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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1951
Page
8
A consumer note highlights comparing wood types to suit personal taste when planning home construction. Emphasis on practical selection for durability and appearance to aid confident choices.
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Herbert Morrison assured Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of support against neo Nazism in West Germany after a two hour talk. British policy reportedly aims to let Germans handle the Nazi rebirth themselves unless the situation worsens.
Long Beach Employment Council chaired by George Toll urged workers not to move blindly in search of jobs. Employers should avoid hiring those not clearly separated from other jobs to keep labor balanced. Local unskilled labor remains available while demand for skilled trades, especially metal workers, rises. male aircraft trainee positions are needed.
A state Senate committee on revenue and taxation yesterday shelved a tax exemption bill that would slash 90 percent of taxes for fishing boats over 50 tons. Assemblyman Frank D Luckel of San Diego introduced the measure, which was referred to the Senate entering committee on state and local taxation. Opponents warned it would set a dangerous precedent. The plan would tax large vessels by the percentage of time they spend in California ports.
Las Vegas New Mexico May 19 UP The owner of a Las Vegas restaurant advertised his traveling chicken for home delivery. Soon a letter arrived from Pfc Louis Gallegos in Korea who asked if the traveling chicken could reach him and offered to pay up to 5 for one. A traveling chicken will soon be on its way to him by air.
Fourth District candidate F Ray Downey endorsed incumbent James R Seaton after a light primary showing Seaton ahead of rivals Downey urged voters to back Seaton on June 5 noting long record of city leadership and favorable council results. Downey also praised other incumbents and pressed steady governance amid canal and tax concerns.
In Keelung at the port, public dancing may be legalized as a special concession for U S ships docking there. Currently no dances are allowed in Formosa without official approval.
Eight year old Thomas Leslie Hawkins died after a cellulose acetate toilet seat caught fire and exploded as he lit paper and threw it into the bowl. Patrolman Bob Dillon said the boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elphert Hawkins, was fatally injured by the blast and skull fracture.
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