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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1948
Page
12
War of 1945 era dispatch reports Pt Th steamer Mormacpenn docking at the Baltic port of Gdynia carrying 14 000 cartons of food collected in the United States for distribution in Poland.
Gen Douglas MacArthur said he would announce availability for public office due to pressure from the American Communist party. He noted threats and said the move reflects duty and service while denying active pursuit of any office. Attorney Charles H Velte relayed MacArthur's reasons and cautioned about political sniping if he campaigned.
Austrian Foreign Minister Karl Gruber voiced confidence in Austria remaining a free democratic state. He spoke on the eve of departing for home and said he was disappointed but not downhearted by lack of progress among the Big Four deputies on an Austrian peace treaty.
Washington March 24 The House ready to accept trimmed home rule provision for rent control agencies with veto or review power over local boards. Conferees to reconcile bills while Senate opposition to strict local control eases. Possible plans consider a national review board and revived price control appeals court to speed litigation.
San Mateo report says grave diggers returned to work after an 18 day strike by all major cemeteries used by San Francisco mortuaries. A union ratified a contract with Associated Cemeteries of San Francisco providing daily increases across four periods ending with a top scale of 12.25 per day. About 26 percent of bodies waited for burial in the city, prompting health department involvement.
News reports from major cities signal rising opposition to President Truman's bid for the Democratic nomination. California party leaders call urgent meetings amid debates on civil rights and the possibility of a third party run by Henry Wallace. Southern Democrats align, while critics warn of dangers to national unity and foreign policy.
Rome reports Slavia backed out of a plan to trace Trieste to Gorizia as Yugoslavs weighed a swap for the Adriatic port now partly in Yugoslavia. An Italian spokesman rejected trading Trieste for Gorizia. Simic signaled no concrete proposal, urging a mutual approach. Protests and tear gas in Milan surfaced as demonstrators clashed while the US reportedly favored restoring pre Fascist colonies, Britain undecided.
A dynamite bomb shattered windows and ripped the front of Alderman John J. Duffy's Beverly Hills district home in Chicago. Duffy, 43, his two teen daughters and a maid were asleep. none injured. Police said Duffy offered no reason for the bombing.
U S Bureau officials told Congress they aim to conserve all water in the central basin as the next step after Folcom Dam. Michael W. Straus said the project would expand to flood control, hydroelectric power, and reauthorize Folsom reservoir for storage and power. Lt. Gen. Wheeler argued private power may be allowed if budget allows, while noting the Army Corps of Engineers can handle large-scale work and could take over more of the Central Valley Project.
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