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Long Beach Press Telegram

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Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1948

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Crown Prince Akihito Slur Sparks Ejection at Depot

In Wakayama Japan on April 10 Crown Prince Akihito led a cherry blossom viewing tour when a railway worker shouted Hi Hirohito's kid The crowd gasped and police ejected the man Hideo Torano 23 from the depot The Wakayama procurator said he asked the central government to decide if discipline is warranted for the insult to the royal family.

Wakayana Japan Akihitu Hirohitu Wakayama Hideo Torano

Nazis Sentenced to Hang for Millions of Murders

A German court at Nuremberg sentenced fourteen officers of the Elite Guard to hang for mass murder in Russia. Maj. Gen. Otto Ohlendorf and Maj. Heinz Schubert were among those condemned, part of a trial that marked the stiffest punishment in the war crimes proceedings.

Erg Germany Tren Russia Nuermberg International Military ‘Tribunal Michael A. Musmanne Pittsburgh Otto Ohlendorf Heinz Schubert Franz Schubert Ohlendorf Einsatzkommandos R ‘Ohlendorf Hitler Heinrich Himmler

Russia Looks to Influence Italy in Trieste Crisis

Washington reports Moscow may pivot on Trieste and Italy’s elections. Western powers pressed the Kremlin to decide on Trieste, aiming to revise the peace treaty. Some officials expect a dramatic Kremlin move before the Italian vote, possibly offering to surrender reparations of 0.020,000.

Washington Italy Russia Trieste United States Britain France U. S Paris Moscow

Two Die in Terminal Island Car Crash

A two car crash on Seaside Boulevard on Terminal Island left two dead and seven injured, including two in critical condition. The eastbound sedan, carrying six, skidded on rain slick pavement and was struck broadside by a westbound car. casualties included Paul E. Gipe and Mrs Janet Smith, both 20s, with others sustaining fractures and head injuries. Three ambulances and multiple departments responded, and the report notes the incident as a long beach traffic toll update.

Terminal Island Seaside Blvd Paul E. Gipe Hawthorne Blvd Walteria Janet Smith Ninth St Manhattan Banc Long Beach Jay Hale Newton St Rae Wayne L. Lenon Ward St L. B. Barett Ocean St Lomita Ralph Crashaw B. F. Johnston L. O. Tucker Paey Sunt Gipe Anaise Smith

Maine Democrats Give All 10 Votes to Truman

August a, Maine. Democrats today pledged their ten national convention votes to President Truman in a formal party action in Augusta.

Truman Maine Augusta Trurman

Anniversary of first submarine launch noted

Navy marks anniversary of the launch of the first submarine. The event highlights a milestone in maritime history and reflects on its impact on naval engineering and underwater vessels. Additional coverage spans foreign trade zone purchase authorization, local news, markets, shipping tables, theaters, and other sections.

Navy

Old coins unearthed along Navesink River draw crowd

In Highlands New Jersey a local gold rush erupts as hundreds search the Navesink River banks with rakes and shovels after 18th century coins are found. William Cottrell sparked the hunt by discovering the first coin dated 1770. More coins and claims of treasure are reported, with crowds planning to resume digging at dusk.

Highlands Navesink William Cottrell Cottrell William James White Kenneth Andrews Stanley Matthew Jersey Shore New York Central Railroad of New Jersey

Bomber Vanishes Over Oregon and Washington Hills

An Oregon National Guard A-26 disappeared during a routine flight from MeChord Field to Portland. The aircraft carried three Portlanders, Capt. Alexander M. McCorkle, Master Sgt. Jack W. Shaylor, and Pvt. Jack T. Tolte, with last radio contact at 5:16 p.m. near Toledo, Washington, in the clouded southwestern Washington hills. The crash follows a prior Navy C47 loss in the same area last month with eight lives.

Portland Ore Oregon National Guard Washington Hills Here Me‘Chord Field Wash Toledo 123Rd the National Guard Alexander M. McCorkle Jack W. Shaylor Pie Jack 'T Tolte

Jerusalem outskirts bombarded as Arab and Jewish forces clash

Arab field guns near Jerusalem shelled the Jewish suburb of Givat Shaul at sunset as fighting entered its second week. Arabs claimed recapture of Kassel between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Jewish sources offered no comment on Kassel’s status. The assault followed a day of heavy fighting along the Judean mountain highway toward the coastal plain.

Jerusalem Holy City Judean Mountains Givat Shaul Saul Deir Yassin Kassel Tel Aviv Kastel

Auto Looted in Brief Stop

Los Angeles reports a theft from a 1948 Cadillac owned by Hall Livingston Hibbard and Irene Elizabeth Hibbard. ICR Jewels valued at ten dollars were stolen along with their wife’s vacation wardrobe after the car door was left unlocked for about twenty minutes. The couple had been visiting a friend.

