28 Apr 1951
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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1951
Page
1
Chinese Communist forces pushed toward Seoul within five to six miles today and cut a key highway to Chunchori as Allied troops withdrew to new defensive positions above the capital after a two hour battle. Reports said small enemy groups infiltrated close to Seoul, with Reds signaling to maintain contact.
A B 36 bomber and an F 51 fighter collided high above central Oklahoma during combat maneuvers. Twelve crew members died and a 13th may be missing, with four B 36 crewmen surviving after parachuting to safety. One bomber crew member was unaccounted for as night fell. None of the dead or injured came from Long Beach.
The cuckoo clock birds of Long Beach will do some fast yodeling tonight as residents spin their
General Douglas MacArthur accepted an invitation to visit Los Angeles but kept the date indefinite. In a wire to Mayor Bowron he expressed eagerness to come and promised to announce a definite date as plans crystallize. The story also notes California daylight saving time begins at 1 am. See CLOCKS, Page 6.
The editorial argues against renewed rent control, warning it would extend to decontrolled areas like Long Beach. It contends that more renters are needed than rent controls and notes prevalent rent signs around the city, with a continuation hinted on page 12.
A natural gas tank exploded at 12:30 a.m. CST on Northwest Missouri State College campus in Maryville injuring about 30 girls and destroying half the dormitory as 300 residents fled in nightclothes. The blaze engulfed a corner of the girls dormitory after the blast from the pipeline gas.
Police reported two men injured in a collision at the intersection of Santa Fe Avenue and Spring Street. Richard C. Heckle, 38, of 2552 Webster Avenue, was treated at Seaside Hospital for a broken nose. Wilber W. Wood, 44, of 909 Truman Boyd Manor, suffered numerous bruises on the head.
Fort Ord in California gains Brig. Gen. Venhard Wilson as assistant commander of the Fourth Division. The announcement comes from Sixth Army headquarters in San Francisco on April 27. Wilson will take on duties overseeing division operations and training.
The Marine Corps released the names of 1500 First Division Marines returning from Korea. Long Beach area servicemen include Sgt R Carroll Sgt J W Bentley Cpl K F Vilez Pfc E 8 Chappin 2ng Lt R H Corbet Sgt G E Nanson Pfc T E Kennedy and others from Bellflower Los Alamitos and Los Alamitos Naval Air Station. J L Ford arrives on duty. Families plan to greet at the San Diego Naval Base as the ship docks. Los Angeles stations KTLA KECA will televise the event starting at 9 am.
In Wake Forest North Carolina April 28 riflemen and shotgunners wounded three workers at the strike crippled Royal Cotton Mills. The plant was dynamited and gunfire continued for over six hours with 50 to 60 highway patrolmen present. A Raleigh News and Observer reporter Jim Rankin and a 16 year old girl were shot amid the fighting. Rankin reported back after treating his shoulder wound.
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