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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1950
Page
2
PETROMIUS Jr. argues the Navy yard near Long Beach had high efficiency and was shuttered not by subsidence but by Navy cuts. He urges leasing to private interests and forecasts 5000 jobs if the yard reopens as a Christmas boon for the region.
The City Planning Commission schedules a January public hearing on rezoning American Ave between Bavilie Coast Highway and Willow St. Used Car Dealers Assn plans change from C2 to C3 for open air auto lots. A second hearing on Carl Rye's permit for a sports arena at AS144y American Ave is set for January 4. The commission faced a stalemate with four members voting on the issue. Irwin Hall and Frank Cassady supported the arena. Ed Bramble and Fuyh Davies voted against. The panel also rezoned North Long Beach to two family residential from commercial on portions of South Orange Cherry, while Harding remains single family.
The Belmont area plan proposes a bath house at the beach foot of Termini Ave with a 125 car parking lot behind it. A 120 foot wide lot would run from the Belmont Recreation Center to Granada Ave inside the beach wall, with a 20 foot planting strip and a five foot elevation to hide cars from nearby residents. A play area would be built south of the recreation building and the plan will go to the City Council for further consideration.
Seven year old Charles Frederick Coats of 2188 W 20th St was treated at Seaside Hospital for a possible fracture after he ran into a car near Pacific Coast Hwy and Judson Ave. The driver, 30 year old Charles Mendola of Santa Ana, said he felt something bump the back of his car as he traveled east on the highway.
A winter blast hit the Midwest and upper South with near blizzard conditions. Chicago saw 9 to 10 degrees above zero and near zero visibility as Northwest winds of 1035 miles per hour seemed to push fine snow. Highways iced, motorists urged to stay home. St. Louis recorded three above zero as the coldest spot in the nation.
A new storm swept into Northern California as rain and snow fell across Missouri Ohio Indiana and the upper Midwest. Duluth reported 28 inches of snow and arctic cold stretched to Texas Amarillo logged 20 degrees while New York Washington and Boston saw milder late week temperatures.
President Truman discussed declaring a national emergency and broad mobilization to confront the Korea crisis and inflation. White House officials said action is not imminent but being considered, with wage and price controls, rationing, and industrial mobilization on the table. Congressional leaders urged swift declaration to justify necessary sacrifices and nationwide controls.
The Big Two met at the White House to discuss the broad world situation with a joint communique expected after tomorrow's session. Truman and Attlee noted progress on NATO deputies and on raw materials controls while planning further talks on UN actions in Korea.
United Nations debate centers on Korea as Andrei Vishinsky accuses U.S. pressure of sparking a broader war. Warren Austin replies that the U.N. will not abandon its principles or Korea’s freedom. The six-power resolution to remove Chinese troops faces a committee vote with 42 support, 5 against, and 4 abstentions as debate continues.
John Foster Dulles, Republican adviser to the State Department, may travel to Japan soon to accelerate plans for a Japanese peace treaty. The goal is to guarantee Japan's security against possible Chinese Communist aggression, a move disclosed in May.
Army units report heavy action along a Chinese encirclement as snow and weather hinder air support. Third Division troops clash near Sudong and Hanshung while Marine and Navy planes attack ambush positions. In Korea’s southwest, Chinese forces strike Allied leapfrog defenses south of Pyongyang, with no confirmed penetration past the 38th parallel.
Elizabeth Taylor said she and Nick Hilton have parted temporarily while hoping to patch their marriage. She returned to Beverly Hills after a big fight with Hilton as MGM said a ten day business trip was planned through El Paso Chicago and New York. Public reports claim Hilton gambled and behaved as a busy socialite while Liz stayed with her parents and a stand-in briefly.
Four major veterans organizations sign a letter urging Prime Minister to refuse any invasion of Korea. The letter presses for strong stand against Communist supply bases in Manchuria and warns against military escalation. Signatories include Erle Cooke Jr of American Legion, Charles C. Bass of Veterans of Foreign Wars, a national commander of AMVETS, and Russell of AMVETS alliance.
Bishop Thomas A. Connolly of the Seattle Diocese warned of national disaster if officials persist in a fumbling bumbling course. He issued the critique in a pastoral letter to appear in Catholic Northwest Progress, the diocese paper.
Paris December 7 1948 France proposed that the United States Great Britain and France invite Russia to a Big Four conference on world disputes provided Russia agrees in advance to negotiate on a specific list of East West differences. The French proposal came as Western Allied delegates drafted a note to Russia that may offer the last chance for a peaceful settlement between democracy and communism.
The Soviet Literary Gazette cites a “deliberate fit of war opinion” abroad against Washington’s policies. Soviet papers claim worldwide protests in response to President Truman’s statements and the reported rout of the American Army in Korea.
A dog owner Harold J. Wale and his mongrel were attacked by English bulldogs in his yard. Wale was treated for a leg bite at Seaside Hospital. The mongrel was destroyed. Morris Brown, Animal Shelter attendant, towed the bulldogs to the pound.
High tides today reach around 4.2 feet at 1 59 pm and 4.5 feet at 3 53 am tomorrow while low tides occur at 8 36 am and 10 09 am. Gusts show 26 feet at 3 18 pm tomorrow and 2 1 feet at 10 09 am with early 5 41 am tides.
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