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Newspaper

Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1953

Page

2

Fear of Brain Washing in Prisoners Stirred By Reds

The article discusses alleged brain washing by Chinese Reds as a tool in Korea peace talks. It cites John D. Hayes, a Presbyterian missionary, who claims repeated questioning planted ideas that made him believe he was a spy after 75 days before a Red court. Authorities note a propaganda film showing false confessions from airmen, yet no signs of coercion.

United ‘Nations Kremlin China John D. Hayes U. S U. S. News and World Report Hayes Red Court

Professor Slays Family in Queens Tragedy and Suicide

New York City authorities report a 53 year old New York University associate professor and church organist Harold A Conner strangled his wife Thelma Fouse Conner 40 and children Jane 12 and John 10 or 11 as they returned home to a garden apartment in Sunnyside Queens. He then stabbed himself in the neck with a bread knife, dying at the scene. The professor had a prior nervous breakdown and had been under psychiatric care for about six weeks.

New York Harold Amner New York University Conner Sunnyside Queens Richard Grimes Thelma Fouse Conner Jane John Grimes

Obituaries for Burton Monroe Machuca Malar Samstag Smith and Bishop

Obituaries note Maude Olive Burton 61 of 512 Panama Ave Long Beach, born in Vail Iowa died Thursday, survivors include two sons Delmar and Charles, two daughters Evelyn and Madelene, and others. Lucy Monroe of 1923 E Ocean Blvd died Thursday, survived by daughter Ethel S. Morgan. Lina Nachuca 54 of 6311 E Seventh St died Friday, rosary Monday 8 p.m., Mass Tuesday, interment All Souls Cemetery. Fiorentio Malar 60 of 2065 Cherry Ave died Thursday, WWI veteran, no known relatives, service Tuesday, Veterans Center Chapel. Valentine Peter Sarstags 285 Orange Ave died Friday, survived by widow Edith, service Monday. Frank Smith 51 of 147244 Gundry Ave died Monday, service today, interment Sunnyside Memorial Park. born in Hudson, N Y, came to Long Beach 1943. survivors include brothers Steve Nagy and Kate Michael. William Warren Bishop 20 of Los Alamitos Naval Air Station killed in auto accident, service today, interment Rose Hills Memorial Park, parents W R and Mrs W R Bishop noted. Lakewood Mortuary handled local arrangements.

Burton Maude Olive Burton Panama Ave Vail Iowa Long Beach Ebell Club Delmar_C. Burton Charles C. Bur- Tron Evelyn Madelene Burton Laura Day Lena Ankeny Lillian Lorge Monroe Lucy Monroe E. Ocean Blvd General Whetler United Daughters of the Confederacy Ethel 5. Morgan Mottell’s Mortuary Molar—Fiorentio Nienes Malar Cherry Ave Philippine Islands United States Veterans Administration Center Veterans Cemetery Mattell Samstag Valentine Peter Sarstags Orange Ave Cleveland The Eagles Edith W. H. Galbraith Sunnyside Memorial Park Smith Frank Smith Gundry Moondey Veterans Administration Hospital Loper Bishop William Warren Bishop Los Alamitos Naval Air Station Siewert and Berber Mortuary Whittier Rose Hills Memorial Park W. R. Bishop Lakewood Mortuary

Plot to Poison Fellow Worker Charged to Man

Culver City officers report an aircraft plant worker is held on suspicion of attempted murder after cyanide was found in a coffee cup. Sherman E. Adams, 33, an electroplater at Hughes Aircraft, was arrested Friday night. Betty Witty, 36, who runs a coffee urn, alerted authorities after noticing cyanide in Eugene Faulkner's cup, Redondo Beach, 22. Faulkner complained his coffee tasted bitter but had no ill effects. Plant physician Dr. C. W. Mell confirmed cyanide presence. No evident hostility between Adams and Faulkner was noted.

Culver City Sherman E. Adams Hughes Aircraft Betty Witty Hughes

Red Arms Cache Found Near Milan Police Dig Tunnel

Police uncovered a large arms cache in Sesto San Giovanni near Milan in a tunnel search. The stash included 50 firearms, a machine gun, shells, and more than 20 hand grenades tied to Communist extremist activity.

Milan Italy Sesto San Giovanni

Vet's Homecoming Tragedy At Waukegan Illinois

A Korea War veteran Byron W. Stietz travels by train to a sorrowful homecoming in Waukegan Illinois where his wife Betty 27 and infant Lorene 4 months died in a March 21 Eureka Missouri highway crash. Stietz carried gift packages for the dock reception from the Pacific Fleet amphibious ship 335. Four others were injured in the head-on collision.

San Diego Waukegan Ill America Byron W. Stietz Naval Hospital Pacific Fleet Betty Stietz Lorene Stibtz Navy Eureka

Extradition Waived by Alleged Killer of Five

Dubuque Iowa marine private P Fred McManus 18 confessed slayings of five people on a 10 day furlough and waived extradition to New York to face trial. Diane Weggeland 18 also waived extradition as a material witness to the March 27 murder in Rochester with a plan to marry in California. An airplane awaited to fly them back to New York after Dubuque authorities arranged pickup. McManus rejected his father’s legal offers and expressed a desire to die for his crimes.

Dubuque Iowa P. Fred McManus Prisvate New York Gisrfriend Diane Marie Weggeland Fof Suromerville N. Y Wildamn A. Braverman Miss Weggeland Rochester Monroe County Clarence Henry Mose McManus Valley Stream White McManus Miss Wegge di Westward California Dubuque County Robert Oeth Joann G. Chalmers Chalmers

Avalon Blood Drive Donates 235 Pints on Island

A fourth of Catalina Island’s population lined up to give blood at Avalon Red Cross unit during a four hour drive Friday. The event, led by the Avalon Lions Club as an Easter gift to men in Korea, drew 276 registrations with 41 turned away for physical reasons. The mobile unit arrived on a landing barge. Arthur Meaney arranged club logistics while Mrs. Gus Lucking chaired the donor service for the Red Cross.

