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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1951
Page
6
OTTAWA May 1 Maj Gen G R Pearkes Progressive Conservative from British Columbia told the House of Commons Canadians are living high and up to their income. He urged reducing the high cost of living, not the cost of high living, to meet public demand.
EB Papin, longtime general agent for Acme Fast Freight in Long Beach since 1946, moves to head the Los Angeles office. He will be succeeded in Lakewood by B G Wright, previously Pasadena office general agent, who has five years with the company and active roles in the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and transportation committee work.
Wedemeyer warned President Truman that North Korea and its armed forces, shaped to meet Soviet aims, could operate without Soviet troops. He proposed proportional U.S.-Russian withdrawal with guarantees, increased military aid to South Korea, an American‑led Korean scout force, and continued interim U.S. Army occupation in Korea.
Mrs Ray Wnuerwood immediate past president Panhellenic Council Long Beach and Dr Schuyler Strang Downey civic leader were named to a board of judges for the Bank of America Achievement Awards. The board led by Dr Harold F Spencer will meet at Whittier College to pick four zone winners from cup winners already chosen from southeast Los Angeles County high school seniors. The four finalists will compete in the final cut at Los Angeles May 25 with cash prizes from 39 to 1000 dollars. The program distributes 32090 in cash and 5009 other awards statewide across participating schools.
The Kefauver committee urged Congress to pass laws to cripple big crime by stopping interstate gambling and narcotics operations. It called for tighter tax rules, records of gambling winnings and losses, licensing for information dealers, and stronger enforcement. It cited corruption across federal, state, and local levels and highlighted rackets in Chicago and New York, with emphasis on the Accardo Guzik syndicate and the Costello Adonis group.
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