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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1951
Page
10
Negotiations to lease Los Angeles County fairgrounds to Howard Hughes Aircraft interests have been dropped. Jack Afflerbaugh, manager, said the 1951 exposition will go on as scheduled and preparations are under way for the September 14 opening.
City records show 1950 as the peak year for postwar public works from 1946 to 1951, with 155 projects completed at 4.82 million dollars. Major 1950 items include the Health Department building at Pine Avenue, the Union Pacific underpass on Del Amo Boulevard, and land purchase for Long Beach State College site at 997,267 dollars.
City Manager Samuel E. Vickers said Cherry Avenue between Wardlow Road and Carson Street will likely wait a year for funding. Residents and property owners backing the project cite growing traffic from the Douglas Aircraft Co. expansion and the need to separate residential areas. Cost estimates reach 154000 dollars for a two lane southbound artery, a divider island and a service road. gasoline tax funds planned for other projects would cover the work.
Tokyo officials report a steady flow of illegal Korean entrants into Japan. Immigration chief Mitsuo Tanaka said about 200 are arrested monthly, with roughly double that number slipping undetected.
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