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The first postwar shipment of Philippine raw sugar was being unloaded today for processing at the Western Sugar Refinery. Last year's supply of sugar came almost entirely from Hawaii. — Jan. 1 Sixty thousand persons breathed life back into the ghost town of Coloma today to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the discovery of gold in California. — Jan. 24 The Editor's Mail Box: In regard to Leone Lytell's letter of a few days ago, in which she states, "This is a day of woman's equal rights," we trust she will remember that the next time she boards a street car and expects some man to stand up and give her his seat. — Robert M. Guellau, San Francisco — Feb. 19 Textbooks on economics used in San Francisco's public schools teach "radical" theories and "smack of New Dealism," W.P. Fuller Brawner, president of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, charged. Brawner suggested that men familiar with the practices of commerce and industry be permitted to review school textbooks. — March 5 Wholesale meat prices zoomed in San Francisco and on the peninsula. Experts blamed the Statewide drought for the sudden rise. (Retail ads that week feature lamb at 20, beef ribs at 23 and veal at 39 cents per pound.) — April 20 Israel proclaims independence: A Zionist flag was unfurled here at the precise moment the new Jewish state came into being in Palestine. Advent of the new Jewish state will be commemorated here Monday night with a "Freedom Day 1948" observance at the Veterans Memorial Building. — May 15 Bay Area gets first telecast: Television California will sponsor an experimental broadcast tonight. Temporary transmission equipment has been installed in the St. Francis Hotel and a receiver in the Sir Francis Drake. — May 25 Bar Governors Ask Court to Suspend Hallinan for Year: The recommendation was based on a finding that attorney Vincent Hallinan did "simulate and imitate" the signature of a client in a $40,000 estate suit settlement. — May 27 Three members of the supervisors' public utilities committee unanimously approved a proposal for establishment of a separate commission to operate San Francisco's Municipal Railway. — May 27 Truman Bans Race Barriers in Armed Units, Government: President Truman set up an "FEPC" (Fair Employment Practices Commission) for Federal Government employes and ordered a drive against racial discrimination in the armed forces. — July 26 The newly organized city government of Millbrae flexed its muscles yesterday. With San Mateo County Sheriff James J. McGrath no longer responsible for law enforcement in the community, the town's new police force acted to clean up what is known as one of the county's hot spots for gambling. — Oct. 8 Buyers' Market Looms In Automobile World: With the adoption of Regulation W September 20, requiring one-third down on installment sales and a limit of eighteen months on the balance, the picture in the automobile industry has undergone a quick change. Prices on used cars have dropped sharply. And the new car buyer wanting a higher priced car can walk into almost any showroom and be certain of early delivery. — Dec. 12 |
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