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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1951
Page
1
Bargain hungry shoppers surged through New York department stores on the third day of a city wide price war. Buyers mobbed entrances and crowded escalators as stocks disappeared, with springweave suits briefly sold out before Bloomingdale's restocked at 349.50.
A young boy named David RK. Nove, aged nine, of 33 Tru gman Boyd Manor, watched a neighbor girl's baton routine yesterday afternoon. The baton flew high and did not come down. He required four stitches to his scalp at Seaside Hospital.
The Senate passed a compromise bill by voice vote to extend the draft and set the stage for universal military training. It lowers the draft age to 18 and adds three months of service. the measure moves to the House, then to President Truman. Senator Case sought printed copies before voting, saying the bill should be understood by every family.
EW YORK, June 1. Marine Corps reserve major Harry R. Cash 47 Brooklyn insurance broker and executive director of the Marine Corps War Memorial Foundation was arraigned on grand larceny charges involving about 50000 raised for a Washington memorial to Marine heroes of Iwo Jima. Bail reduced from 25000 to 10000 after defense request. District Attorney Hogan said Cash admitted signing checks for himself totaling about one third of the 150000 collected by the foundation. The memorial statue of Marines raising the flag at Mt Suribachi was to be erected in Washington by the foundation.
Tehran June 1 AP President Truman intervened in Iran oil tensions sending a note to Premier Mossadegh urging negotiations with Britain per nationalization aims. Mossadegh, ill with fever, reportedly will brief Parliament after Grady delivered the letter.
The MacArthur inquiry committee voted 15 to 9 to release a 1949 State Department document on Formosa despite Acheson objections. He argued in the witness chair the paper should stay secret, while supporters said the inquiry needed full access to questions about MacArthur’s dismissal and Far Eastern policy. The debate occurred behind closed doors as Knowland pressed for disclosure.
The government launches an airlift to deport Mexican aliens over 1000 miles to Mexico. Flying Tigers planes will operate with Mexican government cooperation. A Mexican vice consul accompanies the first flight to Guadalajara about 1100 miles away.
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Reports from OKYO say Chinese troops pull back on ridge lines guarding a key massing area in Red Korea. In air battles three more Red jets were shot down while US forces lost two fighters. Allied patrols push into Yanggu and near Hwachan Reservoir as clashes continue along the 425 mile front.
Arthur R. Cassy airplane mechanic, 28, was shot five times at 2106 Travel St Banning Homes in San Pedro and is in critical condition at Harbor General Hospital. Witness Mrs. Bonnie Rasey watched the assailant, Jack Ashing, 50, of Phoenix, pull a pistol and fire, then flee in a car and collapse on the lawn.
A powerful hurricane second of the season in the Pacific nears the Mexican coast near Acapulco. The Weather Bureau reports hurricane-force winds on the freighter San Jacinto and seas reaching 35 feet as the storm moves northwest toward land.
Weather report notes mainly clear skies through Saturday with tonight and tomorrow morning seeing low cloud cover. Tomorrow will be warmer with high temperatures in the low 80s.
Washington June 1 The United States labels a world tin cartel as profiteers and cuts tin price from 1.39 to 1.0 a pound. W Stuart Symington head of the Reconstruction Finance Corp criticizes the cartel as keeping prices fantastically high since the Korean War, costing U S taxpayers about 500 million dollars. He vows further steps to drive prices down.
A sailor from Sioux Falls and his 18 year old fiancée Betty Thompson reunite after learning her cancer has advanced. Tom Amburn 19 and Betty plan a home wedding while awaiting medical X rays and possible reassignment to Atlanta. A local businessman offers lodging and support for their honeymoon, though Betty may still need daily hospital X rays.
Defense Department figures released in Washington show total enemy casualties in Korea reaching 1,133,410 through May 30, up 108,006 since May 23. The tally includes 682,238 battle casualties, 138,880 nonbattle losses, and 149,417 prisoners of war through May 16, with May 17–30 added later.
A sharp quake struck northern Luzon Island early today injuring one person from falling debris and damaging buildings in several towns as authorities assessed the aftermath in Manila.
United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie urged Communists to declare whether they would halt hostilities near the 38th Parallel. He warned that continued fighting could prompt U N members to deploy additional forces. Lie spoke in Canada urging a cease-fire along the 38th Parallel to fulfill Security Council goals and restore regional peace.
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