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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1952
Page
7
In Korea on August 12 a marine unit of eight men used a rubber inner tube slung on a tree fork to fling grenades into Chinese lines. Captain Howard Connolly notes the weapon is less effective than hand throws. The front sees heavy mortar fire and a trench network named Siberia.
Pittsburgh Mayor David L. Lawrence announced a successor has been named for Harvey J. Scott, Pittsburgh police superintendent fired after a restaurant brawl. Safety Director George E. A. Fairley said Scott was dismissed after an argument in a Liberty neighborhood restaurant left him with a cut eye and cheek. The new head will come from the police ranks. Scott served 24 years and faces a $175 monthly pension option.
At Shenandoah Junction West Virginia on August 12 a Norfolk and Western passenger train faced mysterious gunfire and rocks as it departed town. An engineer and brakeman reported rifle fire passing close by and a window was broken in a passenger car. No injuries were reported among the 15 passengers. Railroad officials offered no explanation.
Bam Vickers city manager will discuss the Forward Long Beach program of the Chamber of Commerce and the city at the Long Beach Advertising Club luncheon Thursday noon in the Lafayette Hotel. Asa Fiekling, former Long Beach mayor and past club president, will chair the event.
Atlantic City Aug 12 AP The AFL opens its executive council meeting blasting high living costs and predicting new price boosts. The council blames big business and profiteering from wholesale to retail levels for rising prices and says wage increases are not to blame. William Green argues for strong retail price controls but opposes a congressional special session.
Federal Judge John Knight refused to order Carley Lo Dolce extradition to Italy in the 1944 OSS mission killing of Maj. William V. Holohan. The Italian government calls it a diplomacy matter as Lo Dolce, a Rochester former sergeant, and Lt. Aldo Icardi faced charges from a behind-German-lines operation. The 1868 extradition treaty was deemed inapplicable since Italy and the area were occupied by German forces at the time.
A naked man has appeared behind nudist colony members several times, frightening women and children as they stroll. Club officials say he is not one of the group, though his tall sun tan appearance mirrors members. Hunts have been organized but he remains at large, delaying residents from night outings and forcing them to dress for safety during chases.
The Board of Harbor Commissioners denied D. D. Dunlap plea to cut city royalty on Well UP-D3 from 40 to 33 1/3 percent to cover redrilling costs. The commission found the reduction unjustified given prior Dunlap royalty adjustments.
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