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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1951
Page
2
A State Senate panel blocks the poker bill as Assembly action and Senate courtesy prevent a direct vote. Senator Jack Tenney declines to force a record tally, sparking criticism of courtesy benefiting lawmakers who stall bills for personal gain.
Allied air and ground actions intensified as Communist forces moved artillery against an enemy dump at Chupa between Kumsong and Thyachon. US and Soviet made jets clashed over northwest Korea with one shot down and six damaged, while B 29s and light bombers attacked Pyongyang airfields and troop concentrations around Kumsong. The fighting marked a renewed Communist push in central and western fronts as the Iron Triangle fronts show renewed activity and possible retaking of northern triangle areas.
Tides today show 2 feet at 2 22 PM with high tides 3.7 feet at 12 47 AM and 7.1 feet at 8 46 PM. Low tomorrow near minus 1.8 feet at 4 14 AM and 2.4 feet at 8 32 PM. High tides near 28 feet at 10 48 AM and 7.1 feet at 8 32 PM.
On the West Coast the CIO ship radio operators walkout threatens harbor traffic with eight ships arrived yesterday and nine due today. NMU and MBEA join in the stoppage while a peace plan seeks a 40 hour work week and pay raises. Bellwether talks continue in San Francisco as critics warn of broader defense cargo delays.
Early counts show Communists leading in Paris and its suburbs under proportional representation, with De Gaulle's RPF slipping to about 26.6 percent in the capital region. Across provinces, center parties struggle to form a bloc while the left and right extremes gain, with Koenig’s defeat a key setback for De Gaulle.
Pal the seeing eye dog, owned by Edward J. Glaser, became Dartmouth’s first female guide to graduate in the 182nd commencement. Glaser, a blind student, earned a BA while Pal received a certificate granting full graduate privileges. The ceremony featured President John S. Dickey and a loyal pupil who accompanied her master through the procession of 523 graduates.
Beverly Hills police report a 52 year old butler named Eilig J. Goodman shot himself beside his former employer Lee R. Brooks. His body fell into Brooks' swimming pool and was recovered in nine feet of water. The death occurred at Brooks' home on June 17.
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