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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1950
Page
1
The second annual $10,000 Long Beach Invitational Open golf championship began at Lakewood Country Club amid heavy morning fog. Eddie Prickett led at noon with a 73, two over par, followed by Bill Koch at 75. Many players posted high scores as play continued into the day.
In Lackawanna New York 14,000 steel workers were idled as 400 operating employees of the South Buffalo Railway Co. went on strike. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen walked out over pay and vacation benefits. The railway is a Bethlehem Steel subsidiary providing Bethlehem plant switching service.
President Truman said there is no national coal emergency and has no plans to intervene, though he stays in touch with local conditions and receives daily supply reports. He indicated action would come from him alone if an emergency is declared, and would target John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers if needed.
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles indicted 16 Californians for operating a state wide narcotics ring with alleged profits around 200000 from heroin sales between Los Angeles and the San Francisco area. The five count case names Joe and Fred Sica among others across Los Angeles, San Francisco, Merced, Stockton and Fresno with bail set at 2000 to 7500. The ring is described as the largest of its kind seen on the Pacific Coast.
In Pittsburgh on January 19, major soft coal operators debated withholding royalty payments to the United Workers welfare fund, raising doubts that John Lewis can end the wildcat walkouts by over 88,500 miners. Lewis lieutenants patrolled the fields with a back to work order, yet admitted uncertainty about outcomes. Violence rose as a dynamite blast near Uniontown destroyed two power lines at a strip mine, and all mines faced a three day week after the UMW strike action.
A fragmented page index lists sections including obituaries sports editorial and financial content across pages A-14 to B-9 with references to comics crossword radio and television. It notes temperatures and various listings such as women’s activities and classified ads.
Severe Pacific weather shuts schools and halts travel across Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. freezing rain coats highways, flooding Eel River valleys, and prompts Oregon to mobilize National Guard shelters while buses are stranded and rescue convoys move motorists to safety.
President Truman asserted in Washington on January 19 that Secretary of State Byrnes may act as he sees fit, signaling confidence in Byrnes’ independent policy decisions amid ongoing international concerns.
Six suspects were eliminated from the Brink's Inc robbery after an empty Federal Reserve moneybag was found in Saugus. The bag prompted examination as detectives and FBI traced a large haul linked to the $1.5 million robbery. A hoax confession traced to Newark led to the arrest of the caller, identified as Jackie Hannifen, not connected to Boston authorities.
United Air Lines and Pacific Overseas Airlines debated before the Civil Aeronautics Board over competing LA to Honolulu routes. United urged Los Angeles area demand justifies a second direct Hawaii link, noting Los Angeles is larger than San Francisco Seattle and Portland combined. Pan American currently flies the only direct LA to Hawaii service. Pacific Overseas argued for a new air search service to Hawaii.
Two armed men robbed Herbert Skeels jewelry store at 5376 Long Beach Blvd taking jewelry valued at about $2000 before fleeing. A bystander helped start their car and was briefly robbed of $5 after the first incident. The pair left with a paper sack of loot and were pursued by police.
NORFOLK Va Jan 19 UP The 45000 ton battleship Missouri will stay entangled in Chesapeake Bay mud until at least tomorrow after postponing another pry attempt. Divers were sent under water to wash mud from propellers with high pressure hoses and to inspect the propellers condition. The Navy also dredged a trench from the main ship channel to the Mighty Mo position about a half mile north.
LOS ANGELES Jan. 19 AP Fred Strobie 68 today was convicted of first degree murder in the sex slaying of 6 year old Linda Joyce Glucott a playmate of his granddaughter The verdict means death in the gas chamber unless he is found insane at the time of the crime The same jury will try Stroble on insanity plea tomorrow The jurors deliberated about three and a half hours Stroble admitted choking stabbing and bludgeoning the child last Nov 14 Stroble was impassive then cried with hands over his face The crowd outside was large The judge set the sanity trial for 3:30 am tomorrow If found insane he goes to a mental institution If sane the Supreme Court reviews the case before death penalty is imposed Stroble wept and said I loved her as my own child I must have been crazy and I did not plan it The court heard he would not fear death saying To do what God wants me to do
Burglars used a jimmy to break into two offices last night and escaped with $1536 in cash and an undetermined amount of narcotics. The Cannery Workers union hall at 450 N. Seaside Blvd Terminal Island was burglarized with about $1300 taken. Dr Leonard R Thompson at 631 W Sixth St reported $236 stolen along with narcotics and a narcotics order book. Detectives believe the same men committed both burglaries.
STOCKHOLM January 19 UPi Private sources say the Soviet Union has completed and commissioned its newest battleship, the Soyuz, as flagship of the navy with radio guided torpedoes. Russian ships Giulio Cessini Sevastopol and Oktyabrskaya Revolutsia were previously known. Tre Reb catenations and Belorussia are rumored under construction near Archangel.
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