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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1950
Page
4
One of the nation’s top shipyards sits idle while others reopen. The yard was not closed for subsidence but Navy cuts, now reversed in part as yards reopen. If unused, it should be leased to wiser shipbuilding interests. A 5000 plus employment surge would be a holiday boon for Long Beach.
The City Planning Commission holds a public hearing on rezoning American Ave between Pacific Coast Highway and Willow St from C-2 to C-3 for open air used car lots. A Jan 4 hearing is set for Carl Fryves's permit to build a sports arena on ALb's American Ave. Vote split saw Irwin R. Hall and Frank Cassady for the sports arena, Bramble and Davies against. The panel also rezoned part of North Long Beach to two family residential, leaving commercial frontage on South Orange Cherry unchanged.
City Planning Commission reviewed a Belmont area proposal by Werner Ruehti to build a bath house at the Termino Ave foot, create a 125 car lot behind it, an 800 car lot from the Recreation Center to the concrete sea wall, with a 40 foot planting strip and a five foot below wall elevation to shield cars from residents north of Ocean Blvd. A play area would be added south of the recreation building and the plan will go to City Council for further consideration.
Seven year old Charles Frederick Coats of 2188 West 20th Street was treated at Seaside Hospital for a possible fracture after he ran into the side of a car near the Pacific Coast Highway and Judson Avenue. Driver Charles Manuel Mendola, 30, of Santa Ana, said he felt a bump in the back of his car as the incident occurred.
A cold wave hit the Midwest and South, with Chicago and nearby areas enduring near blizzard conditions. Northwest winds up to 35 mph drove fine snow, temperatures as low as 9 to 10 with near zero visibility, icy roads, and many cars stalled. Illinois highways were slick and the State Highway Police urged staying indoors unless necessary. St Louis recorded the nation’s coldest temperature at three below zero.
A new storm swept into Northern California at nightfall threatening dikes weakened by heavy rain. Intermittent rain continued in North and Central California while the U S Weather Bureau warned of heavier rain by night and Friday. Snow and cold extended across Missouri Illinois and Wisconsin with Duluth reporting 28 inches. Texas and Indiana also saw extreme cold and icy conditions.
The White House said President Truman has considered declaring a national emergency and mobilizing full measures in response to the grave military and global crisis. Aides cautioned dramatic steps are not expected soon, even as congressional pressure grows for wage and price controls, rationing, and industrial mobilization.
The Big Two leaders Truman and Attlee discussed the broad world situation during a White House session and expect a joint communique after week-long meetings. A 11 a.m. session will review a Task Force report on raw materials shortages with possible broader topics. Informants say focus was on UN Far East issues and NATO defense, with little talk of the atom bomb or a four-power summit.
In a UN session on Korea, Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky warned that appeasement could trigger global war, accusing U S actions of stoking conflict. US delegate Warren Austin rejected the charge, affirming the UN’s commitment to Korea’s freedom and warning against force against peace. The debate followed a Soviet filibuster and a vote allowing South Korean delegates to attend. The committee plans further debate and a potential vote on Saturday.
Washington dispatch says John Foster Dulles, Republican adviser to the State Department, may travel to Japan soon to outline plans for a peace treaty that would guarantee Japan's security against potential Chinese Communist aggression. The disclosure came today.
In Korea a convoy south from Hagar under heavy enemy action endured fierce fighting with Navy Marine and Air Force planes pounding ambushes until snow and bad weather halted bombing. The 10th Corps withheld exact column positions for security while reporting progress. In southwest Korea Chinese forces launched an attack on Allied positions near Pyongyang with South Koreans driven from defenses and a spokesman noting no deeper penetration than five miles south of Pyongyang though other units remain unverified.
Elizabeth Taylor confirms a temporary split from Nick Hilton after a major quarrel at MGM studio. Friends say Hilton gambled and neglected his wife, though the couple has been married seven months. Liz stayed with her parents in Beverly Hills as Nick joined Barron on a 10 day business trip.
In a Washington bulletin, four veteran organizations press President Truman to grant full authority to threaten and strike Communist supply lines in Korea. The letter, signed by leaders of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, and AMVE, calls for decisive military power to protect U.S. troops abroad.
A Seattle Catholic Bishop fires a bold pastoral attack accusing national leaders of fumbling and bumbling the nation’s affairs. He warns of disaster if officials persist in their course, with his letter to be published in Catholic Northwest Progress tomorrow.
Paris December 1939 France proposed that the United States Britain and France invite Russia to a Big Four conference on world disputes if Moscow agrees to a defined list of East West differences. The proposal came as Western delegates met to draft a note to Russia offering a last chance for peaceful settlement between democracy and communism.
The Soviet press says a violent war hysteria grips the White House and unites public opinion against U S leaders. It reports broad protests to President Truman over the atom bomb and notes alleged redeployment of the American Army in Korea.
A dog owner Haynold J. Waleh 1856 1 15h St was bitten on the left leg and his pet mongrels were destroyed after two English bulldogs mauled them in his yard. Morris Brows Animal Shelter attendant took the bulldogs to the pound.
The forecast lists tides with high tides at 4.2 feet around 0 11 p m and 4.6 feet at 3 53 a m. Low tides are 2.5 feet around 2 00 a m and 0.5 foot at 8 52 p m. Tomorrow high tides reach 4.6 feet at 3 53 a m and 3.6 feet at 3 18 p m with lows of 2.9 feet at 10 09 a m and 1.0 foot at 9 41 p m.
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