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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1951
Page
1
A severe cold front dashes across Florida and the Midwest, bringing record lows and widespread disruption. Officials urge residents to stay indoors as forecasts warn of dangerous wind chills, power strain, and travel hazards with potential fatalities in exposed areas.
An official statement says a significant number of captives were taken by the army in Korea. Spokesmen note severe cold weather has complicated operations, with casualties and missing personnel under investigation amid ongoing combat actions.
A rescue team freed Geelie Frasegeer and a colleague from under snow at a cisunit service station in the Austrian Alps after 13 days buried by the Jan avalanche. Two workers survived frostbitten but alive, while another died in the disaster that added to the death toll of 27.
Tokyo February 3 AP reports allied troops moved within seven miles of bombed Seoul as U.S. Secretary of the Army and the general inspect positions west of the capital. Western front actions continued with clashes near Maje and points south of the Seoul front lines. Turkish forces faced heavy shelling and small arms fire while reinforcing operations pressed on in the late hours of Saturday.
President Truman in Philadelphia urged hope for peace and leadership from Americans to back a tough foreign policy. He warned against summer soldiers and sunshine patriots as he praised wartime chaplains from World War I and urged unity to prevent another world war.
The notice lists where to find sections of the newspaper such as Beyle on page A 10 and obituaries on page 8 4. It mentions classifications, comics, financial pages, and sports across several pages with page designations like A and B.
Two avalanches hit a mountainside near Winter Park Colorado blocking Highway 40. No casualties were reported though minor injuries were claimed by a passerby. Avalanche activity halted traffic as snowplows cleared the route. The slides occurred within minutes of each other along a short highway stretch west of Berthoud Pass.
Government wage ceilings were relaxed allowing merit pay raises for millions of workers. The Wage Stabilization Board approved across the board increases and length of service pay, plus higher wages for transfers and night or skilled tasks. Retail price limits were adjusted and coal prices were set to rise up to 90 cents per ton for hard coal and 25 cents for soft coal.
Washington report says aluminum is banned in over 200 civilian products such as ash trays, cocktail shakers, Venetian blinds, and storm windows from April. Rubber is restricted for nonessential civilian items starting in March, with inner tubes and certain rubber components limited. The aims are to boost defense production and require facilities to divert more output to defense needs, while allowing aluminum only for functional parts.
Police bomb squads guarded Pennsylvania Station and the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad terminal after an anonymous threat to blow them up. Officials said the threat arrived last night and prompted protection requests from both companies.
Peter Joseph, 46, a former pool-room operator in Ottsville Pennsylvania, delivered moldy mutilated currency totaling 250900 to a Federal Reserve bank claiming it was saved and earmarked for taxes but authorities seek its origin while he owes 208312 in back taxes. Further details remain undisclosed.
Senator Wherry urged Acheson to state modest U S air and ground strength Ike would commit to Europe defense He opposes sending more foot soldiers and wants clear commitments from Acheson Ike said he found renewed European will rising with stronger defense The general noted air and land units would boost confidence and spur production but cautioned Europe needs more munitions and equipment
Forecast calls for mostly sunny days with little temperature change. Some early morning fog patches. Light variable winds with west to southwest breezes 10 to 18 mph in the afternoons.
Washington February 3 Controller Michael V Di Salle orders a rollback of about 10 a ton on iron and steel scrap prices effective next week New ceilings set based on a Pittsburgh delivered 41 per ton key price for No 1 heavy melting grades Officials say the move cuts standard grades about 10 a ton and specialty grades up to 60 a ton
A widespread rail walkout by Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen members triggers a national embargo halting most second class mail and parcels. District Judge Igne orders show cause regarding the walkout while mediation boards try to avert further disruption to food, transport, and military basing logistics across the country.
In Belgrade a former Chetnik officer, Dusan The, plus 14 others, faced death by hanging for conspiring to overthrow Tito and restore exiled King Peter II. The executions followed a wartime network brush with the German occupation era.
SANTA MONICA Feb 3 The veteran film actor Warner Baxter is reported to be gravely ill from a chronic ailment causing malnutrition. He has been in hospital since January 18.
NOSCOW Feb 3 UPA 1,006,000 graft and kickback scandal through fake state building co operatives led to 23 convictions by a Soviet high court. Eight ringleaders receive up to 25 years, with civil rights loss and property confiscation. The article details fake co operatives Artel Builder Ariel Bysprom and others, contracts with state enterprises, exaggerated estimates, and large-scale thefts from state funds.
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