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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1952
Page
2
The body of Orin Wheeler, 31, believed to be the third person aboard a light plane, was found in the surf off Manhattan Beach Pier on Monday. Earlier, the bodies of Nina Ricks, 23, and John Vincent Mamelli, 40, were recovered near the crash site.
Sir Rupert de la Bere, 59, is London's new lord mayor for a one year term elected by the Council yesterday. He succeeds Sir Leslie Boyce and is a Conservative MP who retains his parliamentary seat while serving as lord mayor, noted for his famously loud voice in the House of Commons.
Springfield report says GOP Illinois chair M. H. Hollingsworth cites apparent Hatch Act violations in Gov Adlai E Stevenson funds. He demands federal prosecutions after donations from corporations and labor unions surfaced in Stevenson’s campaign chests. The act forbids corporate and union contributions to elections involving federal offices.
A 12,000 word Republican policy committee report charges government secrecy has grown since 1933 and peaked under Truman. It cites censorship and concealment to keep the public in the dark, noting executive orders aimed at hiding actions from Congress and suppressing opposition. The panel links the moves to press suppression and the assault on Sen. Joseph McCarthy.
Chief Port Engineer Shoemaker told the Board of Harbor Commissioners that reimbursements up to 6 million dollars from the State Division of Water Resources are expected for money spent on new bridges in the lower Los Angeles River channel. Harbor engineers are preparing cost compilations to meet state requirements, with funds routed from the state through the Los Angeles County Flood Control District to the harbor department.
Members of the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee headed by Rep. Claire Engle will be guests of the Board of Harbor Commissioners at a Friday dinner in Victor Tingo Restaurant. The subcommittee will hear on seaward boundaries of California on Friday and Saturday in Los Angeles.
A secret conference of Democrats from six southern states in Little Rock produced a public faith in Solid South unity. National chairman Stephen Mitchell spoke of confidence that the Democratic ticket will carry the region despite difficulties. Senator Mike Monroney, attending for Speaker Rayburn, dismissed GOP gains as fringe and faulted Eisenhower’s inconsistencies.
State Tax Commissioner Henry Leng demands $569 inheritance tax on Lassie the dog from a $5000 bequest. He cites 6 percent tax on the estate plus a 23 percent temporary tax, with annual tax on income from the $4631. Lassie’s caretaker says the matter will be referred to lawyers.
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