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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1951
Page
2
In Damascus on August 3, university students and Jordanian residents in Syria staged a large demonstration urging the annexation of Jordan by Syria. They demanded that Prince Talal, the eldest son of the late King Abdullah, return to Jordan where his brother serves as regent.
A strong cooling trend entered the Midwest ending the season's prolonged heat while southern regions faced continued heat and humidity. Fair skies and cooler air advanced into the northern Great Lakes and plains as thundershowers moved through the Rockies and a Colorado cloudburst caused property damage in Ouray. A flash flood on the Huerfano River reached first floor levels in Gardiner as rain spread from Nebraska to northern Indiana and southern Lower Michigan.
An upbeat Want Ads line touts quick fixes for renting and employment needs. It emphasizes phone contact to access help with housing, job searching, and recovery resources, signaling a classifieds style prompt from a mid century page.
Sen McMahon proposes reciprocal travel: U S delegation to Moscow to tell Russians about American peace aims and invite 14 Politburo members to the United States to assess democracy and peace. He criticizes Soviet refusal to publish a Congress resolution praising American friendship.
Berlin reports three airlines moved about 90 tons of Berlin export goods to West Germany in the last 24 hours in a growing effort to beat Soviet controls on overland shipments. Officials expect more freight planes and a possible daily target of 200 tons, with city government arranging air space and freight bills, potentially aided by ECA funds.
In New York police rescued a Russian outside the Soviet Union U N building on Park Avenue as about 150 demonstrators from the American Hungarian Federation picketed protesting conditions in Hungary. A woman struck the Russian and two others fled as the scene unfolded with no identities confirmed.
Paris Aug 3 Former Premier Rene Pleven a UD SR member accepted an invitation to form a new French cabinet. Pleven was summoned by President Vincent Auriol after Guy Mollet declined. Leaders sought a government for 25 days to replace Henri Queuille.
New York reports three more aliens surrendered in the government roundup of 39 people held on bail from the Civil Rights Congress. The action raises New York custody to 16, with others surrendering in Boston and Philadelphia after bail voids. All face deportation on Communist party or Red connections charges.
Washington Aug 3 A Senate subcommittee postponed for a week a hearing on the Chicago federal judgeship appointment of Cornelius J Harrington at the request of the Justice Department Deputy Attorney General Peyton Ford asked for the delay to study Harringtons qualifications The hearing was to start this morning and was moved to next Friday The delay follows pressure from Sen Doug Las and the usual White House DOJ clearance practice was noted
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