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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1949
Page
1
Rome broadcast denied a circulating rumor of a heat wave approaching Ostia and Rome. Radios reported no wave of fire with 70 C temperatures and the city faced mass departures and crowded trains as residents sought shade and safety.
Long Beach police and humane groups investigate two cat shootings in the Pico and Lowena Drive areas. Witnesses describe a man in a brown uniform with a badge and a driver in a police car involved, while a shelter employee may have been asked to pick up dead cats. The case cites Section 597 of the state penal code and notes police lack authority to shoot domestic animals except when the animal is seriously injured or a danger.
Inland Southern California sweltered with highs near 109 in Indio and 102 in San Bernardino while Long Beach stayed at 83 after a 61 morning low. Los Angeles reached 91 as the second hottest day of the year. Tonight fog and low clouds give way to sun with cooler, gentler winds.
Britain's Finance Minister Sir Stafford Cripps will enter a Swiss hospital for six weeks of medical treatment halting his efforts in the financial crisis. Prime Minister Attlee announced the move amid speculation on his future and strained talks with the United States and Commonwealth ministers. Cripps plans to attend a Washington conference in September after his health leave.
A brief item honors a seven year old whose quick actions saved a neighbor during a recent incident. The note appears in a compact front page feature with other sections including aviation, business, classifieds, and sports.
In Hilton Village, four ladies in a bridge club enjoyed perfect hands in a game led by Mrs. William Faulkner. Mrs Faulkner opened with seven clubs, Miss Helen Ridell bid seven diamonds, and the table celebrated with thirteen spades declared by Mrs. Reiner. One heart bid never occurred as Mrs. Horne lamented missing a chance. The odds of such a hand are about one in 515,829,600.
SANTA FE New Mexico July 16 UP Hl Tracy Snelling 37 director of public and technical information at Los Alamos atomic laboratories has been missing since early Wednesday A E C officials disclosed tonight Carroll Tyler A E C head at Los Alamos told a reporter Tracy Snelling is missing We would like to know where he is Elmo Morgan said Snelling telephoned his secretary Wednesday asking for annual leave He was not heard from again until a noon Thursday letter arrived to his wife in Los Alamos Friday He was seen in Santa Fe by William McNulty Santa Fe New Mexican reporter early Wednesday afternoon He was seen later by La Fonda Hotel bartenders News of the missing A E C official was to police for Albuquerque a letter was received Associates said Snelling had access to restricted A E C information but this was not connected He was scheduled to conduct a tour of Trinity site near Alamagordo today Trinity site is where the first atom bomb was tested in New Mexico Sally Snelling his wife was unavailable Saturday and reportedly under a doctor s care
The Baltic shooter W. E. Gladstone arrived in Halifax tonight with 60 men from Communist-nominated countries. The vessel left a Swedish port a week ago during a severe Atlantic storm. Refugees will be taken ashore and interned while a decision is made on permission to remain in Canada.
Government officials met with strike leaders on July 16 but broke up without a solution to Britain’s crippling dock strike. The meeting failed to resolve key disputes and no immediate agreement was reached.
Senator Wherry of Nebraska blasted President Truman's budget policy as a terrible blunder and warned it risks a totalitarian state. He argued spending must stay within pay as you go and accused Democrats of pumping up red ink and undermining free enterprise.
A 15 year old boy fired on officers with a telescopic sight, holding 12 policemen at bay for about 30 minutes. Clyde Houston, after quarreling with his mother, was subdued by his father Clyde Sr a mail carrier. The elder Houston entered the home as police retreated behind cars. the boy fled to an alley then surrendered the gun to his father. The elder Houston shouted he would enter and stop him. The boy fired five shots as the door opened injuring the father with a wood splinter. Police feared further outbursts while keeping guards ready with drawn pistols. The boy collapsed unconscious on the ground.
Britons swarm Lewes as John G Haigh is brought to face trial for the acid-bath murder of Olive Durand Deacon at a Crawley factory. Scotland Yard detains Haigh from Brixton Prison and moves via back roads to avoid spectators. Prosecution led by Sir Hartley Shawcross with defense by Sir David Maxwell Fyfe as crowds and press pack the town.
San Bernardino July 16 An Orange Show landmark the old auditorium was destroyed by fire tonight. Flames broke out about 6:15 p m and swept the three story frame structure in about 25 minutes drawing hundreds of spectators. The building 900 feet long by 200 feet wide served this year as the main display room of San Bernardino s annual Orange Show. It had been the center of show activities for nearly 25 years.
An apprentice seaman from Omaha was flown to Seattle for appendicitis surgery after a Coast Guard cutter TOXYO encountered a typhoon east of Japan. Typhoon winds and rain threatened ships near Kodiak and Kyushu, with rescue plans shifting toward Port Angeles and Boeing Field as crews evacuated personnel.
George Falcetano died after a coaster car ride at Olympic Park. His bride watched as he stood up and fell about 50 to 60 feet to the concrete. He died several hours later at Irvington General Hospital. The incident occurred during a family outing with relatives and friends aboard the ride.
A brief New York notice reports Lions Club members arriving for a conclave in the city. Details are sparse in the fragment, but the event centers on a gathering of Lions Club delegates in New York.
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