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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1950
Page
1
In Ashington a new Atomic Energy Commission publication outlines immediate actions if an atom bomb explodes. It stresses shielding exposed skin, using clothing as protection, cleaning contaminated homes with soap and water, and notes no lasting protection exists from serums or shots.
The Defense Secretary issued orders to withhold public details of naval vessel movements and cargo ship transports from both coasts. Instructions bar predeparture or postdeparture announcements and follow a directive from Admiral Forrest Sherman to halt any movement disclosures.
Crowds flocked to Clarence House as Princess Elizabeth potentially prepares to birth her second child. Police kept order while physicians made quiet evening rounds. Prince Charles appeared for an airing earlier in the day. The crowd mingled with fashionably dressed onlookers as rain began to fall.
At Pohang Korea Aug 18 evacuation of a key US airstrip proceeds while a rearguard task force under Brig Gen J S Bradley stays behind to keep the field usable if needed. Maj Gen Earle Fr Partridge commands Fifth Air Force and Mustang fighters fly missions from the field amid ongoing fighting nearby.
A San Pedro fisherman, Dr. Weber, 38, was shot in the right thigh by a .22 rifle while aboard a fishing vessel 220 miles south of San Diego. Coast Guard Mercy plane evacuated him to the Naval talon. Condition not believed serious. Suspect details unavailable.
North Korean forces massed along the Naktong River in a major offensive as about 60 000 Communists, backed by tanks and artillery, pushed toward attacking positions. Across the line U S forces fortified near Taegu while Pohang airfield came under fire and the 25th Infantry moved up to bolster defenses. The Eighth Army labeled the battle imminent with key actions near Waegwan Miryang and Yongsan as forces clashed on multiple fronts.
A rescue party on Mount Whitney reports locating at least one body in a snowbank near East Face Lake while continuing to search for Christopher Reynolds and Stephen Wasserman both 17. Harold Gates spotted a coat at the northeast face base, Sierra Club members note the climb route as natural. Reynolds is heir to tobacco fortune. Wasserman is Cerro Gorda mine part owner.
Wenatchee Washington August 12 a helicopter pilot was burned to death when his craft crashed into a power line while dusting an orchard in an effort to help Montgomery free, the intense heat forcing him away from the blaze.
Highlights of today's news note a 100,000 crowd at Recreation Park for the annual Hawkeyes picnic. Other items cover Tidsland oil hearings in Washington, Monsanto Chemical plans a plastics plant, and two oil conventions scheduled this week. The state department warns against phony complaints and the A W wants Ford to reopen the contract for a wage increase.
A brief index lists sections and page ranges for Armed Service News on A-8, Auto News on B-8 and B-9, Explor Your Mind on A-15, Luncheon Clubs on page 8-7, and Women’s Activities in Section D, guiding readers to target content.
A Chicagoan described a 36 year old man’s alleged involvement in the assault and death of Roberta Rivearson a parochial school girl aged one case details mention a body found in a ditch near a cemetery and unclear timeline police ongoing investigation names not fully clear.
A U S military briefing showed a 120mm Russian mortar shell recovered intact in South Korea bearing the date 1950. Pentagon officials said the shell proves new Russian manufacture and contradicts a Soviet statement by UN delegate Malik that munitions used by invaders were left there two years ago.
At Pearl Harbor reporters were told that July 23 near Formosa Strait two American built F 51 fighters attacked a U S Navy Privateer patrol plane. The crew said the attackers bore North Korean markings but were likely Chinese Communists. No shots were fired back to avoid an international incident.
Pvt. John Marruso, the first American KIA buried in Detroit from the Korean War, was memorialized with scant honors at his funeral. City officials plan a permanent memorial and a recreation site dedication, while a council member vows to push for the tribute as Detroit seeks to rectify the forgotten salute.
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