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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1950
Page
3
A scale model circus with tiny animals clowns and riders is on display at 1350 E Anaheim St sponsored by Arthur L Peterson Post 27 American Legion. No admission charge but donations are accepted to support post welfare funds.
An ARLAND report states four teens and others injured when a crowded Key System bus hit a light pole on the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge and burst into flames. CHP officer Fred Lacey called it miraculous that any riders escaped as the bus was demolished and fire erupted from a ruptured gas tank. Passengers escaping through windows and front door due to a faulty rear emergency exit.
A devastating Kowloon fire in Hong Kong left about 15 000 Chinese homeless in the colony's worst blaze on record. Authorities reported extensive damage across the Kowloon district as residents scrambled for temporary shelter and aid.
Chinese Nationalist air units bomb Shanghai harming a 1000 ton ship in Shanghai Harbor. Foochow also attacked as B-25s strike Communist mainland bases near the Chu San Islands. Fighters patrol coast while Red forces on Luichow peninsula are bombed. Government reports about 100,000 regulars and near 1,000,000 guerrillas on the mainland.
Capitol bigwigs plan a nationwide February 2 broadcast to aid the American Heart Association. Vice President Barkley and Mrs Barkley, Speaker Rayburn, Sen Brewster, Sen Maybank, Rep Short, Rep Kilday and others will perform in a formal variety show with acts ranging from harp and lamp shade performances to musical imitations, all in support of heart disease research.
In Taipei on January 11 Americans in Formosa doubt a Communist assault this year. About 230 remain, many confident they can escape. Most who plan to stay are not government personnel, while missionaries and embassy staff may leave by mid next month. A few dependents will depart. officials say no withdrawal plan exists for American women at ECA and the Joint Commission.
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