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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1953

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Dulles Signals Reciprocal Action Over POW Holdouts

Secretary of State Dulles said after a conference with President Eisenhower that the United States would take reciprocal measures if American prisoners are withheld by the Chinese Communists and North Koreans. He reported to Eisenhower on his Korea trip and praised the POW exchanges at Freedom Village while noting concerns about withheld prisoners.

Denver Dulles Eisenhower United States Honolulu South Korea Republic Synghman Rhee Henry Cabot Lodge Jr U. S United Nations Walter S. Robertson Korea Rhee Freedom Village

Stolen Food Profiteering in East Berlin Stores

Refugees from the Russian zone report that Communist officials are profiteering by selling confiscated American food in state stores at inflated prices. Propaganda claimed parcels were returned to needy West Berliners, but refugees say much of the stolen food, especially meat and fats, reaches party officials’ tables. Other stocks are rewrapped with HO Handels Organization labels and sold in HO stores.

Berelin Red Max and Fats Communist Party HO (Handels Organization

Yanks Turned Red Reported En Route Home

AP wire story from Freedom Village reports Americans freed from Red prison stockades say 30 progressives from Camp 5 Pyoktong on the Yalu River will return to preach communism in the United States. Cpl Leslie B Seales of Fort nsomville Ind says the 30 are among anti-Red POWs and may join groups like Ex-POWs for Peace and Veterans for Peace. He notes some POWs allied with Reds for better treatment but cautions not all 30 were informers.

Freedom Village U. S United States Cpl Leslie B. Seales Fortnsomville Ind Pyoktong Yalu River Inchon Reds Scales America Ex-Pows For Peace Veterans For Peace Progressives Communist Party In America San Francisco Redsigne Seales

Tehachapi Blaze Still Uncontrolled Near Camp

A brush and timber fire in the Tehachapi Mountains burned 5000 acres and moved toward a jogging camp on Cummings Mountain, with Rangers saying it was within three miles of the camp Sunday night. One lumber truck burned, and the fire crossed Double Mountain. About 150 boys at the Burbank YMCA Camp were evacuated from Cummings Mountain, but the camp itself was not damaged.

Tehachapi Tehachapi Mountains Cummings Mountain Double Mountain Burbank

Weather Update Feels Hazy With Small Temperature Change

A hazy afternoon gives way to sunshine Tuesday after night and early morning low clouds. The forecast shows little temperature change across the day.

Disabled Americans Arrive Nears Home From Tokyo Return

Seventeen disabled but hopeful Americans left Tokyo by plane for the United States, ending months in North Korean prison camps. About 1800 Marines aboard the Gen. Nelson M. Walke and a large Air Force transport carried liberated prisoners toward home, with landing planned near San Francisco or Seattle after a two week Pacific crossing. Panmunjom scenes mixed sadness and gaiety as transports arrived, showing 125 Americans and 25 Turks in good condition, while Red ambulances carried emaciated ROK soldiers.

Panmunjom Tokyo United States Inchon Harbor U. S Nelson M. Walke Air Force Haneda Long Beach Travis Air Force Base San Francisco Pacific Seattle Reds

Long Beach Transit Faces City Frustration Over Cuts

Long Beach City Lines suspends service in a move that defies city rules, triggering a demand to restore schedules. The City Bureau of Franchises seeks legal options, including bond forfeiture, as two firms plan a merger moving all routes to Motor Bus Co under state control.

City Bureau of Asst Joséph B. Lamb Sam E. Vickers Atty John Munholland City Lines Munholland Long Beach ‘Motor Bus Company State Public Utility Commission Long Beach Motor Bus Co 9 Lines Bureau

Chutes Rescue 24 in Boxcar Crash

In Wiesbaden AP report, all 24 airmen who parachuted from a disabled C-119 Flying Boxcar over the Libyan desert were found alive. Twenty-one were located earlier. three more were spotted by rescue teams. The craft crashed 60 miles south of Wheelus Field, Tripoli. Survivors were treated at Wheelus Air Force Hospital and suffered minor injuries from the jump.

Wiesbaden Germany Libyan Desert U. S. Air Force Desert U.S. Air Force Wheelus Field Tripoli Air Force Wheelus Mediterranean Udine Italy Royal Anthis U.S

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Russ Fearing Revolt Spur Air Jamming

East Germany tightens control as Russia expands radio jamming to isolate 18 million people from the West. Blockade runners still enter via rail despite police cordons and travel bans. Food parcel aid to West Berlin continues, totaling over two million in two weeks.

Berlin East Germany West Berlin East Berlin

Houses Fall Two Die as Island Tremor Hits Ithaca

A severe earthquake near Ithaca, off the west coast, caused two deaths and the collapse of about 200 houses. Rescue teams station on shore scramble to reach survivors amid rising tides and damaged port facilities. Names of victims and exact locations remain unclear in the scrambled report.

Ithaca Athens Island Theme Mabel Ait

Toledo Soldier Recalls Brutal Capture by Chinese Guards

Pfc. Leonard Brewton of Toledo describes refusing a germ warfare lecture and being assaulted by Chinese guards in Freedom Village. He details beatings, starvation, and three days in a vault, then 20 days in a soll with guards watching him. He says he is now recovering and not crippled.

Freedom Village Enyhodss

Two Long Beach Officers Describe Fatal Crackup Crash

Two Long Beach policemen testified about a Sunday morning crash at Spring Street and Lakewood Boulevard that killed three people and injured another. The collision involved two cars racing heedlessly through a stop light, sending vehicles spinning and debris flying, with witnesses recounting a man dying in the street and a woman severely injured. Victims were Leonard Salisbury, David Reuss, and Walter Slider. Slider’s wife Wille was critically hurt.

Long Beach Spring “St Lakewood , Blvd Carley Lyse James Phillips Lyse Bas Accube Ate Tion Lakewood Blvd Leonard Salisbury Dawson Ave David Reuss Daisy Ave Walter Slider Paulson St Compton Slider Wille Rauss Salisbury

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