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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1953
Page
3
A sweeping wind change fanned a blaze at the Dougherty Lumber Co East Side yard in Cleveland Washington, consuming 13 buildings and 12 sheds and destroying 17,090,000 feet of lumber. No deaths or injuries were reported. the estimated loss is $5,000,000 as fire crews battled for five hours.
World War II China India Burma veterans were urged to back a fund for underprivileged Asian children. Vice President Nixon to assist in Asia trip distribution. Clarence Gordon of Denver announced the plan at the CBI veterans’ annual convention ending Sunday. The fund honors Father Martin J. O’Gara, who perished in a crash while returning from CBI theaters, saving a parachute for a fellow soldier.
A tabloid with a large circulation published an editorial demanding a formal statement on Prime Minister Churchill’s health. It cited Stewart Alsop’s report of a June slight shock and French press items, noting doctors ordered rest from June 27 for about a month.
At Panmunjom the Communists freed 400 Allied POWs, including 73 Americans, and promised a larger 450-captive shipment for Tuesday. Americans and Brits stepped from trucks, tracing the day’s tally to 677 liberated in 13 days, while POSP U.S. and British fliers reported seeing Reds’ jet aircraft. The Red Cross noted reports of hunger and disease at northern camps, with conflicting accounts from Peiping Radio about camp life.
Stewart B. Reed, Des Moines, new president of the National Association of Chiropodists, told delegates at the convention that urban pavements are not suited for bare feet. He urged children to wear properly fitting shoes in the city, while barefoot freedom is allowed at the beach or in fields.
The American Red Cross general manager said U N Red Cross teams in North Korea cannot relay progress in aiding Allied prisoners. James W Nicholson noted teams arrived, receive mail, and get logistical support, but reports are scarce and some repatriates say they were blocked from talking to workers.
South Korea’s President Syngman Rhee says in an interview that if peace talks break down the United States will resume fighting to achieve reunification. He cites U S and Communist resistance and notes Washington has not outlined a plan if talks fail. Rhee, while wary of peaceful methods, questions the likelihood of a unified Korea under Communist influence.
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