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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1950
Page
2
The piece highlights retail clerks as unsung helpers during Christmas just as post office workers were thanked. It notes the pressure they face and predicts relief when the holiday peak ends. The author urges readers to smile and wish clerks a Merry Christmas.
Western Allies proposed greater independence for West Germany and signaled willingness to consider concessions sought by Adenauer. High Commissioners McCloy Kirkpatrick and Francois-Poncet met Adenauer for five hours and issued a communique stating the relationship would move toward a contractual basis, potentially a security treaty granting Germany near full domestic control with Allied partnership and a Western guarantee against Communist aggression.
United Press president Hugh Baillie said after European trip that Germany would eventually contribute a full defense force including an army a general staff and ships. He met British French and German officials and interviewed West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer in New York December 21.
Los Angeles dispatch reports two workers severely burned by a gas pipe explosion at Macon Street and Cypress Avenue. Harry Symons aged 39 and Raymond C. Owens aged 24, welders for S&E Pipe Line Co of Whittier, were using a torch on a newly installed pipe when the blast and ensuing fire occurred.
Low tide today at 2 47 PM estim to reach 0.6 feet. High tides 7 43 AM at 58 feet and 0 26 AM at 44 feet. Tomorrow low tides 1 28 AM at 2.6 feet and 4 21 PM at 0.7 feet. High tides 6 am at 6.8 feet and 10 02 AM at 3.8 feet.
Coast Guard officials outlined initial steps for port security in the Long Beach Los Angeles harbor area. Plans include issuing port security cards, establishing restricted areas around key facilities, and requiring sponsorship, photographs, citizenship proof and finger-prints for card eligibility.
Inspector Bert Miles and Inspector Harold Adams conducted parallel driving tests for novice drivers Mrs. Belly Smith, 25, Daly City, and Mrs. Anna E. Moon, 50, Redwood City. The women piloted their cars through Hopking Avenue and Warren Street intersection when a crash occurred as neither held a license.
The Senate approved 20.0 billion in new defense funds and broad emergency powers for President Truman to manage war production contracts. It also allocated 1.658 billion for defense construction and plans to vote on a 3.1 billion civilian defense bill to protect U.S. cities from atomic attack. Senator Kefauver urged rapid civil defense formation amid fears of atomic and other weapons damage. The military construction bill authorizes expansion of anti-aircraft facilities in the continental United States with some secret aspects.
Police report identify Robert Vernon Mace as the arrestee. Detectives arrested him yesterday at 1548 West 15th Street on a Los Angeles County bench warrant for fugitive status and robbery investigation.
Long Beach officials criticise Commissioner Davies plan to acquire 98 acres west of the San Gabriel River for a disaster refuge site with permanent recreation buildings. Costs cited range from 1.0 to 3.0 million dollars. critics urge using schools and existing parks for emergency needs.
Paris dispatch reports President Truman warned West European nations to boost military defenses or face American withdrawal to the western edge of Europe. A French informant said Truman sent a handwritten note to Foreign Minister Robert Schuman before the North Atlantic Pact conference in Brussels stating the U S would give six months to show active cooperation against Communism.
Rabbi I. Shalom Ravetch will speak on Israel's importance in the Mediterranean Bloc at the 8:15 p.m. service at Temple Sinai with a social hour to follow. Saturday services are scheduled for 9:15 a.m.
The House unanimously passed a bill to grant the FBI authority to make arrests without warrants in felony cases, notably espionage and national security. The measure follows the Judith Coplon appeal and allows warrantless arrests only when agents believe the suspect would escape before a warrant could be issued.
In South Bend on December 21 a patrolman named Michael Santa helped deliver a baby girl to Mrs Josephine Kotowski as she was rushed to a hospital by ambulance. The event substituted for the stork with a local officer assisting in the birth.
Deputy Defense Secretary Rob ert A. Lovett will pick a Korean veteran to replace Eisenhower as grand marshal of the Pasadena Rose Parade. Long Beach youth Mike Ropczycki, 44857 Graywood Ave Lakewood, is the leading local candidate amid a push from California cities. Selection details to be announced by the Tournament of Roses. Mike will appear on KTTV noon news and be covered by press throughout Southern California.
California State Chamber of Commerce Winter Sports Committee predicts a white Christmas only for northern mountain areas. Chairman Irving P. Krick cites abundant snow at higher elevations as storms bring more snow with January forecast of increased storminess.
Detroit reports General Motors agreed to sell 1951 Chevrolet Pontiac and Cadillac models at government ordered prices after a four day ban. GM will rebate customers who paid higher prices and release 1950 models at December 1, 1950 prices. Economic Stabilization Agency plans wage stabilization for over 1,000,000 CIO United Auto Workers.
In Los Angeles a 14 year old girl, Laura Jung, shot herself in the abdomen with her father's .38 revolver in an apparent suicide attempt. She is in critical condition at General Hospital and told detectives she shot herself to avoid troubling her family, refusing to name her father George Jung.
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