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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1953
Page
5
A garbled classifieds snippet mentions paid cash on delivery via Independ, selling items such as toys and trucks. It references Telegram and a phone number 69071, implying a local classified ad service. The fragment suggests a sales offer with contact avenues for selling goods through a classified channel.
Ike's denial leaves slim hope for a spy case as appeals for clemency or new action await a Justice Department decision. The text notes ongoing study by officials before any presidential action, with references to Eisenhower and the wartime era.
President Eisenhower said he would not overturn the Rosenberg verdict after reviewing the records and clemency appeals. He noted the crime exceeded mere murder, involving betrayal of the nation and endangering thousands of innocent lives. The piece also surveys Soviet-Israeli tensions and Western reactions to Israel’s position amid Arab hostility and migration pressures.
Ripped pages show Surfside Colony battered by sea as waves smash the front of a house. The porch sits ten feet above water after receding, a four by six inch beam snaps like a toothpick. West-end residents bear the brunt while erosion threats loom for east-end homes.
Frankfort police nabbed a drunk suspect asleep in a jail cell after a doorway mix up. Mickey Sipes was found resting in headquarters and placed in City Court after officers gently shut the door to avoid waking him.
Hollywood comedian Red Skelton remains hospitalized at Cedars of Lebanon as a precaution after abdominal surgery. Dr. Stanley Imerman says the condition is a virus and neuralgia and Skelton has not fully recovered.
A Wilmington meeting to discuss chinchillas is set for tonight at 1316 Island Ave. Gordon Spencer, president, will lead the session of the harbor area branch of the Chinchilla Association of America.
Press photographers from around the world will display their best pictures in San Francisco for the International Photographic Exposition from June 30 to July 5. The event showcases top work and draws global lens artists to the city gallery district.
Police chased and trapped suspects after a morning robbery on Cherry Avenue. Harry Welch identified a fleeing car, leading to two arrests in the 5800 block. Frakes and Button, both 18, were booked on robbery and carrying a concealed weapon. Victim Jack H. Saffell, a San Pedro liquor store clerk, reported a woman robbed him of 55 cash and a wallet then forced him to surrender 80 more in cash and 30 in silver from the register.
A Rome Cable Co employee, Charles E. Northcutt, 26, of 15914 Menlo Ave, sustained first to third degree burns to his left leg and hip after falling into an acid tank at the Torrance plant on Wednesday. He was hospitalized at Torrance Memorial Hospital for treatment.
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