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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1952
Page
3
Barbara Rockefeller says her three year old son Winthrop Jr has $1,000,000 but needs more to grow up like a Rockefeller. She notes monthly maintenance details and continues to raise him as a normal boy while separated from John D. Rockefeller III.
New York engineers in Local 269 announce a 4 a.m. strike on the Long Island Railroad disrupting peak commute. The walkout stems from disputes over contract provisions and a feared merger with Pennsylvania Railroad, despite wage gains agreed in May and ongoing national mediation.
Richmond California June 15 The CIO Oil Workers Union accepted a 7 24 cent across the board raise for about 2500 Standard Oil Refinery workers here Herman C Miller union president said a new contract will be drafted after Wage Stabilization aid approves the figure The pact covers through April 1953 The union had originally asked for 25 cents an hour more.
An outboard engine valued at 316 dollars was stolen from a City Harbor Dept storage building on Pier C. Police reported entry appeared to be via prying open a pad lock.
Frank E. Degley of 336 East 10th Street reported to police that a burglar stole $70 from a dresser drawer in his home yesterday.
Allied infantry repelled a Communist assault west of Chorwon as U S Sabre jets shot down three MIGs and damaged another near the Manchurian border. The 45th Division held three hills seized in recent days while five hours of heavy fighting followed a five hour barrage. Second Lt James F Low of Sausalito Calif became the war s 17th jet ace after downing a flight of enemy jets near the Yalu River.
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