19 Feb 1953
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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1953
Page
1
Two tow-headed twins, Ronald and Donald Hoover, aged 214 years, slip from bed at 916 Raymond Ave. and unlock the front door, joined by neighborhood watchdog Blacky. The siblings head toward an outdoor adventure as the morning light rises.
President Eisenhower met with congressional leaders to review the global military situation and Korea strategy. Attendees described the briefing as grim, with no firm conclusions reached beyond the broad military outlook and mentions of Indochina and other tensions.
U S fighter bombers hit a Communist training center with heavy bombs in a third strike in two days. Sabrejev pilots reportedly down two MiGs and possibly a third while Royal N Baker notches his 10th Redfet, second double jet ace of the Korean War. Maj George A Davis led with 11 MiGs destroyed previously. Air Force noted 195 Thunderjets and Shooting Stars bombed near Pyongyang after a Wednesday raid on the Red capital.
Clear through Friday with a slight warm up expected by Friday. Generally windy conditions persist as the day’s high reaches about 8.
A Southern Pacific local train collided with a bus carrying Mexican National farm workers near Imperial Valley. Six killed and 12 injured, including the bus driver among the dead. The impact occurred at the grade crossing as the bus, taking workers to a ranch, was struck at undetermined cause.
Four gunmen bound and gagged a guest and three hotel employees at Casa de Manana Hotel in La Jolla and escaped with gems and cash believed to total about 86 000. Victims included C W Parcher editor and publisher, and Ned C Williams resident manager. Police described the leader and investigated a mysterious blast heard downtown nearby linked to the incident.
A three-ton decomposing whale carcass washes ashore off a San Francisco beach. Police and agencies from city health to coast guard refuse jurisdiction as neighbors debate who should act. Patrolman Sandoval appeals to superiors, while interest groups and the State Department of Fish and Game weigh in on responsibility.
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Fragmented religious verse cites Luke 9 35 12 and speaks of Jesus setting his face toward Jerusalem. It references sacrifice, miracles, and Easter with a devotional tone attributed to Julien Hyer. The text is fragmented andilered with OCR errors but centers on faith and contemplation of Christ's path to the cross.
A 70 mph storm lashed the Southland, felling trees and cutting power as 43 aboard a Catalina to Long Beach water taxi faced rough seas. Temperatures plunged to 21 at Mount Wilson and 45 at Long Beach, with new gusts forecast. A passenger was hospitalized for severe sea sickness. a 38 foot ketch ran aground near Oceanside with three Newport occupants wading ashore. Fire danger rose as five major blazes fed by gusts.
Downtown Long Beach businesses opened Long Beach Dollar Days drawing hundreds of shoppers. The event runs through Friday with top bargains across stores. Park and shop plans offered free downtown parking, and City Lines provided extra buses to handle crowds.
Norwalk Mexican truck driver Mike Gendlan died when his heavy dump truck crashed into a Los Angeles bound passenger train on Carmenita Road near Imperial Highway. Engineer William Warboys of San Bernardino was knocked from his seat and sustained facial injuries as the train, damaged at the front, awaited a substitute engine to continue toward Los Angeles. The crash occurred shortly before 10 a.m. and the victim was thrown from the cab about 50 feet west of the crossing.
Dust storms sweep Kansas Oklahoma and Texas hitting winter wheat crops. Winds up to 45 mph whip soil from young plants raising damage estimates while rain or snow forecast offers mixed relief and recalls past blizzards.
In a San Francisco area suburb a real estate broker shot his estranged wife, wounding her, then killed himself with a gun at a sedate cocktail lounge. The couple had separated last year and both were taken to Junipero Serra Hospital in Colma, where the husband died on arrival and the wife remained in critical condition.
An Air Force B-36 bomber caught fire after landing at Walker Air Force Base New Mexico on a training flight from Rapid City. All 22 crew and trainees jumped clear as flames enveloped the craft. George McCabe of Los Angeles, stationed at Walker, rushed into the burning plane to ensure everyone was out, an act the Air Force called heroic.
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