06 Dec 1950
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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1950
Page
1
Strong U S forces press near Pyongyang as First Marine Division and Seventh Infantry Division clash with Chinese forces around Hagaru on the Chosin Reservoir front while British Commandos support the effort.
Redondo Beach residents faced 10 foot ocean swells crashing onto shore as rocks were hurled over two story buildings and spray rose fifty feet. Weather bureau reports freak waves tied to a storm positioned 1500 miles at sea last Saturday forcing several families to seek higher ground.
Paris dispatch says Deanna Durbin will wed movie director Charles David in the village of Sarreguemines this month. The actress has lived in France in near total seclusion while awaiting her divorce, per an official announcement released at City Hall yesterday.
The piece argues not to underestimate or overestimate adversaries and notes a jet powered air force increases fuel use. It asserts Russia’s limited wartime potential after Korea and cites an analysis of world oil reserves to question Russia’s strength, with continued discussion on page 14.
Harold Stassen outlined a seven point UN peace plan for Korea proposing a cease fire within 48 hours backed by air retaliation if the Communists refuse. He suggested UN authority to strike military targets in Korea or China if needed, a move Tokyo observers saw as potentially allowing the A bomb. Stassen spoke after a two hour luncheon with Gen Douglas MacArthur and noted the plan reflected his personal views.
President Truman and British Prime Minister Clement Attlee were reported to have agreed that the United States will not use the atomic bomb without consent of friendly states. Observers expect the final White House communique to publish the agreement tomorrow. Officials say the A bomb will not be used in Korea.
A car jumped the curb at Market Street and Long Beach Boulevard injuring three pedestrians who escaped with minor injuries. Driver Don Cratsenburg, 42, from Cerritos Avenue, attempted to turn east on Market from Long Beach Boulevard. Injured were Eunice Dutcher, 38, C. J. Matthews, 72, and Mary Fulop, 55, treated at St. Mary's Hospital.
President Truman and Mrs Truman shielded Margaret Truman from news of Charles G Ross death during her Washington concert. Attlee attended with the Trumans and praised her performance, promising not to disrupt the show until after the finale.
United Nations delegates during a world crisis opened a silent meditation room near the council area. The chamber holds 16 chairs and a white cloth table with a semicircular arc of 60 flags, illuminated softly as Warren Austin urged prayers.
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