10 Nov 1950
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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1950
Page
1
UNS Striking CIO Communications Workers plan hit and run protests to return to work tomorrow after a one day all out strike that disrupted telephone service in parts of the nation. About 33,000 workers joined picket lines at exchanges while 80,000 to 120,000 others were kept from work.
A 60 mile per hour gale driven by sudden easterly winds battered the Santa Ana region. Winds toppled trees, disrupted traffic, and caused widespread power outages as police urged motorists to avoid affected streets and warned the storm as one of the area’s most violent in memory.
The Navy reported that destroyer Blue was tracking an unidentified object by radar off the Southern California coast. The contact was kept in view on radar with no submarine mentioned and no exact location or time given.
The largest group of workers in Britain earns 700 to 1400 dollars a year, with 8 million people in this bracket. After taxes they have 400 to 800 dollars left, implying a 43 percent tax. Married men with such income pay no tax under capitalism, while 90 percent earners face higher brackets and pay under 20 percent. Continues on Page 34.
SEOUL reports six new Chinese Communist divisions near Manchuria totaling about 60,000 troops move toward Korea as U S air forces attack bridges and towns to hinder reinforcement. Panther jets clash with Communist jets, one enemy craft shot down. Front lines remain quiet as U S 24th Division probes north of the Chongchon River seeking a hard core of 66,000 Chinese troops. MacArthur’s office cites Manchuria divisions ready to cross border if ordered.
International News Service columnist Bob Considine prepares a four part inquiry for The Independent starting Sunday. The Comesdine series asks Are Flying Saucers Real and promises insights into little men from Venus and scorched saucer reports.
Los Angeles November 10 police show growing interest in Mack Handler 23 to confess the Black Dahlia murder. Detectives plan a lie detector test after Handler’s claim of cracking up and readiness to confess. He says he picked up Elizabeth Short in a bar and killed her in a motel after dancing for hours. Investigators confirm Short’s presence at the motel and her ties to the real estate card found in Handler’s wallet.
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