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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1950
Page
16
An oil stove explosion sparked a blaze that swept the upper floor of a nursing home. Three elderly patients were killed and four injured, two dying in their rooms and one at a hospital after volunteers evacuated residents. Injured, all over 70, expected to recover.
City Council approves a resolution for the Board of Water Commissioners to sell $1,000,000 in U S certificates of indebtedness. Fifty percent ($500,000) will be available as cash for the water expansion program while the remaining $500,000 is reinvested in certificates maturing on March 1.
December records from the County Air Pollution Control District show daily reductions in emissions from industrial sources. City Council received and filed the report by director Gordon P. Larson noting 43 installations completed, 373 plants adjusted practices, and 133 installations under construction to curb pollutants.
Three parents arrested December 16 face low charges of endangering a child's health but were granted probation by Municipal Judge Harry F. Keeler. Rodman D. Perry and Hazel R. Perry of 7 Santa Barbara Ave and Bonnie Moser of 338 Daisy Ave were involved when police found Alice Carol Perry, 5, and Bonnie R. Moser, 2, in a fume laden car. Probation terms bar alcohol for two years and include a $10 payment.
Admiral McCain led VFW ship 4851 hosts its annual birthday party this evening at 6 30 PM in the VFW Hall located at 439W Anaheim Street. A potluck dinner and entertainment are scheduled for attendees.
The Sir John Franklin, a Isbrandtsen Line freighter, docked at Long Beach after a Yangtze estuary chase that left her scarred and still pursuing the Flying Arrow. Captain Warren R. Hardy, 32, Bostonian, recounted shells piercing the staterooms and a perilous advance while gunboats warned the ship not to stop. He warned the Arrow’s captain faces a tight spot as the State Department’s China policy draws criticism. The Franklin discharged about 50 tons of tea and fibers from Chinese exports before departing for further duties.
Elmer W. Peterson, veteran Associated Press war correspondent, will conclude the first semester celebrity speaker series at Long Beach City College with a talk on What’s Next in World Affairs at Polytechnic High Auditorium. Tickets for the spring series go on sale tomorrow evening at the auditorium.
Frances Cassidy, a taxpayer, sues over Bowron mayor recall signatures. She claims more than 50,000 names are false or unqualified and that counting them would waste 350000 in taxpayer funds. A hearing is set and the city clerk is restrained from counting pending a ruling. Sponsors claim 129,695 signatures, about 530000 more than required.
President Truman names Vice Admiral William M Fechteler to lead the Atlantic fleet as commander in chief with admiral rank. The same act nominates Rear Admiral Lynde P McCormick as vice chief of naval operations and Rear Admiral John H Cassady as deputy for air. Additional nominations include Vice Admiral Francis Low as deputy chief of naval operations (logistics) and Vice Admiral Robert B Carney as commander of the Second Task Fleet.
Long Beach Zoological Garden director Wesley Dickinson, treated in Chicago for an infected arm after a rattlesnake bite, returns to work at the new Carson Street site near Bloomfield Avenue. The zoo, open daily 10 to sunset, features lions bears coyotes foxes and monkeys among other exhibits. Dickinson and some animals will appear on a KTLA television show Sunday at 4 p.m.
The Water Department reported $26 963 86 in revenues from oil gas gasoline and lime production on water lands for November 1949 with a prior month figure of $28 267 for 1948 figures.
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