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Newspaper

Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1954

Page

3

Warren, Warren Nomination Faces Fight and Fire Deaths

McClosky linked to Socialist Workers Party and United Labor Party, cited as subversive by the Attorney General. Warren nomination spurs a congressional clash as figures defend his record and inspectors read charges into the record. A home for aged fire kills seven in Michigan as Mrs Sparling and her husband escape.

McCloaky Akron Detroit Socialist Workers Party Oley Ite McClosky Workers Party Olney Mmcclosky United States Labor Party Communists, Socialist Worker Workers Parties United Labor Party International Workers of the World China United Nations Wilson

Hitchhiker Convicted of Slaying Motorist

RLS Magee of Cérneaut Ohio convicted of first degree murder for slaying 70 year old George Harrington. Body stuffed in car trunk and burned. jury deliberated about seven hours recommending life in prison. Harrington, a retired boat engineer of Lakeview Ohio, was found dead last November near Enwas hitchhiking when he picked up Magee.

Rls Vale Ten Magee Cérneaut Ohio George Harringt Harringtone Laxeville Harr

Meeting Changed by Harbor Department Board

The Board of Arbor Commissioners will meet at 2 pm Tuesday instead of Monday for Washington's Birthday. The meeting location is the Harbor Department administration building board room at 1333 Embarcadero.

Board of Arbor Commissioners Washington Harbor Department Administration Embarcadero

Fireman Fatalities In Colorado Miller Motor Co Fire

In Durango Colorado two firefighters died when the Miller Motor Co building burned Friday night and a roof collapse trapped them. Four men were treated for shock and injuries, including a brother of one victim, Ulysses Briggs, 21. The blaze also disrupted telephone service to about 800 homes.

Durango Colo Miller Motor Co Louis Hoffman Elvy Briggs Ulysses Briggs

Bacardi Heir Abduction Ends in Shootout Rescue

A jobless youth nabbed while walking Bacardi heir Facundo along a suburban road was taken to barracks. Army officials said Rodriguez, expelled from the navy for drug dealing and gambling, died in a hail of bullets during a failed escape. Surviving captive Manuel Echevarria, 20, faces kidnapping charges with a maximum 12 years. Lieutenant Luis Gamboa organized the quick rescue after spotting the pair. the man fled but surrendered after warning shots. Facundo was unharmed and no ransom paid.

Army Rodriguez Navy Bacardi Manuel Echevarria Boy Luis Gamboa Meigarcja Gamboa Freunde Lield Echevarria

Salvation Army Commander in Southland Dies

Southern California Salvation Army commander Lt Col George W Johnstone 49 died early today of a heart attack. In charge since November 1952 he was assigned from Seattle. Survivors include his widow and four sons, three of them Salvation Army officers.

Los Angeles California Salvation Army George W. Johnstone Seattle Jack Johnstone Reno George Johnstone Medford Ore Arthur Johnstone Nampa Idaho Robert

Syndicate Buys Sands Hotel Rooms in Las Vegas

A syndicate of Los Angeles and San Francisco businessmen has purchased the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas for about 2 million dollars. The sale excludes the yeast and dining rooms. The Sands operates 200 rooms under a 26 year lease.

Los Angeles San Francisco Las Vegas Nev

Local Audit Bureau Circulation Notice From California

Fragmented text from a Long Beach California publication shows an Audit Bureau circulation figure per month year. The messy OCR hints at a daily issue schedule with references to Duvets or adverts and a state act.

Vress-Gelegram Avenus Long Beach Califor Ember Audit Bureau

Twisters and blizzard sweep Midwest with deadly toll

A sprawling storm event drenched the Midwest and South with snow and dust. Trains halted on Santa Fe lines at Dodge City as U S routes faced closures. Tornadoes struck Canos and Sulphur Springs injuring several, while Mississippi suffered property damage over 250000 with no fatalities reported.

Santa Fe Dodge City U. S Noott Nebraska Canos Texas Sulphur Springs Ark Tate Conroe Mississippi State Highway Patrol Kansas Central Railroad Laurel Sumvall

Six More Atomic Cannon Arrive in West Germany

In a U.S. Army release from Frankfurt the arrival of six additional atomic cannons and their crews in West Germany was announced. The report notes the equipment and personnel are part of allied forces stationed in the region.

Germany Rankfurt U. S

Warren Gets Ike Backing Amid Warren Charge Row

President Eisenhower publicly backs Warren amid subcommittee accusations that Warren was under the influence of a liquor lobby and governor of California appointed honest judges. News crews awaited Ike’s routine bill signing at the White House and Hagerty announced a one question session about Warren, to which Ike expressed strong confidence. Ike and Mamie Eisenhower plan Presbyterian church attendance on Sunday and Ike will forego golf. Reports note a new 85 ton 280 mm atomic artillery shipment increasing European armament to 12 battalions. the 863rd first atomic unit arrived in Germany, with full details withheld.

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Road to India with Zahuck Allen and Zahuck at Thunderbird

On Friday he lunched at the Thunderbird with Darryl Zahuck a 20th Century Fox executive and George Allen a White House intimate from the Truman era and author of Presidents Who Have Known Me.

India Thunderbird Darryl Zahuck 20th-Century Fox George Allen White House

Agent Confesses He Assisted Chambers in Spy Case

Inslerman testified he assisted Chambers, later identified as Bob, by handling documents and a letter from Washington. He said their espionage network stretched to Baltimore and New York before breaking in 1938 or 1939, with Chambers breaking from the Soviet underground.

Felix A. Inslerman Baltimore Cambridge N. Y Sen. Mearthy Albany Whittaker Chambers Inslerman McCarthy leHer Insterman Bab Ater Hiss Lewisburg Bob Chambers General Electric Co Sidney Friedlander United Electrical Workers Ind Schenectady Gordon Belgrave Washington Roy Cohn Senate Col Jake New York Cit jGohn Communist Party Alger Hiss Inslermans Tiss Sen T Rensselaer Valve Co General H Electric Company

Stassen to preside over Far East conference opening

Harold E. Stassen, U.S. foreign aid director, arrives in Manila Sunday to chair a five day regional meeting of Foreign Operations Administration officials in Southeast Asia. The conference starts Monday and will focus on policy and its application to missions in the area.

Manila Harold E. Stassen U.S Foreign Operations Administration Southeast Asia Stassen Pelley FOA

Russia names Bogomolov ambassador to Italy amid strikes

Major Russ diplomat Alexander Bogomolov takes over as ambassador to Italy arriving from Prague as Italian Communists stage strikes and threaten Premier Secchia. Observers say he may influence the Communist party while Senate clashes over security and a government program. Nationwide 40 minute general strike follows police killings of four Red demonstrators in Sicily and a death in Milan.

Rome Sowiet Alexander Bogo«melov Russia Italy Prague Czechoslovakia Mario Seclba Bogomolov Soviet Union Kieds Senate Umberto Terracini Red Siclly A Milan Anothe

Ground sinks under big Windsor chemical plant

A large chemical plant along the Detroit River in Windsor Ontario sank into the ground after Friday night. A hydrogen tank toppled and the surrounding slab cracked, creating a temporary lake of water and saltwater seeping through the limestone bedrock. Repairs moved in as crews evacuated records and furnishings from adjacent buildings while seismographs noted no earthquake.

Windsor Ont Detroit Walter Wes Oeservs Tries, Ltd University of Michigan

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