07 Feb 1951
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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1951
Page
1
U N and American armor drive toward Seoul as Chinese forces fall back about five and a half miles. Reports say tanks reach within six miles of the Han River while enemy positions shift to mountain areas south of the city. Casualties for 13 days of fighting exceed 49 500.
A Sacramento measure proposes a two cent tax on each cigarette package with revenues earmarked for public schools. The author notes personal indifference as a non-smoker and warns the tax may shift to pipe tobacco. The piece frames it as another clash over funding and taxpayer burden, hinting at continuation on Page 14.
An Air India Constellation carrying 38 passengers and crew ditched today in the Mediterranean Sea. The government Area Control officer at Farouk Field said the huge four engined plane sat afloat at last reports.
A Pennsylvania Rail Road express with 900 commuters derailed at a new trestle near Woodbridge New Jersey. 74 died and more than 500 injured. The crash occurred at 5 43 pm on a temporary track during bridge construction. Police and officials scrutinize shoring and speed records.
A former Long Beach resident C Leon Bennett Jr escaped the Woodbridge crash yesterday after a Rutgers Law School professor delayed his class. Bennett, a regular Pennsylvania Railroad commuter, boarded a train just before the disaster. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Leon Bennett of 5808 Martin St. His classmate who usually rode with him missed the train and was among the missing.
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