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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1953

Page

3

U.N. Fliers Repel Red Assaults In Korea Front

U N troops fend off two savage Chinese Red attacks on a western front outpost amid heavy mortar and artillery fire. US B 29s bomb a Manchurian frontier depot while fighters target rail lines and supply centers in North Korea. Casualty counts remain unconfirmed but officers say enemy losses were considerable.

Seoul Manchuria North Korea Air Force Sinuiju Kumsong U.N

Douglas Named Undersecretary of the Air Force in Eisenhower Nomination

President Eisenhower nominated James Henderson Douglas Jr. of Lake Forest Illinois to be undersecretary of the Air Force. Douglas 53 a lawyer replaces Robert Sprague who declined to sell his family business. Also sent for civil defense administrator and U N representatives to the UN General Assembly with other nominees and an alternate representative.

Washington Eisenhower James Henderson Douglas Jr Lake Forest Ill Air Force Douglas Robert Sprague Massachusetts Senate Val Peterson Nebraska Henry Cabot Lodge Jr James J. Wadsworth Ernest A. Gross United States United Nations General Assembly William Sanders Virginia State Department Bureau of United Nations Affairs

Brake Put to Plans for Social Security

Washington report says the House Ways and Means Committee virtually killed chances of this year’s congressional action on expanding social security. A subcommittee will study the entire program to fix bugs, delaying any new legislation until next year. Rep. Curtis named chair of the subcommittee, with Rep. Rep. Reet leading the full panel. Presidents Eisenhower and leaders had earlier listed expansion as a must item before July’s recess.

Washington House Ways and Means Committee Eisenhower Everal Security Congress Ways and Means Social Security Ed Rep. Reet Rep Curtis R-Ned

McCracken Wins Sanity Test for Execution Appeal

Henry Ford McCracken, a 34 year old musician in Buena Park, awaits execution for the Patty Jean Hull murder. California Supreme Court will hear his insanity plea March 3 after electric shock treatments at San Quentin, deemed by authorities as proof of insanity.

Henry Ford McCracken Patty Jean Hull Buena Park Ute California Supreme Court San Quentin Pri McCracken State of California Sacramento Patty Jean Buena Fark

Cigarettes Likely Cause of Two City Fires

Two residential fires Thursday damaged bedroom furnishings and left a four by eight foot burn hole. Aaron Schultz, 2690 Olive Ave, reported damage in his home. An overstuffed chair was destroyed in the incident at Albert L. Vernon’s apartment, 1030 Loma Ave.

Aaron Schultz Olive Ave Albert L. Vernon Loma Ave

Excommunication of Priest Feeney over Salvation Doctrine

Boston priest Leonard Feeney, who argued that salvation is possible only within the Catholic Church, has been excommunicated by the Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office in Rome. The Vatican action, publicized by the Boston archdiocese, ends a four year dispute tied to Feeney’s dismissal from St Benedict's Center and from the Jesuit Order.

Boston Leonard J. Feeney Sacred Congregation of the Holy Rome Feeney Richard J. Cushing St. Benedict's Center Cambridge Fr. Feeney Boston College

Hunt Ex-Convict Vet in Murder of Coed Sister

Police seek 24-year-old ex convict and combat veteran Jean Christoff in the strangulation death of his sister June Christoff 21 a Penn State senior found dead in Frugality Pennsylvania. Father Paul Christoff says Jean has spent long periods in woods recently and other jobs precede his hunting interests.

Johnstown Pennsylvania June Christoff Pennsylvania State College Jean Paul Christofi Carnegie Institute of Technology Cristoff John Carroll Penn State Carroll Christoff U.s. Steel Duquesne Altoona

East Long Beach Democrats Dance at Moose Hall

The East Long Beach Democratic Club hosts a dance tonight at Moose Hall 311 EB Ocean Blvd from 30 to 12. The public is invited. Entertainment features a musical satire on American politics by Friedman and Hutchison, a British comedy team.

East Long Beach Democratic Club Will Moose Hall Ocean Blvd Freidman and Hutchison

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