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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1951
Page
1
Killer of Illinois. Family Hunted in Southland
Ex convict William E. Cook confessed to a cross country murder spree starting in Oklahoma killing an Illinois family of five and two men, then after a ninth victim fled toward Mexico. He killed eight people, spared Deputy Waldrip, and was last near the desert border amid police manhunt across the Southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lythe
Jan. G
William E. Cook
Cook
California
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Imperial County
R. W. Ware
Illinois
Homer Waldrip
Ware
Waldrip
Carl Mosser
Atwood
Cack
Seattle
Robert Dewey
Dewey
Frederick H. Dewey
Spring Valley
Calif
Joplin
Lee Archer
Tohoka
Texas
Luther
Okla
W. el Cook
Mosser
Albuquerque
N. M
Fam
Sacrifice Girl's Eyes Urged By Blind Boy In Georgia
A five year old blind boy from Philadelphia phoned an Alpharetta Georgia mother urging her to let doctors operate on her four year old daughter Carolyn Joan Purcell who has cancerous eyes. Albert Valle compared blindness to life and offered support from his own recovery. The Purcells seek Mayo Clinic evaluation in Rochester Minnesota after a wings flight offer from the Atlanta Shrine Patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Valle
Philadelphia
Frank Purcell
Alpharetta
Purcell
Carolyn Joan
Albert
Thelmae
Associated Press
Hiladelphia
Georgia
Carolyn Joan Purcell
Mrs. Purcell
Susan
Mrs. Valle
Mayo Brothers Clinic
Carolyn
Rochester
Minn
Atlanta Mounted Shrine Patrol
Britain Bans Bright Lights as Coal Runs Low
Britain bans all advertisement and display lighting to save coal for electricity and gas. The crackdown affects Piccadilly Circus and other centers, with theaters and shop windows going dark while miners work weekends to close a 3,000,000 ton gap by April. Influenza deaths rise in great towns as fuel shortages bite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ondon
Britain
Ficcndilly Circus
London
Times Square
Ministry of Fuel and Power
Fuel Ministry
Attlee
Piccadilly
Ministry of Health
England
Wales
Wonju Falls as North Korean Communist Drive Advances
In Korea the Wonju hub fell to Chinese and Korean Communist forces just before dawn. The loss threatens the Eighth Army’s retreat from Seoul and signals continued Red advances toward Chongju and Suwon, with heavy clashes near Wonju and along the coast north of the 38th parallel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Wonju
38Th Parallel
Razorback
Korea
Chongju
Sth
Seoul
Wonjw
8Th Army
United Press
William Burson
East Central
Burson
United Nations
U. N
Suwon
Eighth Army
Fifth Air Force
Japan Sea
High Winds Hurt Louisiana Homes and Towns
ALEXANDRIA Louisiana January 6 UPI strong tornado like winds toppled houses and damaged two stores across the Red River. Gusts around 160 miles per hour injured eight people slightly as sawmills and a brick store building suffered damage. Patrons were evacuated from a theater and the mayor estimated damage between 150000 and 200000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Louisiana
Red River
Smithville
Pineville
H.R. Penny
Bf F
Carl B. Close
Navy Eyes Indefinite Submerged Craft for Europe Defense
The Navy outlined plans for a new underwater craft described as a true submarine that could remain submerged indefinitely. Reports from Paris noted Dwight D. Eisenhower’s flight and comments on a high speed undersea vessel with an onboard breathing system, potentially 26 to 30 knots underwater, as U.S. and Allied efforts push to defend Western Europe against the Soviet threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson
Taber R
North Atlantic
Bebale
Pitietale
Eisenhower
Western Europe
Taber
Germany
Khennet
Deep Freeze Grips Upper Midwest Amid Subzero Readings
A brutal cold front sweeps the Upper Midwest with subzero temperatures confirmed in Bemidji and International Falls. Other readings include Glasgow Montana minus 75 and Mason City Iowa minus 13, as snow blankets Wisconsin to upstate New York and Chicago braces for zero temperatures. Fair and cold in the West, Ely Nevada reports one below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Midwest
Bemid Minn
International Falls
Minn
Valley City
Watertown
Stantsboro
Wis
Glasgow
Mont
Mason City
Iowa
Bemidji
Chicago
Wisconsin
New York State
South Dakota
Nebraska
Texas Panhandle
Ely
Ney
Argentine Navy Nurse Killed in Chute Leap
Buenos Aires reports the death of 26 year old Navy nurse Elvira Cruz while attempting a record for consecutive parachute jumps. She completed 35 successful jumps from a plane over Dique Airport near La Plata. on the 36th attempt her chute failed to open, and she died after arrival at the naval hospital where she served on the nurses’ staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Mss
Elvira Cruz
Dique
la Plata
Naval Hospital
