03 Oct 1951
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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1951
Page
1
In a pivotal pennant race showdown, Maglie faces off against Newcombe as Lee Sports Section highlights the veteran hurlers in a battle that could decide the championship stretch. Both pitchers bring a wealth of experience and nearness to the pennant on the line.
Allied troops launched a two-pronged assault in west central Korea aided by flame throwers and heavy artillery. American Sabrejets claimed six MIGs as infantry pressed west of Charwon, while tank supported forces battled bunkers and strongholds amid heavy fire.
Princea Elizabeth and the Duke of Fainburgh plan a transatlantic flight from London to Canada and the United States. They will depart London Airport at 12:30 PM BST aboard a British Overseas Airways Stratocruiser, with the Canada leg expected to take about 16 hours.
Long Beach will unveil a Rose Parade float to promote the Miss Universe pageant next June. Pasadena designer Mrs Isabela Coleman was chosen to create the entry, hoped to outshine Miss America and fit the Dreams of the Future theme. The float will carry seven contestants and two attendants atop a globe above a Fountain of Youth, with a $10,000 budget for construction and related costs.
Newspaper Week editorial questions praising the press and urges a broader Freedom of Information Week to awaken the public to risks of information denial in public affairs. It notes officials often seek to cover information and hints at continued discussion on page 18.
A funnel-shaped twister with heavy rain damaged a large barn, tore a wood shed off its foundation, and uprooted trees in a circular path about two miles east of Battle Ground Washington.
Coast Guard and eight man rescue party race to reach four men trapped on a steep beach cliff near Point Arena California. Aerial observers warned helicopters unsafe due to cliffs and currents. Rescue raft failed after capsizing as sea roughness worsened the peril.
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