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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1950
Page
2
A chaotic aviation style summary notes multi million dollar California race stakes and pressure on horse racing, with government closures during the last war and total mobilization looming. Bookmakers face a shift as tracks may shut, prompting calls for enforcement to redirect bookies to work under state control.
Bitter cold gripped the Midwest and moved east with temperatures below zero from Bemidji Minnesota to the central plains. Forecasters warned the cold wave would extend to New England with possible snow in the Eastern Great Lakes as the West stayed mild and sunny.
Pope Pius XI presided at St Peter's Basilica with 60 000 Rome parishioners as the holy year nears its close. The pontiff offered the great jubilee indulgence to all Catholics present who meet confessional conditions, sparing them prayers at other patriarchal basilicas. Mayor Salvatore Rebecchini led Rome's city council and parish officials in attendance at mass and the closing ceremonies.
The Ministry of Aviation said all 31 aboard an Avensa DC-3 airliner perished when it crashed on Mt. Carmela Friday. The crash occurred near Caracas as investigators began work to determine the cause.
Rahway New Jersey launches a Christmas novelty in which over time parked cars receive a greeting tag and a nickel added to the meter. The plan, from the Rahway Businessmen’s Association, promises a cheerful season with tickets bearing holiday messages and police participation. Normal rules resume December 26.
Secretary of State Dean Acheson sails to Brussels with strong backing from President Truman to press unity and a unified military force for Western Europe under the Atlantic Pact. The journey follows Republican calls for his firing and faces hurdles from Soviet hostility and Korea’s setbacks.
Police report a 8 year old girl at 140 Harcourt Street struck in the eye by a B B fired by her brother while aiming at a target last night. She was treated at Women and Children’s Hospital and may lose sight in the left eye. The incident was described as an accidental discharge.
In Philadelphia on December 17 the Civil Air Patrol staged an air drill simulating an atom bomb disaster. Some 800 CAP planes evacuated casualties and delivered medical supplies from three airports. The operation, led by Col. Clifford Bartz and Col. Philip Neuweller, involved Allentown Bethlehem Scranton wings and included drills at League Island and the International Airport.
Secretary Charles Sawyer said on NBC that quite a few Commerce Department employees have been fired as bad security risks since last summer. The remarks followed the Remington resignation amid perjury accusations and alleged Communist ties, with congressional questioning about the case.
A fragmented weather note reports tides and temperature with unreadable numbers. It mentions a high tide of 5.1 feet at 11:07 p.m and a temperature of 82 degrees, but other figures like 2.5 feet and additional times are unclear.
Brussels, Dec 17. North Atlantic pact foreign and defense ministers will meet to approve a plan for limited West German rearmament despite Russian protests. The plan envisions a 255 to 60 division Atlantic Army with German combat teams, plus an American supreme commander, likely Gen Eisenhower, to organize the force. A limited German participation without large armored gear is anticipated. Secretary Acheson travels to push European allies toward stronger anti Soviet defense while Moscow denounces rearmament as a treaty breach. Britian dismisses the Soviet note as tactical interference. European leaders worry how Moscow will view their actions near Eastern Europe.
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