Six Die As Italian Blizzard Hits Alpine Passes
MILAN Italy Jan 5 The death toll from Italy s worst winter storm rose to six as avalanches and heavy landslides blocked mountain passes and crushed buildings. Five of the victims were buried under snowslides while a girl died clearing snow from a roof to prevent collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Italy
Quakes Shake Panama and Venezuela Across Regions
A series of earthquakes struck Panama and Venezuela causing panic and minor property damage with no casualties. Strong shakes loosened plaster in the Canal Zone while interior areas reported greater damage as residents fled into the night near Persuome Los Santos and Santa Fe with a light tremor also felt in Humacaro Alto in western Venezuela.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanama
Panama
Jaul
Venezuela
Canal Zone
Dispatches
Persuome
Los Santos
Santa Fe
Humacaro Alto
Woman Leaps, Dies Under P. E. Train
In Los Angeles a 16 year old mother, Mary Jane Kalpakoff, leaped in front of a Pacific Electric interurban train and was crushed to death. Motorman C Prettan said she rose from a bench, jumped onto the track, leaving a 5 year old son and a neighbor to witness the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Mary Jane Kalpakoff
C. Prettan
Pacific Electric
Long Beach
Ambulance Collision Injures Seven Near San Rafael
An Air Force ambulance and five cars collided at the Alto intersection five miles south of San Rafael on Highway 101. Seven people were injured including a Army nurse Capt Mary S Deane and three wounded Korea veterans. The ambulance rammed a turning car, tossing it into waiting autos. Capt Deane underwent X rays at Letterman Hospital for a neck fracture from duty in Japan. other patients were unharmed. All injured were being transferred to Letterman from Travis Air Force Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Rafael
Jin
Air Force
Alto
Japan
Mill Valley
Highway Patrol
Mary 5
Deane
San Francisco
Lettertoman Hospital
Letterman
Travis Air Force Base
Suisun
Russians Observe Christmas Ritual
Alexei patriarch of Moscow and all Russia officiated at Christmas Eve services in Moscow's Cathedral of the Resurrection as worshipers packed the church. Today marks the Russian Orthodox Christmas per the old style calendar, with December 25 celebrated by the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexei
Moscow
All Russia
Sailplane Champion Injured in Miami Air Show Crash
Kim Scribner, 32, national sailplane champion and Pan American Airways chief pilot for the Atlantic division, was severely injured when his glider crashed during a stunt at the Miami Air Show before 5000 spectators. The craft flipped as it was towed around 100 feet high and plunged 306 yards from the grandstand. Scribner was rushed to hospital in Washington, D.C. for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Kim Scribner
Scribner
Washington
D. C
Pan American Airways
Truman Busy on Revisions in State of the Union Message
President Truman prepares to deliver the State of the Union before a joint session of Congress, facing strong GOP and Southern Democrat opposition. He is revising his foreign and domestic program text as Congress reconvenes after a pause, with tax policy and other items under scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
82Nd Congress
House
Senate
Lp. m
House of Representatives
Congress
White House
Truman to broadcast nationwide address Monday
President Truman will speak on world affairs and U S military and economic issues in a nationwide radio broadcast between 10 and 10 30 am Long Beach time. He will answer Sen Robert Taft and other opponents of sending U S troops to Europe and is expected to outline a forthcoming tax program. Speaker Sam Rayburn urged a focus on foreign policy over domestic issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Long Beach
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
U. S
Europe
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Congress
Extreme tides set a nine foot range today
The Coast and Geodetic Survey notes an extreme high of 7.1 feet at 8 02 am and a low of minus 19 feet at 3 26 pm, creating the year’s broadest tidal swing. Extremely low tides drain Alamitos Bay exposing the bottom and shellfish, while yesterday’s minus 4.7 foot low at 2 41 pm left little water under the Second Street bridge for small craft navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Alamitos Bay
Second Street
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Ike
Cen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Atlantic Defense Army
George C. Marshall
Dean Acheson
Floyd J. Parks
Army
Navy
By Preston Grover
Russia
United States
Jack Frost
Deep
Chute
New Congress
Turkey Federation
Berling
Guadalcana
Patsy Li
Armerica
Armed Services
Public Forum
Southland Magazine
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