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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1953

Page

5

U.N. Readies Armistice Meeting Amid Truce Talks

The United Nations quietly prepares for a third session assembly on August 12 if a truce with the Communists is signed this week. Delegates, awaiting Panmunjom ceremony prospects, anticipate U.N. secretarial aid and interpreters for the armistice conference with talks on venue, Geneva preferred by some, Ceylon proposed by others.

United Nations General Assembly U.N Panmunjom Ceylon Geneva

Road Bandits Take Record Toll of Trucks

New York report from the Cargo Protection Bureau warns hijackings and cargo thefts rose sharply last year with a record loss of 75 million dollars. For 1953 the bureau projects up to 100 million, noting thieves now target cash registers parakeets mixers copper rods electronic tubes phonograph records and other items once deemed safe. Clothing remains top theft target nationwide, with tobacco second and mixed cargoes rising. Regional leads vary by area, including clothing in New York and tobacco with food products in Chicago.

New York Chicago Ohio California

Post Office Picnic Set for Sunday

The annual post office picnic will be Sunday at Recreation Park. Attendees are asked to drive to Seventh St. and Federation Way. The clerks vs. carrier softball game begins at 9 a.m. on diamond No. 3. Ice cream coffee and soft drinks will be served.

Post Office Recreation Park Seventh St Federation Way Diamond No. 3

Benefit to Pay Half Rent for Auditorium Show

City councilmen voted to charge half the usual rental when the Society for Perservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing stages a show on January 16 in Municipal Auditorium. City Manager Sam E. Vickers recommended the $112.50 fee reduction because the event benefits the Red Cross blood bank. Donors to the bank will receive two tickets each.

Society For Perservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Municipal Auditorium Mgr Sam E. Vickers Red Cross Blood Bank

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