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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1948
Page
6
Ex councilman from the Third District, John Schinner of 746 East 16th Street, suffered a heart attack Saturday night. He is reported improved today at St Marys Hospital where he was taken. He served on the City Council from 1934 to 1929.
Flooding around Vanport Oregon spread destruction across the Columbia Basin. The disaster left at least 12 dead with more feared and damage topping $30 million across the region. Survivors described a sudden wall of water sweeping through the town as adults searched for children and rescue efforts continued at dawn.
Glendale prosecuting attorney Elmer Weitzel was shot and killed by his 13 year old son in their Glendale home after an argument. The boy told police he fired seven shots after his father slapped him and his mother. He was held on suspicion of murder as relatives recalled a tense family dynamic.
The May 31 Los Angeles report states Carpenters ratified a proposed contract joining five other unions in the Southern California Building Trades Conference. The pact covers wages and working conditions for 12 county areas and would operate with engineers, teamsters, iron workers, cement finishers, and laborers under the association.
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