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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1950
Page
2
The House banking committee will push federal rent control as top priority when Congress reopens on November 27. Chairman Spence expects hearings soon and a bill ready for action this year. Rent controls extend in some areas while others drop out after July 1.
East Germany, allied with the Soviet Union, joins the orbit and launches a purge of spies and western agents. Taegliche Rundschau says the union is formalized and targets Western gangsters aiming to disrupt the East German economy and the October 15 elections.
Condensed from Gayelord Hauser’s best seller in October Reader’s Digest. The feature explains how food affects health looks and vitality and offers simple tips to enjoy better wellbeing. Also included is a basic exercise claimed to trim the waistline and boost energy.
President Truman must name a five man board to enforce the Communist control act after Congress overrode his veto. Atty. Gen. McGrath pledges vigorous enforcement as the Justice Department plans a new subversive activities control board to decide which groups must register.
In a downtown Minneapolis hotel raid on a Sunday morning, one federal narcotics agent was killed and another wounded. Four men were arrested, including Jimmy Wong, Lea Wong, Yee Wong, and John Wong, who held opium and a gun. Bangs, 50, and Winberg, 27, led the confrontation. Magnuson was also involved. Wong is hospitalized after gunfire and all four suspects face murder and conspiracy counts.
Washington September 25 Secretary of Commerce Sawyer said no relaxation of rearmament is expected even after Korea victory. He warned more business controls may be needed to direct productive facilities and materials to military use. Possible steps include halting certain civilian manufacturing and prioritizing military orders before others.
Mrs Howard Tucker, 40, the first woman to receive a deceased donor kidney, says she is improving daily after the June 17 operation in Chicago. Though kidney function remained imperfect for months, she reports her health is better recently and she feels good now.
Moscow dispatch reports Communist led Vietminh forces recaptured the Dongkhe frontier post in Indochina and captured the French garrison commander. Dongkhe fell after a three day battle and lies about 100 miles north of Hanoi near the Chinese frontier, with France saying no current plan to retake.
Word arrived of the death of Lao Van der Lana deputy state labor commissioner for Long Beach while on vacation at Boyes Hot Springs Sonoma County He headed the department of law enforcement He is survived by his widow Alice and a son Leo Jr Hottell's Mortuary will direct funeral arrangements.
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