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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1953
Page
6
Warren accuses authorities of corruption over B-girl practices and urges action. He supports stronger laws while noting current statutes could already curb the issue. He warns that inaction betrays public interests and calls out lax enforcement.
YWCA Week, announced by Long Beach president Mrs. O T Ellis, will stress membership as the sixth national YWCA Week opens with YWCA Day in churches. The event aims to lift national membership to 600000 by 1955 centennial, with events from 6:30 to 10 p m featuring a lobby display, guided tours for 100 visiting girls, and guest speakers including Mrs L H Jarnigan.
Charlie Chaplin, 64, announced he is giving up his U S residence because of lies and vicious propaganda. He said it is virtually impossible to continue his motion picture work in America under conditions he claims developed after World War II.
Former Moline residents will hold a Sunday picnic at Alhambra city park in Moline NL. Ann Clark of 5341 Linden Ave is secretary of the Moline Club coordinating the event.
A White House official said Great Britain and France supported a peace initiative endorsed by Congressional leaders. The text of the President speech was distributed to embassies, legations, consulates, and foreign offices of free world governments, with Voice of America airing it behind the iron curtain. Tass reportedly picked up the text for relay to the Kremlin, and diplomats in iron curtain nations were given wide discretion on dissemination.
A purse containing 319 was snatched from Pauline B. Parham, 39, of 1418 East 10th Street, Apt. 3, as she walked on Anaheim Street near Lemon Avenue. A man approached from behind, grabbed the purse, and fled, police reported.
Fire losses across the United States surged to a record in March with an estimated 83.5 million dollars in property destroyed, up 15 percent from the prior year’s 72.3 million and 148 percent above February’s 72.7 million. The figures come from the National Board of Fire Underwriters.
An official says the President’s forthcoming speech will be followed by statements from cabinet members and other government officials over the next week or two. The United States’ peace offensive, planned weeks in advance, aims to take the initiative from the Communists and unite the free world behind the President’s address.
Three White Russian refugees arrived Thursday night from Communist China. Most were former Shanghai residents and are now under care by the United Nations International Refugee Organization in Hong Kong, joining a growing group of evacuees escaping upheaval.
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