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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1951
Page
4
New York July 20. Communist and Communist front groups were barred yesterday from using any New York City public school property.
William Bridgeman, famed supersonic test pilot for Douglas Aircraft, predicts 10000 mph flight is possible. He recently set speed and altitude records in the Skyrocket at Muroc California, with unofficial estimates around 1300 mph and 70000 feet. He plans further tests starting in California next Tuesday, again aboard the Skyrocket.
Representative Shafer of Michigan cites a wave of support for J Edgar Hoover as a potential Republican presidential candidate in 1952. He notes Hoover would be a favorite son across states and urges organization efforts nationwide.
Submarine duty joke aside, Bob Hope survived a capsizing on a seven mile trout trip in the Gunnison River. Hope was dumped into rapids three or four times but remained resting comfortably, with doctors noting only emotional injuries.
Washington July 20. Senators report President Truman is considering a crackdown to enforce party regularity on Capitol Hill. Two Democratic senators say he may publicly address the issue, aiming to sharpen loyalties amid battles over economic controls and foreign policy.
San Francisco July 20 Matson Line attorneys return to court tomorrow to press a labor dispute tied to the Lurline. A judge postponed the hearing after Matson and the National Maritime Union disagreed on four Tur line stewards. Matson seeks a permanent injunction after a temporary order blocked a Hawaii voyage and a sailor picket line halted sailing Friday.
KAESONG Korea July 20 A North Korean newsman reports hundreds of survivors from Britain's Royal Gloucestershire Regiment are alive in North Korean prison camps. Most were captured after the Imjin River battle April 23-25, with only 44 of 100+ soldiers escaping to Allied lines.
White Plains, N Y July 20 Mayor Milton A Gibbons of Tuckahoe founder of PAL movement was indicted and arrested with two others on charges of conspiring to violate state gambling laws. Names include Joseph Ed Venutt and Mrs Mary Slives Yonkers police connections noted The indictment was handed up by a grand jury in White Plains but charges details were not public.
48-year-old Joe Conkin was trapped for six days in a second story room as flood waters inundated Kansas City. He was rescued after rescuers broke down the door amid thick mud. Conkin plans to learn to swim once he leaves the hospital, expressing fear of water and relief at surviving the ordeal.
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