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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1951
Page
1
Benna Kay Kime, six, who had polio, thrilled her mother by wiggling her toes for the first time in four years. Her father, Sperry High School principal, called it a miracle and a new hope. Benna Kay spoke of prayers and thanked God, asking if everything else might start to wiggle as she prays harder.
Senator Taft warned that as many as 18 U.S. land divisions could be sent to Europe unless Congress curbs President Truman's power. He urged limits amid Senate hearings on the North Atlantic defense plan, saying six divisions could be a starter and Europe would supply a major share of ground troops.
Rear Adm. Arleigh Burke reported that amphibious feints and heavy naval air bombardment disrupted Chinese Reds along Korea's east coast. He said landings drew Red troops from frontlines, boosting UN ground forces as Seoul Marines participated in island landings near Wonsan without opposition.
General Omar Bradley told the House armed services committee that far more than 250,000 Americans across all services are engaged in Korea. He cited a round figure of 250,000 to avoid revealing exact numbers, noting the figure mainly covers ground forces and excludes Navy and much of the Air Force. Unofficial Pentagon totals suggest a higher overall count.
West Los Angeles dispatch says Prince David Mdivani aged 48, the sole surviving Marrying Mdivani brother, is missing after leaving Sunset Boulevard for a business trip to Bakersfield and Paso Robles. His wife Virginia Sinclair Mdivani reports foul play fears and says he did not reach any hotels. Police issued an all points bulletin.
Showers continue today with increasing intensity tonight and tomorrow as a cooler airstream moves in. West to southwest winds shift 10 to 20 mph through tomorrow, bringing cooler conditions and unsettled skies.
Donald Edberg, 30, described as a transient, was captured after a dramatic chase across Terminal Island. He confessed to nearly 100 burglaries and robberies in California over the past six months, including doctors' offices and a market robbery. Edberg fled from Officer Hopkins and others, hid on the State Medical Facility grounds, and was found three hours later among harbor rocks. A stolen Fresno car contained a .32 pistol. Edberg claimed he planned to kill himself if cornered. He previously fled from Minnesota prison time and police say the Fresno theft involved a knife-point kidnapping at a used car lot.
Doughboys of the U S Seventh Division advanced on the right flank of the Eighth Army offensive in central Korea to six miles north of Pangnim. Air observers said Reds were withdrawing while the Seventh, first American unit to reach the Manchurian border since December, pressed forward as the Second Division moved north from Che chen. Allies reported the Red retreat as a virtual rout, with about 14,000 Koreans escaping amid mud and thaw as UN forces advanced up to 342 miles.
A two engine B 25 training bomber from Vance Air Force Base Enid Okla crashed in a field near Sharon Kansas. Three airmen were found dead in the wreckage after the 8 25 a m crash noted by local witnesses.
The Senate bar's committee advanced a 50 day extension of federal rent controls to June 30 as hearings on adding a rent control section to the Defense Production Act are planned for next month. Maybank said the extension would reverse the current expiration March 31 rule.
Brief note hints California Central Valley water issue to be studied by the Truman committee. Mentions various page references A-6 A-12 A-14 for related editorials sports obituaries and services.
Senate investigators heard testimony about a $10.1 million RFC loan linked to Texmass Corp. and a $85,000 fee proposal. Witnesses contested who pressed whom for help from Young or Boyle to influence loan approval.
Oscar Collazo a 37 year old Puerto Rican Nationalist faced a life term as his trial began in Washington federal court for the November 1 attempt on President Truman. He sat with his three attorneys under guard as more than 200 jurors attended amid extensive voir dire. The pool excused 26 for capital punishment and about 90 others because of government employment rules. If convicted on either count he could face the electric chair. His wife Rosa Callazo attended the proceedings amid spectators.
In two daylight robberies this morning, a Jane bandit armed with a .22 caliber pistol robbed a downtown market at 361 E Broadway of about 750 dollars and a 550 dollar ring, plus a four can beer sale. A second heist at 5351 Long Beach Blvd liquor store netted 75 dollars and a bottle of whisky. Police described the suspect as a man in his early 20s, about 5 ft 9 in, 165 pounds, with blond curly hair, wearing a brown hat and a bluish tweed sport coat. The market owner Louis Borie and witness Robert Bradley provided differing accounts of cash on hand. Barham, the liquor store owner, pursued the thief but did not fire. He described the robber as about 28, 5 ft 10 in, 165 pounds, in a light tan sports suit with dark trousers.
The Senate passed a 2.36 billion dollar plan to build 140 new major vessels and convert 292 ships, increasing U S naval strength by about 1 5 million tons. The measure, already cleared by the House, now goes to the White House. The carrier would handle modern aircraft and heavy bomb loads.
President Truman told congressional leaders he will send a message this week urging increases in second class postal rates to offset a Post Office deficit. House Speaker Rayburn and other leaders declined to discuss details, saying draft timing remains uncertain as Truman plans to depart Friday for Key West.
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