13 Feb 1953
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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1953
Page
1
An edited first person narrative follows a man who loses his home and savings to gambling at the Airport Club in Seal Beach. He recounts the long slide from a stable life to debt, jail time, and estrangement, then vows recovery while acknowledging the club’s hold on addicts like him. The piece frames gambling as a social ill and a cautionary tale.
Captain Harold Hallman testified for hours about the Fairhope incident after the vessel grounded off San Benito Island while a missing chief steward, Carl Thurmond of Sibley Louisiana, was feared dead. The ship sailed from Long Beach January 29 with a military cargo bound for Mobile before a sea search and fog led to the grounding and a Coast Guard investigation.
A massive blast at the Hercules powder plant near Pinole California killed at least 12 people and injured six as flames and an ash cloud were seen across a three county region. Authorities sought mobile lighting for night search and coroner reports indicated multiple bodies in Richmond and nearby. The FBI opened a routine sabotage probe while Army intelligence investigated at the scene.
A Washington Daily News survey questions who controls public budgets noting that most supervisors receive lump sum funds with little say in allocations. It compares public budgeting unfavorably with private sector practice where budgets are created after staff meetings.
News of a drowning shock locals as Civic leaders warn of a dangerous uncovered drainage pool near Palo Verde Ave bridge under Los Cerritos channel. William Hughes Bright, 5, son of Mr and Mrs William Bright, fell into stagnant water about 20 by 15 feet. Resuscitation failed. Bright pronounced dead at Community Hospital. Mother Elsie Bright learned of tragedy after reporting her son missing near Knoxville Ave residence. Officials say the ditch has long needed covering to prevent more deaths.
Patrick E Irvine, a Long Beach bookmaker, asks the U S Supreme Court to void state prosecution by using a federal 50 stamp as shelter. Convicted last year, he was fined 1500 and sentenced to a year. appeal bonds kept him free as his attorneys argue the stamp supports constitutional rights.
A military court in Vienna sentenced 23 Romanian oil experts and a former finance minister to prison terms for treason and spying for Western powers. Five received life or hard labor. others faced 25 years to three years. The group allegedly slowed postwar oil development, directing 95 percent of output to Russia.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles urged Western Europe to quickly form a six nation joint army as the core of Atlantic defense. He warned that without concrete progress Europe remains vulnerable to a Soviet attack and that U S aid alone cannot secure peace. He cited Western Germany France Belgium the Netherlands Italy and Luxembourg as participants and noted US funding and forces on the continent. He said the effort faces hurdles but there is a will to proceed and that the plan is not dead.
A quirky note on golf plans mentions a hopeful weatherman predicting balmy sunny conditions for a Friday the 13th round. He clutches luck charms yet worries the forecast may fail, joking about not scoring a hole in one on superstition day.
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