leadership of War Policy
General MacArthur assails the wartime leadership and foreign policy, accusing the administration of prolonging Korea stalemate, betraying China, and undermining American strength. He warns of loss of Asia to communism, critiques fiscal policy, graft, and centralization, and calls for a reassertion of constitutional liberties.
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MacArthur
Korea
America
Asia
China
Soviet Russia
Europe
United States
Chained Seaman Awarded Damage
SEATTLE Wash March 22 WRF Seaman William M Olynyk 27 of New Westminster BC held 5000 judgment against Isthmian Steamship Co on a charge he was chained like a wild animal on a ship A Superior Court jury awarded damages after deliberating three hours Olynyk sued for 100000 claiming Captain Sydney Williams chained him to the Clyde L Seavey bridge for 67 days and shipmates brought Siamese women to view him in chains Williams admitted putting Obagkim irons and accused him of being a trouble maker and potential mutineer
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Wash
William M. Olyny
New Westminster
B. C
Isthmian Steamship Co
Olynyk
Sydney Williams
Williams
Obagkim
Service Pending for W. Jay Burgin Local Contractor
W. Jay Burgin 77 of 280 Lawaena Dr. a longtime Long Beach builder died at home after moving to Long Beach in 194. He founded a planing mill on Redondo Ave near Anaheim St and led the W. Jay Burgin Co. He was a charter member and former president of the Long Beach Builders Exchange and Kiwanis Club, a past master of Long Beach Lodge 327 FEAM, and a 50 year member of Long Beach Lodge 210 KofP. Funeral arrangements are by Christiansen-Pino Mortuary.
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W. Jay Burgin
Lawena Dr
Long Beach
Redondo Ave
Anaheim St
W. Jay Burgin Co
Long Beach Builders Exchange
Kiwanis Club
FEAM
Long Beach Lodge
Kofp
Christiansen-Pino Mortuary
Weather Halts Korean War Action Across North Korea
Overcast skies and snow flurries slowed operations as Fifth Air Force pilots found two cloud holes to strike targets near Kosong and ground forces repelled two Germanized probes west of Chorwon. Sabre jets claimed nine to 12 MiGs down with 24 MiGs damaged during five days of air combat. losses included three Allied aircraft and one Mustang.
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Korea
Fifth Air Force
North Korea
Kosong
Sinchon
Chong- Yon
ROK
Chorwon
U. N
Halifax Gazette Marks 200th Birthday Quietly
North America’s oldest continuous newspaper the Halifax Gazette now the Royal Gazette celebrates two centuries since its 18th century founding. Bartholomew Green started it in Halifax after Boston arrival and a later partner John Bushell issued the first edition.
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N. S
North America
Halifax Gazette
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Royal Gazette
Bartholomew Green
Boston
Green
John Bushell
Saigon Denies Red Chinese in Combat
Washington dispatch reports that Saigon and Paris denied Chinese forces crossed the Indochina border despite hints from Lovett and Acheson that Chinese nationals may be fighting in French Indochina. Congressmen warned a possible buildup could mirror Korea, with 200,000 Chinese troops said to be near the border and capable of a border crossing if true.
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Korea
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Paris
Saigon
Red China
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Lovett
House, Foreign Affairs Committee
Truman
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D-Mont
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Ministry of the Associated States
Government to Buy Long Staple Cotton Across Nations
Riverside report notes a March 22 resolution urging Congress to outlaw the Communist party and to authorize the Agriculture Department to buy or barter for extra long staple cotton for military stockpiling. The department will accept offers by March 31 and may reject any offer. exact quantities are confidential.
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