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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1953
Page
2
Report on the Jamboree financials notes about eight million dollars spent or committed by hundreds of Scouts and sponsors. It outlines transport costs, fees, and in-kind support while detailing the dismantling and cleanup of the site and the mass return of Scouts by bus and rail.
Vague data appears from an OCR segment listing times and places. Names and locations are garbled, but hints of a circulation desk, week schedule, and beach area appear. No coherent event or outcome is discernible in the readable fragment.
Audrey M. Carmin, 20, charged with biting a police hand, throwing dishes, ripping a dress, and tossing a telephone at a matron. She pleaded guilty and was fined jailed, ordered to pay $29 in damages to several victims including a medical bill, after officers arrested her July 27 at 218 West Ocean Boulevard.
San Marino residents oppose a liquor license for a suburban restaurant after a postcard referendum shows 3146 against and 36 for a cocktail lounge. Officials warn a bar could lower real estate values and worsen public morals, with police slated to add patrols if approved.
Santa Monica California Mrs Virginia Kirk Cord 47 dropped a separate maintenance suit against industrialist E L Cord 58 after her attorney said the couple had reconciled The complaint filed July 1 alleged cruelty and put his net assets at over 15000000 The couple married in 1931
More than 70 million dollars seized amid offshore oil ownership disputes. Eisenhower signed a May 22 law recognizing coastal states as owners of submerged lands, leaving California Texas and Louisiana with substantial funds tied up. Arkansas sues to test constitutionality, while federal agencies debate boundary demarcations and shelf administration. Navy Interior and Justice oversee the funds as they move through treasuries and escrow.
Navy promotes atomic propulsion expert Hyman G. Rickover to rear admiral after Congress pressured the service to reverse previous promotion denials. Rickover, 53, Chicago native and Annapolis graduate, had been kept on active duty to ensure his advancement amid the Manhattan Project ties and wartime engineering work.
General Alfred Gruenther told the Senate appropriations committee that Russia and its Communist allies do not pose an edge over NATO forces, despite signaling potential aggression. He said NATO is strengthening and warned against underestimating Western resolve while testifying for foreign aid funds.
A 38-year-old toolmaker told police he struck his wife with a poker during a Friday argument, then left for work and found her dead on returning home. Donald Lindmark was held for investigation of murder as officers noted the poker and a shattered beer stein near the body in the living room. The couple's 33-year-old daughter Donna slept in another room.
Los Angeles police jailed four speeders after a crackdown that saw 388 tickets issued since Tuesday. Wesley R. Wright, 20, got five days for 65 mph on the Hollywood Freeway and has four prior citations. Eugene Gordon Gwinn, 29, Long Beach, five days for 70 mph on the Santa Ana Freeway. James Browder Jr., 28, Los Angeles, five days for 75 mph on the Hollywood Freeway. Richard Herman Filkar, 23, Alhambra, two days for 75 mph on the Hollywood Freeway.
Fares on city owned subway and surface transit increased from 10 to 15 cents today. The new rate became effective one minute after midnight.
Obituaries list multiple local deaths with ages and residences, including Richard G. Jones 63 Huntington Park former Consolidated Paint Co. manager. Katharine Fulton 76 Long Beach. Sarah Mernda Fincher 86 Brayton Ave. Frederick Fenn 73 Charlemagne Ave. Arthur Albert Bernahl 59. Mima Torrence 55 Gundry Ave. Mary Kearney 80 Quincy Ave. Johanna Druehl 81 Whittier. Thomas P. Lloyd former Glendale resident. Details include survivors, service times, and burial plans at Mottell’s Mortuary and local cemeteries.
The Vaughan Mississippi village held a large ceremony for Casey Jones with his 83 year old widow and Sim Webb the fireman who cried Jump Sim jump attending. The event featured a model of Old 382 and the whistle donated by a Missouri source. Sim Webb recalled the 1900 run as crowds of about 2500 filled Vaughan for the tribute to the famed IC engineer.
A 22-year-old Santa Ana mother of three seeks 10000 for one of her healthy eyes to pay debts. She and husband Charles face heavy bills after a 16 month old daughter died and a son requires special schooling. The couple’s cabinet maker job and medical needs strain them. he has not agreed yet.
Anthony Anastasia, brother of Albert Anastasia, faces suspension by the International Longshoremen's Association after an intraunion bid to consolidate Brooklyn locals sparked tension. ILA executive council, led by Joseph Ryan, voted the suspension and said misconduct charges would follow. Anastasia vowed to contest the move amid reports of potential strikes and unrest.
Washington The Army plans to keep regular Army enlisted men in the United States longer to raise re enlistment rates. The program fixes an 18 month stateside tour for returnees from overseas, replacing the current six month duty plus overseas reassignments. Korean veterans remain nine months. Officials hope the plan starts in about 45 days to stem a mass exodus of seasoned enlisted men over the past two years.
Actor Lawrence Tierney and ex boxer Mike Sands, both 34 and 24 respectively, were arrested on Broadway for disorderly conduct after a heated exchange. About 200 spectators watched as Tierney hurled his coat and the pair argued. Bail set at $100 each for July 31 hearing. Tierney heckled the clerk, prompting magistrate Louis J. Pagnucco to admonish him.
Long Beach Lifeguards report sunrise at 6 00 a m sunset 7 58 p m moonrise 9 19 p m moonset 6 05 p m full moon 5 20 a m tides high 10 40 a m 4 2 ft 9 45 p m 6 8 ft low 4 17 a m 1 2 ft 3 35 p m 1 8 ft water temperature 71 surf condition fair
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