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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1951
Page
4
The Canadian army banned shorts for soldiers today citing training trouble. Short trousers invite sunburn and insect bites, leave soldiers exposed to poison ivy, and offer little protection, the army announced.
Long Beach churches plan traditional Watchnight services theme Ring out the Old Ring in the New Many congregations open communion At First Nazarene Church 741 E 10th St Rev Carl G Ponsford leads panel on Our Church at Work in Visitation Evangelism Fellowship Hour at 9 30 p m Midnight sacrament to close 1951 and usher in 1952 Others include First Christian and Missionary Alliance 17th St and Lemon Ave with chalk artist Sayer Canova St John s Lutheran 56th St and Cerritos Ave Lakewood Village Community Church Central St and Sunfield Ave First Church of the Brethren 9 p m to 2 02 a m plan Watchnight Fellowship Rev Norman J Baugher Rev Wilford R Hall Rev Vernon W Hillmer Rev Ray mond Aikens Rev Paul Beneziel Rev J Lewis Ingle and others listed
A new automatic device at the University of California at Los Angeles measures alpha radiation in Los Angeles air. Air samples are drawn into a vacuum pump, dust is impacted on a rotating glass disc, and the disc is rotated to collect eight days of dust before analysis for alpha contamination.
Bakersfield December 20 California Republicans named Rep Thomas Werdel as their Presidential candidate for next summer's primary He would head an uninstructed delegation to the Republican National Convention Werdel said he has no desire to receive votes for President and his name is used to block takeover of party machinery by self serving groups Keith McCormac fronts the effort arguing Werdel opposes creeping socialism and fits the conservative line The movement aims to place Werdel on the primary ballot in California
Democratic Senator Douglas of Illinois calls Eisenhower the overwhelming favorite for President while Republican Rep. Crawford says Truman could win if the election were held now. Crawford cites income tax scandals hurting Truman and Michigan voting strength. Stassen and Taft are named as GOP candidates. Kefauver weighs in with February decision. Also notes drafts for Kerr and a party interest in presidential bids. Rental ad encouraged in classified section.
Police in Tijuana Det Mexico hold a 17 year old youth identified as Jose Guillermo Rico in connection with a Christmas party fire. Chief Jesus V Marroquin says Rico held the only key to a padlocked escape door and gave it to another youth before the blaze. The second youth is being sought and the death toll was estimated at 41 or more, with the door open it would not have been so high.
Washington December 29 John J Lewis moves toward a spring campaign to raise miners pay and welfare benefits and press for stronger mine safety laws. He hints no public demands yet but notes current contracts end April 1 and aims to align coal industry gains with steelworkers. The drive follows the West Frankfort disaster that killed 129 miners and comes amid broader union efforts to improve mine safety and expand the Mine Workers’ power.
A Long Beach man, Bobbie J Chaney, 24, was pinned after his car skidded north on the freeway near Willow Street, overturned, and trapped him under the vehicle. An unidentified man pulled him free and workers assisted, with Chaney rushed to hospital in critical condition.
The Hasty Pudding Club at Harvard faced a picket line of 22 in New York as union members protested not being hired for the annual musical Seeing Red. The display occurred outside the Barbizon Plaza Hotel during previews before the show runs through December.
Premier Mohammad Mossadegh refuses to sign continued military and economic aid from the United States unless all conditions are removed. The high authority notes the stance could force Truman to waive Congress conditions or risk U S influence in Iran, with Russia potentially gaining leverage. Senator Owen Brewster says waiver aims to let the U S aid Yugoslavia, while Mossadegh’s position preserves Iran’s neutrality amid global power tensions.
In Philadelphia in December 2a, the Philadelphia orphan court ruled Mary Catherine Coll must wait for a piano she desires after a court-appointed guardian is needed to approve any spending. An audition at Judge Lefever’s home suggested a cheaper option first, delaying the girl’s hoped-for instrument.
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