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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1951

Page

18

Twenty Eight Candidates Talk Briefly to Electors

In Long Beach the Veterans Memorial building hosted a candidate forum for 28 of 49 municipal primary hopefuls. Speakers, limited to three minutes, addressed city auditor, prosecutor, judges, and nine council districts while the American Legion post collected 84 dollars for its junior baseball team.

Veterans Memorial Building Arthur L. Peterson Post American Legion Post Murray T. Courson Sam Feldman Harley TL Kelly Wilburt J. Mallory Gome John R. Mansell San Clarke Trigg Iassure Paul B. Wilcox Associated Property Owners Hubert R. Wellies Ken Sutherland Percy Hight Long Beach Martin DeVries Clifford C. Harrod Flerbert A. Murray Arthur Lynn Parmley Robert F. Rife Mariner Peter C. Stathis Greece Solon Plato Sophocles E. Curtis Clark Lewis K. Cox Raymond C. Kealer Council F. Ray Downey James R. Seaton Robert F. Burns Arthur L. Peterso N Post Roy Hilton D. Patrick Ahern George M. Vermillion Durggist Tone Beach WL Abricht Proera

Federal Job Holders Nearly as Numerous as Servicemen

The article notes federal civilian employees nearing 3 million by mid-1952 as Truman expands the defense payroll. It compares costs, citing 1.5 million civilians on April 1 and forecast payrolls reaching about 3 million, with annual costs possibly exceeding ten billion dollars. It frames the push as a major taxpayer burden rivaling the armed forces, referencing Byrd's remarks and past Roosevelt spending.

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