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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1948
Page
15
The 11th Naval District announced that all active and discharged personnel may apply for American Asiatic Pacific or European-African Middle Eastern campaign medals at their nearest naval recruiting station or reserve training center. Distribution starts June 1.
The Senate Agriculture Committee voted 8 to 0 to back a permanent government farm price support program. Authored by Senator Aiken the bill sets support at 75 percent of parity for basic commodities during normal supply, with a 60 to 90 percent range as supply varies, using the 1909 to 1914 base period adjusted to the past decade.
The Federal Communications Commission authorized Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. to improve service between Fresno and Dinuba California by building a 27 mile cable at a cost of 360000 dollars.
In Crown Point Indiana on May 13 a juvenile court jury found Albert Jensen 10 guilty of contributing to his own delinquency and ordered his parents Daniel and Lana Jensen to pay $250 each after the boy was kept from Griffith School for truancy. The Jessens argued fears of spanking and said the boy had not been spanked. the court upheld the disciplinary concern as a potential for punishment.
Paris and Seattle dispatches report a French army plane exploded near Montelimar killing three. Artemus L. Gates once led New York Trust Co and later served as assistant secretary of the Navy for air and under secretary for the Navy. He joined Boeing’s board at its annual stockholders meeting amid war-time activity.
Four recent Warsaw arrivals move into a house provided by the Associated Colleges of Claremont and begin jobs arranged by the Claremont Citizens Coordinating Committee. Mrs Adella Sanyeka Tatiana 25 Natalia 17 and her mother are the adoptees aided by a $100 loan from the Assistance League to cover until paychecks begin. Civic groups hope the program will spread nationwide.
In Bramley a 12 year old boy Douglas Tim Kiley son of T R Kiley manager of the local hospital wandered off to earn money to pay for about 750 dollars in X ray machine repairs. He left a note asking his father not to send the cops and stating he must work to cover the cost.
An Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on increased rail mail pay was delayed when the Post Office Department requested more detailed data on the cost of handling postal transportation.
George L. Harrison was chosen chairman of the board of New York Life Insurance Co. De vereau C. Josephs was elected president in a leadership update. The post had been vacant for six years.
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