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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1953
Page
3
In Tehran during the nine hour coup royalist forces attacked Mossadegh government offices as rioting spread through the streets. A Communist paper was wrecked with office equipment burned while mobs gathered and watched the unrest.
The Federal conciliation service said contract talks will resume at 9 am as 33,009 Southwestern Bell employees strike continues into a second day. Officials from both sides are not scheduling further negotiations, and service disruptions persist with operators delayed and long distance calls affected. The company says any pay increases will be passed to customers.
Paris dispatch reports Moulay Mohammed Ben Arafa proclaimed new Sultana of Morocco amid unrest and exiles. The previous sultan Sidi Ben Youssef deposed and exiled to Corsica. Arafa’s 64-year-old uncle to replace him. Protagonists pledge allegiance. Cairo and Arab League react with calls for action. France maintains control with tightened security across protectorate Morocco.
Pulitzer prize winner Bert Andrews 52 head of the New York Herald Tribune Washington bureau died at St Joseph’s Hospital after a prior mild heart attack. He had been in Denver covering President Eisenhower during the Chief Executive’s Colorado vacation and rose to lead the Washington bureau in 1941. Born June 2 1901 in Colorado Springs he grew up in San Diego and attended Stanford University.
An Italian widow, Domenices Martinola, wins parts of her claim against Ethel Sandy Striano after a 27 year joint venture with her immigrant husband. The settled suit amounts to 5906 dollars tied to proceeds from an auto sale home policy and Time insurance policy. Striano argued she earned the fruits of the business and its assets.
In Las Vegas, two Air Force T 33 jets collided during final approach to Nellis Air Force Base. Second Lt. Charles F E Haynes of Coalinga California died in the crash. Lt. Robert H. Arizog Jr. of Beaufort D C bailed out safely after gaining altitude.
In Chicago on August 18 a red letter day marks Mrs Rose mary Klett’s anniversary of marriage to Thomas Klett in 1951. Their son Kevan was born a year after, and Thomas Jr. joined the family later. The husband, a Marine lieutenant, is honorably discharged and returning home to attend law school at Notre Dame.
Romulo leaves the three candidate race and joins Ramon Magsaysay's Nacionalista bloc against Elpidio Quirino. The move follows his earlier Liberal party defection and aims to bolster democracy in the Philippines. Quirino is in Washington recovering from abdominal surgery and is expected to return soon.
Tokyo recorded its hottest day at 101.1 degrees matching a long standing weather record. The previous peak of 100.3 occurred on August 16, 1942, as officials note the weather bureau’s long history.
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