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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1948
Page
1
John L. Lewis announced a miners pension plan and urged a return to work, but an order to face contempt charges remained. Judge Goldsborough ordered Lewis to appear Wednesday at 10 a.m. over allegedly ignoring the April 3 strike order.
In London on April 12 Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt unveiled Britain's memorial to Franklin D Roosevelt. King George VI officiated amid thousands of spectators as the bronze statue stood bare headed with cloak thrown back and an inscription naming Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Wreaths were laid by the king, Mrs Roosevelt, and officials.
Brief notices report two local traffic fatalities and three at Norwalk. The items note ongoing concerns on road safety and the page B-1 summaries imply a fuller report on the city’s traffic toll and parking policy developments.
The piece notes cautious assertions by Republican strategists ahead of Nebraska free-for-all voting. It highlights campaign positioning, potential outcomes, and political tension as voters prepare to cast ballots in a pivotal state.
Defense Secretary Forrestal told the House Armed Services Committee that Russia knows the scientific method to build an atomic bomb but lacks the industrial capacity to produce one now. He declined to amplify on whether Moscow will ever gain it, while other officials warned a larger military may be needed without universal military training.
John Howard Lawson Hollywood screenwriter lost a bid to move his contempt of Congress trial from Washington. Federal Judge Edward Curran rejected the motion and refused to step aside. Lawson and fellow writers argued the jury would be biased by House Un-American Activities Committee investigations. The trial began as the first of 10 defendants facing contempt charges for refusing to testify about Communist party ties. Louis B. Mayer and Dore Schary were subpoenaed as witnesses.
The United States Britain and France push ahead with plans to economically unify western Germany under the European Recovery Program. A new three power London meeting is set to shape Germany's future amid Soviet protests and upcoming Italian elections.
Russian forces block the Vienna to American zone highway at St Poelten. Austrian police report a center town barrier stopping all vehicular traffic for hours. Earlier Soviets set a checkpoint near Schwechat Airport and halted two British troop trains en route to Vienna.
The Associated Press reports Colombia broke diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia and arrested two Russian agents amid a revolt that devastated downtown Bogota. Over 300 Colombians were killed, martial law was declared, and major cities were disrupted while the Inter American Conference planned to resume to confront communism.
The State Department announced that 31 million dollars in looted gold will be returned to Italy soon by a French British American commission. The statement came six days before Italy's critical elections.
In Chicago on April 12 a bridal shower for Miss Laverne Thom erupted after a dispute with the orchestra. Fifteen squads responded as police tried to quell a hall brawl and a sidewalk fight outside, injuring four people including three officers and prompting a shotgun blast warning.
A bright yellow meteor with a red tail lit the sky over Los Angeles early today, followed by a fire that destroyed hundreds of log boxes at a local box and crate yard. Mrs. J Z Morris of the West Los Angeles Record Bureau and two radio patrolmen observed the blaze around 12:35 a.m., with the object reportedly heading toward the Douglas aircraft plant. The box yard owner, Harry Simonian, notes this is the fifth fire in his lot in three months.
In Palestine, April 12, British ground forces shot down a Haganah trainer plane after an Arab Legion convoy requested aid during a clash. The Haganah pilot was killed. British accounts corrected earlier reports of RAF involvement. Unconfirmed notes spoke of Neve Yaacob being surrounded. A British soldier was reportedly killed in Rehovoth cafe incident.
President Truman nominated Herschel W. Johnson to be ambassador to Brazil. He is a career diplomat from North Carolina and currently deputy U S representative to the United Nations Security Council. He succeeds William D Pawley, who resigned due to ill health and moved to Bogota to assist at the Inter American Conference.
Delegates to the Pan American Conference in Bogota decided to proceed with the meeting despite a citywide uprising that killed at least 300. Colombia cut ties with Russia as heads of delegations unan imously agreed to press on with the agenda. Secretary Marshall reportedly led the effort to keep the conference open and focus on core work.
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