Catalina Island Red Cross Mobil Avalon Avalon Lions Club Korea Arthur Meaney Gus Lucking The Blood Donor Service Red Cross Harvey Cowell Catalina Island Gene Smith

Theft Tour Robbers Force Mazzei Through Bronx Plant

Amerigo Mazzi and two bandits disguised as workers forced Mazzi, son of the Air Craft Hardware Manufacturing Company president, to guide them through the shop as they stole about $25,000 in cash and payroll envelopes from the office before escaping.

New York Bronx Amerigo Mazzi Air Craft Hardware Manufacturing Company Mazzei

Baruch Urges Prepared Mobilization Over Optimism

Bernard M. Baruch warns against optimism about Soviet peace moves and urges full mobilization now. He says lasting peace requires strong military power, plans for comprehensive mobilization, price controls, and a tax program, rejecting piecemeal approaches. He praises Eisenhower and questions lukewarm policy toward controls.

New York Bernard M. Baruch Baruch Industrial College of the Armed Forces Eisenhower

Investors Back Capital Gains Tax Cut Plan in Long Beach

L B Investors hail proposals by Keith Funston of the New York Stock Exchange to reduce capital gains tax and better offset losses. Ben Fletcher of Paine Webber Jackson Curtis says easing the tax will benefit Treasury and private enterprise and stimulate local business.

Keith Funston New York Stock Exchange Long Beach Ben Fletcher Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis Funston Treasury Fletcher 3d

Oil Firms Announce Wildcat Drills and 1952 Earnings

Rishfield reports net earnings of 25.625 million dollars or 6.41 per share, compared with 28.218 million or 7.05 per share. Sunray Oil locates a wildcat near Butte City's Afton Gas Field, with other rigs planned by Superior Oil, Tide Water, and Whittaker. Socony-Vacuum reports 1952 consolidated net income of 271.092 million or 5.27 per share, versus 161.622 million or 3.08 per share in 1951, with several completions in Seal Beach Wilmington and Long Beach areas.

Rishfield Sunray Oil Corp Butte City Afton Estes” No Glean Ranch Superior Oil Company South Dome Tide Water William R. Whittaker Co. Ltd Los Banos Merced County Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. Inc Sncare Standard Oil Company San Gabriel Seal Beach Wilmington Hancock Oil Company Harbor Long Beach Oil Development Company Union Pacific Railroad Company U.P ULP

Rolling Earthquake Shakes Tokyo No Damage Reported

A gentle rolling quake hit Tokyo for about a minute this afternoon. The Japanese government observatory said the quake was low intensity, centered northwest of Tokyo in the Pacific Ocean, with no damage reported.

Tokyo Pacific Ocean

Livestock Prices Steady Amid Market Shifts in Week

The Agriculture Department notes a mixed uptick in meat offerings while receipts mark their smallest since June 1949. Slaughter lambs and fed cattle show modest gains, with prime steers around 28.00 and top dressed prices easing in eastern markets. Vessels arriving tomorrow include multiple Japanese and American lines, with freight and tanker activity at varied levels.

Crimeasa Csicagd Mteaay Shimary Bowe Marine Exchange Elie Piven Andea Maru New York Bucknell Ieory Yokotama U.S Solina Tkr Gadland Genera Pet. Corp Portland Miner Bullx SRF Ags Galveston Waterman Aotisos Onondaly Trad Anna Gry Sure Che Matstone Chiga Steen Sar Vancouver Barranquilla Apel & Pt Sen Vesa Paurd Uffey Atomene Duaran Bay American Trarsport Fran. Pac Java Iaieawaiian Tialiney Bart Angelo Ampecal Borland Hee Burhan Sone Beattie Hetavy Epee Union Sulphur Co Poughkeapsi Yiste Veholes Vealere Pioneer Fort Montana Eagar F. Lueam Ghutano Ital Harry Luckecbach Howard Olton James Cook Tor Los Angeles Minnesota Nereide Ital Gan Francisco Gan Feagolaco Gay Francisco San Francisco Hendans Empire Ban Francisco Port Luis Exerc Hay Kolck Maoetiy Graek Prendaas York Pont

Market Holds Up Well Under Heavy Stress

Market resilience during a week of heightened Korean peace moves shows the AP average slipping only 3.50, the low for the year, as volume spiked. Analysts call the drop a technical reaction with strength from defense orders and steady industrial leadership aiding the economy.

New York United States Wall Street Associated Press

Market outlook hints at peace in Korea easing

A stock market analysis argues no let up in defense prep, despite hopes for Korea peace. It contends peace could trim personal taxes and boost manpower for industry, with wartime earnings unlikely to sustain long term gains. The piece expects a near term rally to 283 286, followed by a secondary decline before higher highs later.

Chou Morker Aerogran Korea America

Butter Eggs and Poultry Prices for Retail Stores

A garbled OCR listing various dairy and poultry products with price grades AA and A, noting weights for hens and whole cases. Includes references to store lines and categories but lacks clear units or consistent formatting.

Fries Eas Aegis Cartonn

None There Tot Trapped in Early Easter Egg Hunt

Five year old Stephen Galvan wandered from home on Good Friday and, while following his mother, wedged his head and arm in a tub corner opening. Police were called after he could not free himself.

Kansas City Stephen Galvan Steve Frank Galvan

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