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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1948
Page
3
Michael O'Monaahan aged 24 was killed when his crop dusting plane struck an Imperial irrigation district transmission line yesterday near El Centro. The crash ended a routine flight and prompted investigations by local authorities.
High government sources say former President Arnulfo Arias Madrid is organizing an armed invasion of Panama from Costa Rica with the Costa Rican army staff. Mercenaries are said poised to strike Puerto Armuelles near the border as Arias seeks return to power amid a state of emergency.
A former pro athlete, Raine, was arrested in a Burbank motel and charged by the FBI with the July 31 Moorpark bank robbery of $14,250. Authorities say $6,000 was recovered from Raine's Ventura home. the suspect told investigators he spent the rest on bills, a new car, and a family vacation.
Staff Sgt. Leo F. Jeske recalls his mother in law Mrs Laura Emily Hewitt of Catworth Huntington flying from London to Sioux City after the illness of Joyce Jeske, 22, in a sanitarium. Mrs Hewitt arrives ten minutes after Joyce dies. Jeske praises her fortitude and motherhood. Nearby, a separate Bay Bridge incident involving a man named Adkins ends with police seeking license plates.
In Latrobe Pennsylvania last night 30 cars of a 101 car freight derailed beside two streets near the Pennsylvania Railroad. One derailed tank car spilled oil into streets and sewers while a broken boxcar dumped candy. no injuries were reported and the extra bound for Cincinnati was halted while cause is investigated.
In Lancaster on August 9 Cyrus Dietrich aged 14 fishing with Willard Smith hooked a line after two bites yielded a sucker and a white fish too small to keep. He then reeled in a wet five dollar bill still on the line, believing the bait had gone.
In predawn darkness on the Detroit River, a loaded railroad freight car and seven other cars fell off a Wabash Railroad ferry after a collision with the freighter E M Saunders of the Midland Steamship Co. No crew injuries were reported.
Edward T. Adkins, former Navy chief petty officer, unveiled an automobile for handi capped veterans with airplane type steering, gasoline or electric power, and features such as an electric torch and drill, movie camera, radio, magazine rack, automatic fire fighting gear, and an ice cream maker. A shakedown trip was nearly successful but faced a single issue.
Frederick Maryland, Aug 9. Stamp collectors from across the United States descend on the city of 18000 as a stamp honoring Francis Scott Key goes on sale. The local post office overflows with first day requests, topping 300000 in count and raising hopes of breaking the national Edison commemorative record of 650000.
Dots on the weather map indicate widely scattered showers today. The Dakotas and far southern Minnesota saw showers or thunderstorms while the lower Great Lakes, middle Atlantic, Florida and central Great Plains reported more scattered showers. Northeastern states and western regions remained generally fair with cool Great Lakes temperatures.
Romanian refugee sources said a plebiscite on August 23 would decide Romania’s membership in the Soviet Union. They alleged arrests of opposition figures since July and that most Bucharest movie houses are prisons. Russian troops surround Bucharest with strengthened garrisons in other cities. The March elections gave the Communist bloc 92 percent of the vote and 400 of 414 seats.
Sidney George Brown, a Chicago-born scientist and prolific inventor with nearly 1000 patents, died at his Sidmouth home at age 75. He began inventing at 18 and contributed notably to telegraphy and gyroscopic compass development.
Two United Nations observers from the United States and Britain were wounded by guerrilla mortar fire near the Bulgarian Greek Yugoslav border. Lt Col Richard Darnell and Maj A W Fielding were hospitalized in Salonika. Fielding lightly hurt. Darnell more seriously injured but not in danger. UN representatives and Greek authorities investigated. second such incident in three days. Greek army tightened lines against communists in Grammos Mountains.
Detroit August 9 Senator Ferguson of Michigan said he would not press impeachment of President Truman. He urged Americans to use their choice in the upcoming election and argued the loyalty records matter in the espionage inquiry without naming the president.
The Duncan method claims lasting relief after other treatments fail for arthritis rheumatism neuritis sciatica and sinus issues. Drs 6 2065 advertise this treatment with offices at 1423 E 7th St Long Beach.
Japanese writers foresee a Russo American war would turn Japan into a battlefield and possibly wipe out the Japanese race with atom bombs. Some say the United States aims to rehabilitate Japan to defend itself, making Japan a Pacific barrier against totalitarian Russia. Most articles lean toward US interests.
In Riversidf Aug 9 two Navajo men, Mike Mescal and Tully Abraham, were reported near death after a tribal dispute. Deputies arrested David Zien and Joe Ortiz, Acomita Indians, for knifing the Navajos after an impromptu ceremonial dance at a railroad section house car near Corona. All involved were section hands.
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