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Independent Long Beach

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1950

Page

3

Paramount Youth Slain in New Korea

Cpl. James B. Millington, 22, son of Mr and Mrs Fred M Millington of Paramount, was killed December 2 in North Korea while serving with a machine gun squad of the First Marine division near a reservoir after Chinese forces entered the area. Born in Sheboygan Wisconsin he moved to Paramount and attended local schools before finishing high school in Compton. He joined the Marine Reserve last July and worked for a Long Beach oil firm. His brother Thomas is in the Air Force at Denver and another brother William plans to enter the Army June 14.

Paramount Cpl James B. Millington Fred M. Millington First Marine Division Millington Lily Sheboygan Wis Compton Long Beach Tacton Cyl. Millington Thomas Tommy Air Force Denver Wiliam Billy Compton Jr. College Army Kurt Whiteman Kurt

Shore Line Planning Editorial Proposes Beachfront Spend

Editorial attacks plans to spend 25 million on a double highway along the beach and 10 million for Alamites Bay Marina with eateries bath houses and recreation. The piece questions the cost and clarity of the proposed projects and notes continued discussion on page 6.

Alamites Bay Marina

Sarnoff Says TV Asset to Defense

Brig. Gen. David Sarnoff, chairman of RCA, asserts television can aid national defense. He cites training air raid wardens, Red Cross work, and direct public information as a new vital factor for the nation’s welfare.

New York David Sarnoff Chaiman The Radio Corp. of America Red Cross Sarnoff

Allies Awaiting Huge Red Drive

Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced the U S Tenth Corps withdrawal from Hungnam completed a military readjustment due to Chinese intervention in Korea. UN forces survived with strength and movement intact while advance elements rest in new camps at Pusan and Pohang preparing to resume the attack.

Tokyo INS Douglas MacArthur U. S. Tenth Corps Hungnam United States Fighth U. N United Nations MacArthur Tenth Corps China Pusan Pohang South Korea

Holiday Deaths Toll Tops Six Hundred

Holiday deaths rise with highway accidents accounting for 461 and misc mishaps adding 119 to push the toll past 500. Texas leads with 69 total deaths and 34 from traffic, while Washington DC and Chicago report a wave of drunks facing fines and jail. California reports a drunken driving spree with 1200 arrests in Los Angeles County.

National Safety Council Texas Lone Star Washington D.C Chicago West Coast

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New Korea Compton Bird North Korea Drew Pearson Ray Tucker
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