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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1954
Page
4
W Kerr Scott won North Carolina's Democratic nomination for U S Senator defeating Alton Lennon and five others in a hot primary battle Saturday. The race centered on the race issue with Lennon supporters attacking segregation stance amid the Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation.
Carl Grier and Raymond Downey, who opposed Councilman James R. Seaton in the primary, have endorsed his bid for re election.
U S air base construction in Spain will start this fall but won’t be ready for operation until about a year later, a spokesman said. Plans include four air bases plus a naval base at Cadiz and naval supply sites at Cartagenas, Palma de Majorca, and El Ferrol. Congress has funded 60 million dollars for air base work and 5 million for economic aid. delays attributed to cautious planning and ensuring value.
In Hokkaido northern Japan, officials test a new policy to curb illicit rice wine with a touring portable bar offering tax paid sake. Patrons receive an inscribed souvenir cup warning of moonshine hangovers as the government moves to outcompete illegal distillers.
Morris C Hart reported golf balls vanishing from his driving range at 4925 Long Beach Blvd. Police cited two 14 year old boys after spotting pockets bulging and finding 23 balls on them.
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