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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1949
Page
3
At Paekchon on the northern border, a band of raiders burned the police station and killed at least seven South Koreans. South and North Korea blamed each other. the raid involved up to 200 raiders wearing police uniforms, with Americans counting 150 attackers and seven deaths among South Koreans, plus a girl among the dead. About 60 grenades were used.
McCoy Thompson 26, a Navy enlisted man, pleaded guilty to assaulting Marquis Taft with a weapon in San Pedro on December 19. Superior Judge Fred Miller sentenced him to 140 days in county jail after police said Taylor and Taft were involved in a confrontation and Taylor stabbed Taft with a pocket knife.
University of California researchers report on nuclear reactions using neutrons and protons with a cyclotron. They describe neutrons turning carbon nuclei into heavier hydrogen and forming new substances. The work, prepared for defense, notes the mechanism behind core interactions remains unknown.
Yesterday burglars entered the home of Charlotte A. Johnson at 6765 Delta Ave and took a purse with $164. An apartment at 534 W. Ocean Blvd was entered and a purse containing $67 belonging to visitor Jeanne A. Wright of 4317 E. First St was stolen, Wright estimating her loss at $141.
Cleveland Feb 3 Minority opposition expected tomorrow as the General Council of Congregational Christian Churches meets to decide on forming the United Church of Christ. Delegates who voted 1000 to 12 last June at Oberlin in favor of merging with Evangelical and Reformed Church now face a new vote. A 75 percent approval by churches conferences and associations was sought. Helen Kenyon reports 72.2 percent in favor, though individual churches fell short. If approved, the merger binds only the general council, not local churches or agencies.
In Los Angeles an elderly woman, 69 year old Mrs Johann Frank of North Hollywood, stepped in front of a Southern Pacific freight train. Three toes were severed but she survived. Police said she left a German note at her son's home before approaching the crossing. She was taken to St Joseph Hospital in Burbank.
In Los Angeles Republican National Chairman Hugh D. Scott Jr. urged a humanized grass roots GOP and unity between state and national leaders. He said the party has 500000 dollars in treasury and needs 300000 more, praised a New Guard v Old Guard clash, dismissed 1952 candidate talk, and urged candor in foreign policy while planning a nationwide speaking tour.
Batavia reports government officials refuse to confirm or deny talks on immediately establishing a United States of Indonesia. A The Hague source says such a step is under consideration, signaling a major shift from the interim Dutch rule. J. J. M. Beel hinted at the idea in a letter to federalist leaders.
The United Kingdom bought Canadian wheat with American funds at least 50 million dollars cheaper than U S purchases Hoffmans letter released by Senator Young shows 354 million authorized for Canadian and Newfoundland food purchases in last nine months of 1948 with 256.4 million for bread grains This highlights sizable cost differences and ongoing wheat aid programs.
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