11 Jul 1951
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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1951
Page
1
London reports Princess Margaret has German measles and remains confined to her Buckingham Palace room as court sources state. The illness ends no schedule or public events. The palace activity continues as officials monitor her condition.
The article notes that the $81 billion European aid funds are not yet allocated for the coming year and may be diverted to taxes already voted. It highlights an additional one eighth increase in federal income taxes, lifting average incomes by over a third in the prior year, and stresses a looming limit to what can be funded. Continued on Page 15.
At Kaesong advance camp in Korea the United Nations restricted attendance to five accredited news photographers. The UN Command agreed to allow five Allied photographers on site while UN press representatives previously had access. Photos and stories will be distributed by UN agencies.
Communist truce negotiators issued a five point armistice program before the Kaesong cease-fire talks resumed. The plan calls for a demilitarized zone six miles north and six miles south of the 38th Parallel and seeks withdrawal of foreign troops from Korea extending up to 26 miles from the frontline.
The Federal Reserve Board told Congress it cannot justify relaxing consumer credit controls on autos TVs and appliances at present. It says the supply of credit available for these items does not support easing rules.
U. Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet said the Chinese army is capable of a sizeable assault nearly anywhere on the front and is in greater strength now than they have been for some time.
In Seoul July reports say Communist soldiers armed with a range of weapons watched Allied convoys at a Kaesong landing site during a rat session of the Kaesong conference. Lt Harold W Moore flew a helicopter to Kaesong and described an exposed landing rim dotted with armed communists as Admiral Turner Joy and his party arrived to meet North Korean and Chinese guards.
Five helicopters carrying Allied negotiators lifted at 3:30 a.m. from the U.N. truce camp at Munsan, 15 miles below Kaesong, in a mission described as battlefront objectives 20 miles above the parallel. Maj. Gen. Kee COMMIES is noted stepping aboard a helicopter bound for Kaesong.
City officials vote to maintain a one dollar tax rate, aiming to save about two cents per dollar of assessed value. The move preserves the current budget level and avoids tax hikes. Details and broader budget context appear on page 4.
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