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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1947
Page
13
The government ordered suspension of the anti Communist White Russian newspaper Slavo Slavo published in Shanghai since May 25 with a circulation around 1200.
YOKOHAMA Aug 21 UP Eitaro Uchiyama one of three Japanese generals on trial for beheading two American fliers testified he believed American raid planes intended to devastate civilians and private property. He based the belief on Osaka bombing patterns from Aug 13 1945. Nelson and Augunas were executed after a trial with alleged denial of participation.
London reports Princess Elizabeth’s sister Margaret, turning 17, is described as pretty and poised. She gains more privileges and duties, including a first public engagement and a forthcoming ship christening, as Elizabeth focuses on her wedding plans.
Councilman Clarence E. Wagner is slated to be elected president of the Los Angeles County division of the League of California Cities at a Hilltop Cafe dinner in Signal Hill. He has served as acting president since Clyde Marsh’s April retirement and was nominated unanimously for a full term, with incumbents Ruel Brown Ernest S. Dixon Paul Barton re nominated. Mayor William Hobba will welcome guests from over 400 municipalities. routine business is expected.
In USAKA Japan on Aug 21 a 44th Infantry Division patrol located the common grave of 99 prisoners of war whose bodies had been burned. The prisoners were American Dutch and British workers in nearby mines during the war.
The Los Angeles Harbor Commission again failed to hold its regular meeting with no quorum explained. Two pending appointments include Eugene Overton and Morgan Adams who have resigned. Roy H. Beaton’s reappointment faced harbor interests objections due to conflicts with harbor decisions. Other commissioners listed are James Ingebretsen and C. S. Sampson.
The Iraq government suspended dollar exchange until noon today amid British American negotiations in Washington on sterling convertibility. The move appears linked to the talks and affects currency trade within Iraq.
Lighting upgrades along Ocean Boulevard between American and Alimitas Avenues will operate within a few days. Lighting Engineer Charles Morrison announced that Edison employees are welding extensions to three existing standards to improve illumination. Materials are on hand to convert 18 standards. The project is part of a city wide street light improvement expected to continue for months as more equipment becomes available.
Pvt. Lewis Tryon 19 of Amsterdam N Y charged with manslaughter and armed robbery of two banks in Tokyo area. He was captured near Sasebo Beach after six weeks of search. allegedly killed a pedestrian in a commandeered Japanese truck following the robberies. He netted 22,000 yen in the alleged crimes. A 28 year old Japanese girl was swimming with him at the time of capture.
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