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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1951
Page
3
Government officials explain the National Production Authority CMP limits effective Oct 1 for home building. Builders may self authorize small metal amounts now. any project requiring more must obtain official authorization. The rules aim to prevent shortages while letting some construction proceed.
The Veterans Administration announced 104 prize winners in its annual writing contest for hospitalized war veterans. Sponsored by the Hospitalized Veterans Writing Project of Chicago, prizes totaled about 500 in various categories of literary work and related materials.
Secretary of the Navy Dan A. Kimball tells the Greater Los Angeles Press Club that air power adds to sea power but does not replace it. He stresses sea control as essential to victory and argues air power cannot alter the need to keep war away from U. S. shores while allowing swift retaliation if attacked. He asserts history shows seas must be controlled to win conflicts.
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru urged a peaceful solution to the Kashmir dispute with Pakistan while stressing India will remain defensive against attacks. He warned Premier Liaquat Ali Khan that India faces surrender or forced retribution if Pakistan’s stance continues. The Kashmir conflict has persisted for three years, with a UN mission led by Frank P. Graham seeking settlement.
In Chicago on August 10, polio struck five children in one family in a single week. The eldest child Margaret Mary McGurn, 9, died. Siblings Anne 5 and George 7, Jane 4, and Mary 18 months recovered or improved after light attacks. Two nearby Elmhurst children affected are also recovering.
Seventy year old Addison Russell, after a 2200 mile Chicago to start, rests at his sister’s home in Banning and says he will pedal to Death Valley to measure its heat. He left Chicago July 6 on a pedal marathon and aims to compare extreme temperatures with his broken thermometer awaiting replacement.
Washington informs that Dr Edward A Condon reportedly resigns as director of the Bureau of Standards. Officials say he leaves after three years amid prior criticism by a House subcommittee on atomic security. Condon neither confirms nor denies the report and moves to a private position.
In Montgomery on August 16, 194? AP reports dam Key, warden of Scottsboro Prison Camp in north Alabama, was dismissed for beating three prisoners with a wooden stick. State Investigator R A J Troupe found Key struck Earnest Taylor and Ezzie Lawson with a three foot hickory stick and struck O C Allen with a walking stick. Key admitted striking Taylor but claimed it was after the prisoner refused to work and grabbed him.
141 children prepared for the annual soap box championship at Akron's Derby Downs with a parade of brass band escorts and drum majorettes. The Chevrolet Division of GM sponsors the event offering a $15,000 college scholarship to the winner and a new automobile as second prize.
Berlin reports describe a mass exodus of tens of thousands of East German youths from the East Berlin World Youth Peace Festival amid police controls. Western officials note asylum inquiries and concerns over food, with delegates urged to return home or face indoctrination. The event culminates in a Sunday parade as Communist placards denounce American imperialism and call for peace while demilitarization remains disputed.
SHREVEPORT Louisiana August 10. Barksdale Air Force Base reported that an RB-45 jet bomber averaged 886 mph, a possible record for the aircraft, aided by an air stream circling the earth. The 205 mile flight from Fort Worth to Shreveport was completed in 50 minutes to the second, piloted by Capt. John Mackey and Lt. John Nam.
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