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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1951
Page
4
Carleson and Sutter trailed in vote totals yet faced strong opposition names like George Vermillun and Curtis Clark. Kealer led in high votes but faced ex Communist party member Mrs Reynolds who scored 5584 against Healer. The piece notes public scrutiny and questions the many voters who failed to vote.
Allied spearheads pressed toward the Red Triangle as heavy field guns fired near-record shells. Communist forces massed anti tank guns and mortars while defending lines near Chorwon and Pyongyang Kumhwa area. Troops breached the main defense south of Chorwon and reached Mt Kwangdok to gain view into the triangle. Further north near Hwachon, Communist infantry resisted while the push continued.
In San Francisco a federal grand jury found 21 year old Jack J. Hannah, a ministry student at Christ Church of the Golden Rule, guilty on draft evasion charges after a 25 minute deliberation.
Gilmore proposes a 40 million refinery and a 1050 mile 12 inch pipeline to California from Texas with aims to supply the armed forces and tap foreign markets. The project would produce over 50 000 barrels daily and connects Long Beach region with Southwest refiners. Local harbor officials had no knowledge of the plans.
A car crashed through a wall into a living room at 1025 E 12th St injuring none of the residents Willis Odom 34 Sybie Jackson 29 were present and helped by Ervie Le Jones 39 Afterward the car, driven by William H White 18 of 1028 E 12th St with passenger Hamble Johnson 50 of 1028 California Ave, was found embedded in the wall nearby No injuries reported.
Long Beach voters' May 8 primary produced two measures ratified by the state legislature. City Manager Sam Vickers said the pension plan for fire and police staff is frozen at current retirement levels, while a second measure allows purchases up to 3500 without formal bids. The pension move comes as salaries rise for next fiscal year, potentially boosting pension liabilities for retirees.
Peter Rasmussen, 70, was struck while crossing Seventh Street at Junipero near 2915 BE Seventh. He suffered major injuries including possible cerebral hemorrhage, fractured nose, and facial and hand lacerations and was hospitalized at Community Hospital. Curtis G. Crays, 23, said he hit Rasmussen as another car ran a stop sign and blocked his view. Crays was not cited.
Tidal readings show today two tides with heights 2.7 feet at 4 34 PM and high tides 3.2 feet at 1 06 PM and 4.4 feet at 10 67 PM. Tomorrow tides list 1 12 feet top at 6 47 AM and 2 9 feet at 5 13 PM with highs 4 2 feet at 7 PM and 5 feet at 11 35 PM.
Rules on polio prevention and care are being distributed to Long Beach parents through schools this week. A cardboard list of dos and don'ts is supplied by the Long Beach Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. About 42,000 of the sheets will be issued to pupils in elementary, junior high, and senior high schools, public and private.
About 700 parents attended a Hughes Junior High discussion led by Superior Judge Fred Miller. Panelists including Deputy District Attorney Ted C. Sten and Dr John Russell urged school and family actions, from child safety education to more research and offender safeguards. The Junior League organized the event with local civic groups.
Blood stained clothing tied to Edward Bierce was linked to him by a police lab technician as worn January 4 during the death of his wife Florence Bierce. Dr. Newbarr testified the 56 year old woman was choked and battered in a downtown hotel room while Bierce faced not guilty pleas and a death penalty demand.
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