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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1952
Page
2
Probate filed in Superior Court shows Cora D. Tuffli dated July 30, 1999 left estate entirely to son Tell Tuffli of 6815 Bay Shore Ave. The will, prepared April 11, 1999, values the son's inheritance in excess of $20 000. Attorney Vern E. Garten filed the petition.
Day to night report indicates seven year old Ronnie Hansell survived an electric shock of about 7200 volts. Hospital officials said they expect him to recover though the incident involved a current four times stronger than that used to electrocute murderers.
In Grant Park a young man fired on a couple listening to a rehearsal of the Grant Park Symphony, killing Patricia Kahler 17 and wounding Herbert A. Hoffman 17 before shooting himself. The shooter was later identified as Bernard Richardson, with FBI fingerprints confirming the suspect. A pocket letter claimed a tragic love conflict, while Hoffman’s acquaintances said the assailant was unknown to the victims.
Cairo August 7 Premier Aly Maher announced Egypt is transferring ambassador to Britain Cin Abdel Fattah Amr to another post and considering further changes in the diplomatic service. Maher declined to name the new London envoy.
Andrei Gromyko, Russia's new ambassador to Britain, rode a gilded royal coach to Buckingham Palace to present credentials to Queen Elizabeth II. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden introduced him as seven embassy officials accompanied. The display and protocol were formal, with Gromyko remaining unsmiling as he traveled in a grand ceremonial convoy.
A mobilization report by Acting Mobilizer John Br. Steel warns the steel strike will push military production down for an entire year. It cites 25,000,000 man days of idle work and 1,400,000 idle workers at peak, with reduced propellant and ammunition forecasts and a 14 percent drop in steel production versus 1951.
Teheran, Aug. 7. Premier Mohammed Mossadegh submitted a plan to his cabinet for sweeping taxes to replace oil revenue losses. An unofficial report says a 2 percent annual land tax would target Iran’s wealthy, potentially yielding at least 330 million dollars yearly. The move follows nationalization of oil and reduced foreign markets. A new decree granting Mossadegh near-dictatorial power for six months looms after Senate approval is expected.
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