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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1951
Page
2
In Mexico City on July 17 three bakeries were shut by the government for using motor oil in bread making. Authorities stated the move aims to curb unsafe practices and protect public health, signaling a crackdown on adulterated food products.
Margaret G Ryan wealthy widow and widow of a Ryan heir waived speedy trial in San Luis Obispo. The widow admitted firing at 22 year old Leonard D Ray on her California ranch claiming the shooting was accidental after he threatened her with a rifle. The case was set for October 30 with bail at 10000 dollars under Superior Judge Ray B Lyon.
Government lawyers signaled possible federal intervention in the Cicero riot case as state authorities moved to control disorder around a rock battered apartment building owned by African Americans. Guards and police clashed with rioters. 23 wounded and 117 arrested as White Circle League pamphlets praised white youth.
Coast Guard investigates the loss of the clipper Countess last week after it went aground on Sacramento Reef 260 miles SSE of Long Beach then caught fire. Capt. James D. Farrar says the crew abandoned ship against orders, while crew members cite language misunderstandings in a preliminary inquiry.
Morris Watson woke to find a radio set crash through his roof and kitchen door after an in flight mishap. Air Force Capt Clarence L Hewitt landed his F 96 jet at a nearby field and reported losing the plane radio in flight.
The Senate crime committee said it plans to wind up its Broadway era underworld probe within a month with three days of public hearings in Atlantic City and northern Kentucky. The panel will target dope traffic gambling and rackets and aims to complete work by mid August. House passes narcotics penalties bill awaiting Senate action.
Baudouin I, 21, officially became king of Belgium succeeding Leopold III who abdicated after a 17 year reign. In the National Parliament he pledged to uphold the constitution and protect the nation's independence as cheering MPs welcomed the new monarch.
Emaciated Jack O Leary plans to enter a Portland Oregon clinic this week in hopes of relief from hiccupping that began June 13 1948 after peritonitis. A Culver City friend offered train fare. O Leary is 25 and has hiccupped once every second for over three years.
In Moscow, Western diplomats note News argues peaceful relations with the United States and Britain are possible despite political differences. Articles cite a long history of friendship with America and Britain, contrasting with Peter Pospelov’s harsher, anti American rhetoric.
Allied air forces pounded Communist supply routes in Korea as ground fighting slowed. B 29s bombed Sinmak rail yards near Kaesong and targets at Opa and Hungsu north of Sinmak, with over 100 tons dropped in the operation following a prior night raid of 116 planes. Ground action was slight, while Reds probed north of Yanggu and moved troops near Inje, potentially shifting east toward the Hwachon Reservoir.
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