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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1950
Page
2
A Pentagon spokesman warned that North Korean Communists will fight to the last man as battles widen at the north and south ends of the line. He cited their training and a willingness to sacrifice, contrasting with U.S. emphasis on saving human life. The remarks followed reports of heavy losses and continuing aggression.
Rabbi Shalom Ravetch urged his Temple Sinai congregation that the Stockholm peace petition is a vicious Communist led document. He praised America’s aid to Europe and asserted Jews should repudiate communism and Kremlin influence, insisting peace must align with liberty and divine will.
The fifth day of the sardine season sees idle purse seiner fleets in Monterey and San Francisco as cannery workers and boat owners negotiate wages. The AFL Cannery Workers Union demands higher pay, set against a $1.44 to $1.37 minimum, while prices and fishing activity await a wage settlement.
Santa Monica August 5 The CB traffic officer Robert Maurer issued citations for courage to his chief Joseph McClelland and sergeant Herbert Siegfriend. Both paid a 2 dollar fine in Municipal Court for their roles in traffic enforcement yesterday.
Oklahoma City August recount begins under Supreme Court order after disputed tally. John Murray funds recount in 11 counties, with 47 judges across 77 counties to oversee counting of ballots and handling of potential ballot integrity issues. both candidates express satisfaction with decision.
In Louisville Kentucky voters faced Democratic and Republican primaries with U S Senatorial nominees and nine congressional seats at stake plus four of seven Court of Appeals judges. Center of interest was the Senate race between Gov Earle Clements on the Democratic ticket and former Federal Judge Charles I Dawson on the Republican ticket with other contenders Whittle Brown and Finley Thomas in play.
Antwerp August 5 The Maritime Federation declared a lockout and ordered all ships to proceed to other ports in response to a dockers strike now in its seventh day. About 12 000 dockers protest for higher pensions a 20 franc daily premium and better old age protection. 25 ships diverted as Belgium faces wider political strikes demanding King Leopold II abdication.
Albanian Communist leader Mehmet Shehu accused Yugoslav Premier Marshal Tito of dispatching spies saboteurs and assassins into Albania to seize control. He made the charge in Cominform weekly published in Bucharest and distributed locally.
Communist forces massed for a major push in the southern front near Pusan Chinju and Masan as U S planes blasted rail yards and troop concentrations. Allied commanders warned of a possible two pronged attack while defenses along the Naktong River held with momentum toward Taegu and Pusan critical supply lines under threat.
Wendell Dirst, 57, cashier at Niprot Nanuet Bank in Minooka Illinois, killed himself with a shotgun on July 27 amid a $186,000 shortage. A note to his wife blamed gambling losses and pressure from Chicago bookmakers, with the coroner's jury citing financial shortages as the cause.
In a San Francisco radio discussion Governor Warren stated the United States is at war, though framed as against North Korea, actually targeting Soviet Russia. He warned of possible atom bomb use and emphasized total commitment to war effort.
The Senate approved a $34.24 billion one package appropriation bill by voice vote, covering most government agencies for the year ending June 30, with foreign aid funds split for separate consideration. The measure totals $32.05 billion in cash and $2.18 billion in contract authority, and is $1.92 billion below the President’s request.
Fourth Air Force headquarters in California announced that the 452nd Bomb Wing, USAF Reserve under Brig. Gen. Luther W. Sweetser Jr., will be stationed at George Air Force Base near Victorville after August 10. The Los Angeles area reservists, trained at Long Beach, have been called to active service August 10.
Westover Air Force Base Massachusetts reports searches across New England failed to locate a private plane missing July 20 with five Texans aboard. The craft en route from Bethlehem New Jersey to Providence Rhode Island sent a weak SOS heard by the Sixth Air Rescue Group. Crew suspected a private flight by equipment similar to a twin engine plane owned by Oklahoma Construction Corporation. Aboard were J R Horrigan Houston Texas vice president Mrs Ann GUI and her two children and F Aldrich also of Houston.
The Secret Service warned that counterfeit five dollar Federal Reserve notes from the Bank of San Francisco are being distributed in large amounts in Los Angeles. Chief Fred C. Wasson said the bogus bills feature a stiff heavy pad used in printing and can be detected by that marking.
Sardine vessels were tied up today 35 miles north northeast of Taegu near Yongdok as A F L and canners failed to reach wage and price agreements. North Koreans were described as suffering heavy casualties in the front. Boat owners hoped to sail by tomorrow while most workers remained idle for five days.
Paired dispatches describe a wounded soldier aboard a litter with a Red Cross marking. Sgt Roy Johnson of Augusta Georgia recalls being targeted by an enemy tank driver who fired three shots, prompting him to play dead for an hour as the attacker kicked his foot to test for life.
Armed Services Committee reviews reports showing the Army needs additional beds to handle wounded from Korea and to replace medical capacity. It cites plans for about 6,000 more beds nationwide across all services, despite previous shutdowns and opposition. The Pentagon says no immediate openings.
VALLEJO Calif Aug 5 UP A grenade throwing arsenal worker killed himself after wounding two deputy sheriffs and holding 25 officers for an hour. Tear gas cleared the barricaded apartment as deputies charged. Everett Walker 21 of Benicia died by a self inflicted bullet. His wife Jean and sister in law Ellen Shryack were unharmed. Deputy sheriffs Henry McGuire and Floyd Albrecht were injured.
President Truman warned that Americans would lose all they value if the nation becomes a totalitarian right wing state to counter left wing totalitarianism. His message opened the third annual National Counter Intelligence Corps convention urging alert military security without tolerating an American Gestapo at home or abroad.
A pro Communist Hong Kong paper cites Wen Wei Pao reporting that General Liu Pao-cheng said Communist forces will march into Tibet. The claim references a report to the southwest military committee from a five day Chungking meeting ending July 31.
In Los Angeles, Superior Judge Samuel Blake ordered Justice of the Peace Stanley Moffatt of Huntington Park to pay John G. Frazier for false arrest after a public lunch incident. Frazier was acquitted of disturbing the peace. Moffatt was defeated for reelection. Blake noted judicial immunity should not shield a judge eating in a public restaurant.
Stunt flier Gene Griffin, 32, was killed near Riverside Airport, four miles north of Zanesville, when a wing tore loose from his light plane and his parachute failed to open. The aircraft crashed and burned about 400 feet from the airport administration building where Griffin served as manager and flight instructor.
Glendale Aug. 5. The city council approved nude baby photography on bear rugs rejecting an ordinance to ban nude or lewd photographs. They asked the city attorney to rewrite it so babies in nature's garb would not be outlawed.
Sunrise and sunset times, moon phases, tides, water temperature and surf conditions summarized by U S Coast and Geodetic Survey. High tide at 4 27 p m and low tide not stated. Foregoing statistics noted.
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