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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1951
Page
4
Denver readers with baby sleep trouble cite a home tip from Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Gibbons. Place the vacuum beside the crib and run it. they say the steady hum soothes the infant and helps it drift off.
The sole survivor of 21 aboard an Air Force C47 crash near Charleston died in Staats Hospital at 1:02 a.m. Maj. Isaac E. Bonifas of Portland, Ind., had survived the blaze nine days earlier but succumbed to burns. Capt. Harry K. Blackhurst of Charleston also survived the crash but died the following day.
U N jets struck rail facilities for the third straight day destroying locomotives and rail cars. Allied pilots report hiding ground movements with fires while advancing east of the Hwachon reservoir. They hold Yanggu and Yachon, after capturing Yangeu and a supply dump. Red resistance eases in the Inje mountains as central front troops gain.
General Douglas MacArthur flies from Hawaii toward San Francisco and Washington for a joint session of Congress. His visit includes ceremonies, a two hour aloha reception, and honors such as a University of Hawaii honorary degree and a wreath at Pearl Harbor. He advocates bombing Chinese Communist bases in Manchuria and deploying Nationalist troops to end the Korean War.
In North Hollywood on April 17 postal clerk John Parkhurst accepted a parcel from San Quentin. He heard ticking from the package, called police, who submerged it, opened it, and found an alarm clock. The prankster vanished.
General Douglas MacArthur arrives in Hawaii amid a jubilant procession through downtown Honolulu. Adm. Radford hosts the Hawaii visit as MacArthur greets residents, veterans, and prisoners, with Boselei crowds and flower leis showered on the lead car. MacArthur departs for Washington after a 15 hour stay.
A free lecture titled How to Invest and Trade in Yeee Market will be held at Long Beach Town Hall on April 15. The venue is 835 Lo- Ave. Angeles. An additional listing mentions Manor at 2700 W Seventh with a Tuesday date in April.
Republicans push a 24 member Far East inquiry to air policy differences over Truman MacArthur firing. Democrats seek majority on the panel while both chambers must approve. MacArthur heads to San Francisco then Congress for a Thursday joint meeting. Truman plans a welcoming display.
Columbus Texas April 17 a local grade school teacher Truman MacArthur told students she would not take sides in the Truman MacArthur controversy. The report identifies her as a Columbus teacher and notes she avoided partisan positions while discussing the dispute.
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