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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1952
Page
2
The dedication of Local 406 Ford Division UAW Union headquarters will be held at 1023 Henry Ford Ave Wilmington on a Saturday. Walter Ruether, UAW chief, was invited to speak but may be unable to attend due to prior commitments.
In Baghdad on January 21 Shalom Salih Shalom and Yusif Basri were hanged as alleged members of a secret Zionist organization. The executions capped months of trials for 19 accused. five were sentenced to prison, including one British and one Israeli subject. Twelve were acquitted.
Reward awaits with eye appeal from cleaned clothes using Petri's method. Modern cleaning and conditioning offered cash and carry at the plant, 1250 Orange Ave, or delivery by phone 6-6291.
In Panmunjom North Korea’s Nam Il sent a message to Paul Ruegger of the Red Cross. Swiss delegates Otto Lehner and Albert De Cocatrix received the note and planned to relay it to Geneva. Prior visits faced UNC protest. neutrals granted transport and access to areas available to Allies.
In Singapore on the night of 21, 1600 barefoot African riflemen from Kenya and Uganda arrived to join British forces. They seek to suppress Communist terror in the Malayan jungles, marching ashore with tribal rhythms and drums as officers describe them eager for jungle warfare and machetes in hand.
Washington January 21. Top U S military leaders back a limited plan to enroll 60,000 youths for six months with 18 months reserve service as a step toward UMT. Congress hesitates over cost and politics while hearings resume amid opposition from groups opposing conscription.
The Progressive party begins canvassing for Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates for a third party slate. Former Minnesota Governor Elmer Benson is named by the national committee to lead a 17 member committee of Progressive leaders to conduct the survey.
Oregon Democrats weigh Truman and Kefauver slates as potential presidential contenders while Kefauver gains ground among state leaders. Governor McKay backs Eisenhower delegates amid talk of MacArthur ballot entry and Taft forces seeking secondary delegate support. The state is viewed as pivotal after recent GOP and Democratic maneuvering.
Phoenix, Jan. 21. Bill Stout, near 71, unveils plans for wing flapping aircraft to eliminate airports. He previews wind tunnel tests on dragonfly wing design, auto-rotation landing, and a Dragonfly Special for private flight. Stout, pioneer of metal airplanes, cites 50 million years of natural precedent guiding future aviation.
Rev. Paul J. Hoh, 58, president since 1945 of Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, and longtime leader in the United Lutheran Church in America, died yesterday after a long illness in Philadelphia.
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