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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1952
Page
1
Yasmin Aly Khan, 24, daughter of Rita Hayworth, was rushed to a Beverly Hills hospital after accidentally swallowing sleeping pills. Doctors pumped her stomach. she recovered quickly. Aly Khan visited her later, calling the visit pleasant, while avoiding questions on reconciliation.
Governor Adlai Stevenson plans a westward campaign swing starting early next month with a new train and plane method. Wilson Wyatt said the eight to ten day trip will begin after Labor Day speeches in Detroit and Milwaukee and will include stops in California and the Pacific Northwest.
The typhoon Karen hit Okinawa with 110 mph winds and changed course toward Korea, threatening southern coastal cities including Pusan. It damaged U S Army property on Okinawa, with forecasts calling for a Sunday arrival on the Korean peninsula.
In Milan, Princess Yolanda of Savoy and Count Calvi of Bergolo were traveling to Pamaro castle when their tanker truck crashed into a ravine. The 3000 gallons of wine flooded the cab trapping Marco Pollini and Sergio Berti up to their necks. Yolanda forced a door open and pulled them to safety as the count sought aid.
Marines repelled a seventh Red counterattack at Bunker Hill on the western front near Paymunjom as 226 Reds were killed or wounded. The First Marine Division reported 3735 Communist losses for the week. UN aircraft targeted a front area south of Pyongyang, with one MiG-15 shot down and multiple aircraft losses noted.
Weather summary notes Mary sunshine for the weekend with variable cloudiness. Local nights and mornings may bring fog near the coast. Continued warmth expected with highs around 74 degrees.
Miss Hana Pavlickova, 24, describes escaping by riding in a single-seater crop duster over the Czech border into the American zone of Germany. She and three companions tricked guards, with Pavlickova volunteering her leg to the plane. Also cited is Ivan Plubar’s 40 foot mine tunnel escape and others crossing by river in an amphibious jeep to Austria.
S/Sgt. Dave Moore a Marine replacement from South Arlington Va describes wandering onto Bunker Hill during a Panmun Jom vicinity attack. He endured heavy shellfire witnessing battlefield horrors and later learned he was at the wrong hill. He recalls fear turning to anger and pride in the Marines’ resolve.
Five people drowned and 17 were reported missing as flash floods swept southwest England. Army Territorials deployed amphibious vehicles to reach stranded families in Lynton Lynmouth and nearby towns after Rivers Lyne altered course and swept away a Scout camp. Dozens of homes damaged and roads washed out along the Devon and Somerset coasts.
In Korea a long awaited explosion shattered the wreckage of a United Nations fighter-bomber loaded with delayed action bombs. One bomb carried a dead U S airman astride it as the jet, which collided with another aircraft, crashed near Seoul. M Sgt Derral C Watson described the hazardous wreckage and his escape after discovering the pilot's body and multiple unexploded bombs.
Brigantine New Jersey August 16 UP John Laporte Given Jr grandson of Heinz pickle founder left Brigantine under court orders after allegedly brandishing five pistols at a children’s party and threatening to kill. He claimed a misunderstanding with neighbor Joseph Born sparked the incident. He has a history of sensational episodes linked to the Heinz family and Pickleson.
Washington reports six years of Western efforts to win Soviet agreement on an Austrian peace treaty have stalled. Moscow rejected an abbreviated March 13 draft the United States and allies proposed to end the occupation and grant Austria full independence. An appeal to the United Nations, possibly with American backing, may be the next move.
United Mine Workers ordered a 10 day halt to coal production from Aug 23 to Sept 1 in tribute to miners killed in disasters. John L. Lewis urged safety compliance and legal measures, while 40 000 soft coal and 75 000 anthracite miners pause operations. The disruption spans five working days despite an 84 day coal surplus above ground.
S POLIO actress Thaxter, 32, hospitalized yesterday in Portland, diagnosed with infantile paralysis. Wife of James T. Aubrey Jr, mother of Susan, 6, expecting a second child next winter. condition described as non paralytic type by physicians.
Eisenhower plans to press labor support during the 1960 campaign. He will start with a top level policy speech in Philadelphia on September 4 and revise his schedule to address the AFL convention in New York City on September 15. Nixon said the CIO rank and file may differ from its leadership and that CIO leaders cannot deliver the CIO vote.
A scattered index lists where to find church notices, obituaries, shipping, sports, theaters and women's activities across multiple pages. It guides readers to Page A-7 for Boyle notices, A-6 and A-7 for churches, B-2 and B-3 for sports, and other sections including financial, comics, and obituaries on Page A.
Washington reports that draft chief Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey warned the pool of eligible men is drying and may fall below wartime lows within a year. He projected 1,200,000 draftees this year and 3,700,000 by next June as veterans’ exemptions and Korea veterans' releases tighten the pool.
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