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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1951
Page
1
On day one of deliberations in a torture slaying case, a jury weighs options from life imprisonment to freedom for Violet Barling. Judge Miller instructs on possible verdicts including first degree murder and the death penalty, with Miss Berling awaiting transport for verdict.
A 31 a week Brooklyn chambermaid, Julia Arbotot sky, 44, is jailed on charges of stealing jewelry valued from 350000 to 5400000 from guests at New York hotels over about 21 years. Police found over 200 pawn tickets and loot at her home, with pawnbrokers yielding only about ten percent of gem worth. Thefts tied to hotels including Waldorf Astoria, St. Regis, Biltmore, New Yorker, Sherry Netherland, Essex House, Pierre, and Vanderbilts.
The Esso Greensboro fire-ravaged tanker yielded ten charred bodies raising the known death toll to fifteen from the Gulf collision of two tankers yesterday. The Esso Suez, without cargo, collided with the Greensboro near New Orleans as rescue crews battled fires and recovered bodies. Chief Mate Walter M. Brehm and four others were badly burned while twenty-two remained missing.
President Truman sets up an 18 member Wage Stabilization Board to settle a wide range of labor management disputes in the defense program. Six members come from industry labor and the public with George W. Taylor of the University of Pennsylvania as a likely member. The board replaces a smaller panel and follows a National Advisory Board on Mobilization Policy recommendation. The order limits its focus to economic disputes after fails in bargaining and government mediation.
In Vincennes Indiana on April 21 a semitrailer swerved into a couple’s lane near Bruceville killing Richard Pruitt 21 and Ruby 23. The truck driver signaled with arm and foot lights but could not avert the crash per the coroner.
NCISCO G TELLEZ, 27, of 1208 Linden Ave, held without bail on bigamy charges after talking in his wife's sleep. Police say two marriages involved Vera A. Tellez and Helen K. Tellez, wife No. 2 reportedly slept through the tale. The suspect raced to Seaside Hospital with Wife No. 2, thinking she attempted suicide. tests showed sleep potion. Wife No. 1 said he will learn his lesson.
Detroit suffers a wildcat walkout by 3789 bus and streetcar operators halting all public transit. Mayor Coho threatens the Hutchinson Act to fire striking workers while auto plants warn of possible cutbacks and layoffs if the strike extends into next week. Half a million rely on city transit daily as the Detroit Street Railways Commission seeks to resume service.
A young mother, 30, Clara Elizabeth Baker, was slain with an ax early today in Bakersfield as her three children watched. Deputy said her husband Wilbert Bernie Baker, 42, a former mental hospital inmate, swung the weapon. Merline, 12, Robert, 10, and Mary, 8, fled to an uncle’s nearby home and alerted authorities.
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Tokyo April 21 United Nations forces pressed on Cherwon as heavy resistance slowed advances. Eighth Army reported Reds fighting fiercely on forces south and southwest of Cherwon while other units pushed toward Kumhwa and Chomwon amid artillery, air strikes, and ground combat.
Partly cloudy conditions are expected with bitter winds weakening by tomorrow afternoon Slightly warmer temperatures are forecast for tomorrow overall with a mild rise in daytime highs and lighter winds.
The Mississippi rises with rains threatening floods in three midwest states. Red Cross reports about 3000 evacuated with hundreds more at risk as emergency declarations spread. Levees are strengthened and troops mobilized while forecasts warn of near record crests and possible city evacuations.
New York Times reports from Washington that Gen Douglas MacArthur apologized to President Truman at their October Wake Island conference for embarrassing him over Formosa. The Times cited documented sources and noted no stenographic notes were taken.
In the Korean War clash near Chinnampo on Morea s west coast two U S Marine Corsair fighters shot down three to four Communist Yak fighters. Pilot First Lieutenant Harold Daigh and Second Lieutenant Phillip DeLong credited with destroying enemy planes as both Marines returned safely. Daigh recalled the moment Yaks jumped them and described red tracer trailing his wing.
New York welcomed General Douglas MacArthur with a five million strong reception as he rests from the historic surge of invitations. He and his family stay on the Waldorf Astoria 37th floor awaiting plans, with Chicago eyed next and detours to Maywood and Murfreesboro. He is expected in Washington late April for a Congressional inquiry on Far Eastern policy.
Budapest authorities said American Robert E. Vogeler, sentenced to 15 years for espionage, will be released. The foreign ministry did not specify when Vogeler would be freed.
An F-84 Thunderjet of the U S Air Force crashed in Germany during a routine training flight today, killing the pilot. Twelfth Airforce Headquarters announced the third such crash in a week and said all three are under investigation. The crash site name was withheld pending kin notifications.
Four workmen died and perhaps five others were injured when a building under construction for Kraft Cheese Co. near Atlanta collapsed. Sgt. F S Kelley of DeKalb County police said a post gave way, trapping a crew. Rescue crews worked to control the scene as ambulances rushed to the Kraft plant on a 25 acre tract with plans for seven acres of floor space.
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