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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1951
Page
1
In a terse wartime bulletin many lines recount red casualties amid a U N offensive with scattered details. The report mentions killed and missing soldiers, and notes urgent action and ongoing battlefield confusion as units press a drive.
Allied tank spearheads forced toward Seoul as armored columns reached within five miles of the capital city. The advance followed heavy bombardment by warplanes and artillery, with reports of massive enemy casualties and rapid gains on multiple fronts. Lt. Gen. Ridgway oversaw operations as new progress continued toward Anyang and surrounding routes.
Washington feb 5 a Senate House committee plans to hear from Price Stabilizer Michael V DiSalle and Justice Department lawyer Toward McGrath on enforcement of price controls, with hearings on mobilization efforts and material allocations to follow. The panel questions jurisdiction over prosecutions under the price freeze and Cotton market effects. Maybank chairs the economic mobilization watchdog committee.
A coordinated walkout cripples British ports as about 90,000 dockers idle across slipyards. Manchester reports abandoned hatches while London links struggle. leadership sees Reds behind the action, with TGWU chief calling the strike unwarranted and warning of broader spread.
The General Motors South Gate assembly plant was closed indefinitely due to shortages of rail materials. Plant Manager Henrys Clark said about 200 workers are affected as the factory, which builds Buicks Oldsmobiles and Pontiacs, cannot open without sufficient supplies. The Van Nuys Chevrolet plant, by contrast, has materials to continue operating for a while.
Long Beach woman Rose Marie Birdsall, 24, arrested on murder investigation after the stoning and beating death of Chino Rialto cafe operator Warren Ly Bedenfield. She resided at 123 Roswell Ave and had been missing five days since accompanying Eddenfield after a Rialto cafe visit. Police traced her from a hit-and-run statement and radio alerts as details emerged of an alleged motel road assault and fatal attack.
The Partridge, a 136 foot minesweeper, struck a mine off Korea and sank within 32 minutes. Four officers and 31 sailors aboard, four dead, eight survivors wounded, rescued by hospital ship Consolation at Posang. Two destroyers also damaged.
A House bill to defer rail strikers drew applause as Rep. Andrews introduced the measure. Andrews said many railroad workers labeled sick have been deferred due to their jobs, while a mediation board member reported talks are hopelessly deadlocked in settling the nationwide railroad dispute delaying traffic.
LAKE SUCCESS February 3 4h Tek Sit Benegal A Raw instructed by his government to turn down a bid to serve on the U N s new Korean peace body. The Indian decision may force Lester B Pearson to also decline. Entezam faces restarting peace efforts as the two bodies were set up to push a settlement in Korea and possible measures against China.
The page lists section-by-section columns and features across pages A and B. It names items such as accident catalysts, Korea war losses, and various features including Beach Combing Boyle Bridge Glassified Ads Comics Editorial Financial Obituaries and Sports plus minor notes on Temperatures Theaters and Women’s Activities.
A National Mediation Board member called railroad wage hour talks totally deadlocked as unions and carriers held separate sessions in Washington. Government mediators warned of a serious roadblock to peace efforts as the strike crippled rail traffic and snarled New York City commutes. With 123,000 auto workers idle, industry layoffs rose, and many plants shut down nationwide.
In East St. Louis a one legged girl, Rose Self, 10, rescued Robert Arnold and his sister Rose, 6, from a fatal blaze that claimed the lives of Frances Arnold, 46, and Pat, 8. Robert later died of burns at St Mary’s Hospital. Rose Self and officers O Sullivan and Calais were burned attempting the rescue after an oil stove exploded.
President Truman proposes Congress raise federal income tax rates by four points, double many excise taxes, and boost levies on cigarettes, autos, appliances, and alcohol. The plan aims to nearly triple auto taxes and double taxes on TVs and refrigerators, with broad increases affecting millions of taxpayers and corporate taxes rising as well. The package includes capital gains tax rise and a corporate tax increase to 33 percent, plus higher excise on gasoline and other items.
A historical article fragment outlines how a new tax plan might affect a taxpayer's bill. It mentions specific deduction steps for a single person and a family, with figures like 600 for dependents and 1600 remaining income, and notes a possible 195 percent tax in certain scenarios. The piece reflects evolving Congressional proposals and timing cues around March 15 for 1950 income.
New York reports President Herbert Hoover will deliver a Friday night address on foreign policy. The speech, broadcast 9 to 9:30 p.m. over Mutual Broadcasting System, will be a longer update of his December 20 address, according to Hoover’s office.
Cloudy conditions with occasional drizzle tonight. Partly cloudy tomorrow morning, becoming cloudy late afternoon. Light variable winds tonight and south to southwest winds around 15 to 25 miles per hour tomorrow.
The National Production Authority ordered suspension of hide deliveries to ensure supplies for armed forces and other purchases. The action aims to prevent depletion of new hides and skins while a distribution program is prepared, with two month tanning lags noted. The order maintains later production for shoes and luggage, and requires hides to meet military weight and quality specs.
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