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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1948
Page
7
Frank B. Durkee, attorney and former newspaper editor, appointed acting deputy director of the State Highway Commission to succeed A. H. Henderson. Gov Warren announced the selection, noting Durkee will serve in public works and motor vehicles roles as part of the department’s leadership.
In postwar Berlin the four occupation sectors force couples to confront housing and ration card barriers. A German in the US sector must find an exchange partner in the Russian zone to marry and live together, while a Belgian keeper and her mother grapple with sector limits. The housing ministry demands equal lodging and food rations for any cross sector move.
Richard Graham, an aircraft company expeditor, was awarded 85000 in damages against Craig Oil Co. after injuries and shock from walking through a service station glass wall in Los Angeles.
The War Assets Administration plans to distribute about 9 million dollars worth of electronic equipment to schools in 22 states. West of the Mississippi, state education representatives will attend WAA offices to file claims for 1500 tons of wire insulators tubes and gadgets such as capacitors oscillators resistors receivers and antennas for instructional use. The material will be offered at one–third of one percent of its cost to cover sale operations.
Charles E. Scripps named chairman of the Edward W. Scripps Trust with Robert P. Scripps Jr. as vice chairman and Robert F. Winkler as secretary treasurer. The E W Scripps Company also named Jack R. Howard as general editorial manager of all Scripps-Howard newspapers.
One woman died and two others were injured when two cars overturned on a Mojave Desert highway eight miles east of Yermo California. Deputy Coroner E P Doyle identified the deceased as 72 year old Mrs Ronna Deusser of Mill Valley California.
SACRAMENTO May 13 Absentee ballots are available from county clerks or registrars from May 13 through May 27 for the June 1 primary. Voters planning to be away from home during Memorial Day weekend or election day can cast ballots remotely at any time up to election day.
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