Los Angeles ICR Hall Livingson Hibbard Cadillac Lockheed Aircraft Corp Irene Elizabeth

Students in Ecuador Siege Demonstration

In Quito on April 10 students staged a protest after news of a Colombian revolution reached the city. Demonstrators blocked roads and shouted slogans against conservatives.

Ecuador Quito Niews

China Reds Expect Chiang Overthrow

Chinese Communist radio boasted that Chiang Kai shek's government would be overthrown, despite the latest American aid measure.

China Chiang San Francisco Chinese Communist Radio Chiang Kabshek

South Africa to Hold General Election on May 26

An official proclamation announces the Union of South Africa will hold a general election on May 26. The notice confirms the date and government authority setting the election in motion.

Union of South Arica

House Speaker Acts To End Coal Strike Next Tuesday

House Speaker Martin met with John L. Lewis and coal operator Ezra Van Horn to approve Senator Bridges as a neutral third trustee for the miners welfare and retirement fund. The move aims for a settlement within 48 hours, with a meeting set for 10 a.m. tomorrow and a court contempt hearing looming for Lewis.

Washington A.P House Martin R.-Mass John L. Lewis Lewis Ezra van Horn Senator Bridges N.H Miners’ Welfare and Retirement Fund Bridges Pengian Fund Justice Department Alan Goldsborugh van Horn Wan Ain Thomas Murray New York

Forty Nine Hurt in Texas Interurban Collision

In Dallas County near Vickery at 7 55 am two interurbans collided head on injuring forty nine people with five in critical condition. Initial counts varied from 25 to 43 as hospitals reported the injured. The crash occurred on the Dallas Sherman Denl road near Byte.

Dallas Texas Vickery Dallas County Indy Dallas-Sherman

Toreador Wanted for Hawaii Bullfights at Park

The California State Employment Service issued a call for a torero of Mexican or Spanish descent aged 25 to 50. The selected torero will be sent to Hawaii to present three bullfighting exhibitions daily before baseball games.

Los Angeles California State Employment Service Wden Hawaii

Eisenhower Sticks to Refusal to Run for President

In Washington on April 10 General Dwight D. Eisenhower affirmed he meant every word of his January 23 statement withdrawing from the presidential race. He said he would not discuss politics, had written a letter, and instructed aides to speak for him. He noted the decision was definite and positive and would not be altered.

Washington Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Truman Ike Uman Eisenhower New Hampshire

Martial law and chaos grip Bogota after upheaval

Colombian government proclaims martial law as revolutionary mobs sack Bogota killing, burning, and looting. About 100 killed per El Tiempo. U S officials report embassy staff evacuated with tanks and trucks amid disrupted communications and a recess of the Inter-American Conference.

Atsocines Rrole Colombia Bogota Maba Aseay Osm U.S Inter-American Conference Pereira Mariano Ospina Perez el Tiempo Liberal Party Jorge Eliecer Gaitan Robert Lavert Washington Norman Armour Marshal U. S Armour Lovett

Congress Action Set to Hit Communism

A plan to crush the hard core of the American Communist party is being shaped for Congressional action. House un American activities committees will start drafting a bill Wednesday. Rep. Nixon predicts swift, overwhelming House approval. The plan would prosecute party leaders for conspiracy under expanded Smith Act provisions and target efforts to subvert US interests for a foreign Communist power.

Nixon Communist Party House Era Dixon William Foster Communist Movement

Russia vetoes Italy bid to join United Nations

In Lake Success on April 10 Russia vetoed Italy's bid for U N membership for the third time. The Security Council vote was 2 to 0 with the Soviet Union and Ukraine opposing Italy. The U S delegate Warren F. Austin said Russia frustrated the Council majority. Gromyko claimed the U S sought to influence Italian elections to aid rightist parties. Nearby, Burma was admitted to U N membership in a 10 to 0 decision.

Security Council U. S Italy U.N Gromyko United Nations Security Council Adm Burma U. N

Slayer of Manila dies in skirmish with constabulary

Manila April 10 Nicolas Miranda aged 24 confessed role in the slaying of Capt Harald A Gibbs of New Cumberland Pa. He died from a single bullet wound after a skirmish with constabulary men. Miranda named himself and gang leader Mariano Ferrer as the killers in the February holdup and shooting incident.

Manila Ger A FY Ping Constabulary Nicolas Miranda Mariano Ferrer Harald A.gibba Jy New Cumberland Gibbs

Careless Parking Confusion Causes Downtown Reserved Spot

Baltimore April 10. Andrew C. Helmbach, clerk of the grand jury, has no car yet guards a coveted downtown parking space. He recalls salesmen circling the courthouse and a flood of calls. A $5300 car and a station wagon wanders by as he laments his inability to buy a car.

Baltimore Andrew C. Helmbach Grand Jury

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