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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1952
Page
10
In a dash of humor the veteran judge handles 39 arraignments from intoxication to assault. A young man pleads double parked due to a lack of gas and is fined $2. A matron speeding 45 in a 25 mph zone is sentenced to five days in jail after offering to pay via her son.
A Japanese delegation will attend the U N Commission on Prisoners of War meeting in Geneva starting August 25. The group includes Kumao Mishimura ambassador in France, Tsuruya Konda member of the House of Representatives, and Masataka Urano vice chairman of the National Council for Acceleration of the Repatriation of Overseas Japanese. Japan says Russia has failed to repatriate or account for many thousands of Japanese servicemen captured in World War II.
New York Aug 16 Aaron G Bass, 40, reported his car stolen and wrecked. Police recovered the vehicle and found 11 traffic tickets unpaid in the glove compartment. He was brought to court and fined for the violations.
Knights of Columbus from the Long Beach area and Southern California await the first supreme convention in nearly 50 years in Los Angeles. Cardinal Spellman will lead as principal speaker at a Pasadena reception, with mass at St Vincent's and events at the Biltmore, Palladium, and Hollywood Bowl.
Veterans Administration offices report a flood of inquiries about the new GI Bill signed into law last month by President Truman. The act covers education, training, home farm and business loans, unemployment, and job assistance for those who served since June 27 1950. Training limits, monthly stipends, loan guarantees, and mustering-out pay rules are outlined, with extended eligibility for World War I veterans and a 10 year window beyond the current emergency.
Radar pioneer Dr. Robert Page explains the so called angels on radar screens may be atmospheric or material objects such as large insects or spider webs drifting with winds. He notes faint birds were first detected by radar in 1939 aboard the battleship New York.
A quirky item lists pricing and clues about logging gear and figures. It mentions a boom man pole, logs to the sawmill, a pole used to load logs, a donkey engine on skids, and a winding drum with a casual slang tone.
Glenn Snyder, executive secretary of the YMCA, received two letters of thanks this week. One came from Jimmy, an airman stationed in Germany, who admitted stealing and repaying victims, regaining his self respect and Stripe status. The other praised Bluff Lake Camp for son Stephen’s wonderful experience, reflecting community Chest support from Long Beach citizens.
Jordan appoints 17 year old Hussein I as king after parliament deposes Talal I. The new ruler will fly to Amman on August 24 accompanied by his mother Queen Zeine who has resided in Lausanne amid reports of the king’s illness and the queen’s extended stay.
In Stafford England a smelter worker found 52 one pound notes worth about 146 dollars in a cauldron of lead scrap. The money, hidden in a bag of scrap, emerged as the melt bubbled, startling the worker and prompting report of the unusual find.
Inflation shrinks retirement incomes as companies raise pension benefits, explore savings plans, and test deferred profit sharing. Experts say target retirement income should be 40 to 50 percent of final earnings, while firms vary in funding methods from insurance contracts to trust funds and current income.
A promotional piece promises to teach the physiology of hypertension and how to demand personal case information. It claims to offer instructive guidance without medicine and suggests long-term neglect risks and specialist knowledge about arterial circulation and palliative versus therapeutic measures.
Superior Judge Paul Nourse and attorney Joseph A Ball will lead main sessions at the State Bar of California convention in Los Angeles August 25 25 with Nourse moderating an evidence panel August 28 at the Biltmore Hotel and Ball on a special fireman committee. Arthur M Bradley of Santa Ana will join a commercial code panel August 27. Local delegates from Long Beach Orange County and nearby areas are listed with chairs and representatives.
Berlin Aug 16. The new East German labor service will begin with three brigades of 5000 youths each who will bear arms as well as shovels. Gerhard Balzar of the Socialist Unity party disclosed these details to Neue Zeitung. Camps will train youths as workers and soldiers, with one camp planned at Pasewalk, 75 miles north of Berlin near the Baltic Sea fortifications.
Tokyo government sources say Japan has asked the United States France Great Britain The Netherlands and Australia to approve parole for all 21 minor Japanese war criminals still serving sentences in Tokyo's Sugamo Prison.
Reported breakthrough named Mendaco prompts gratitude from asthma care groups. Claims describe a blood stream medicine reaching appearance tubes to ease symptoms and enable better breathing. Widespread use is noted with cautious optimism and calls for further testing.
Capt. Harry G. Hurley heads California’s first county marshal office in Long Beach located on the seventh floor of the Jerv ing Trust Building. The office serves 1100 to 1900 court processes monthly and fields a 10 man staff including Lt. Lloyd W. English and deputies like Buster Fleming and Ray Henson. Marshals differ from movie depictions. their duties center on serving subpoenas and warrants and maintaining courtroom order.
Rome dispatch says Italy's armed forces have been strengthened by 800 tanks and 328 war planes since the U S aid program began. The Rome news agency reports 63 percent of the planes are jet propelled and notes further American aid including two destroyers three escort vessels and 31 landing craft.
In Los Angeles on August 16, Ralph S. Healy, 25, sought divorce alleging absence by his wife and reports he learned neighbors were unaware he had been away. Healy claims persistent visits from his brother Russell to his wife during separations prompted the suit.
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