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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1954

Page

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Commies List Dead Among 83 in China

Geneva AP reports China confirms 30 American civilians held in prison and says one civilian and several military personnel listed by the U S as detained are dead or missing. U S agreed to permit 15 detained Chinese nationals to leave for the mainland. Chinese list 33 Americans believed jailed or blocked from leaving. Winter, a missionary, arrested for espionage, died in prison February 27, 1951. Continued on Page A-3.

Geneva United States U. S China W. L. Winter Winter

Freighter Patria Runs Aground Off Santa Barbara

The Panamanian Liberty ship Patria ran aground 75 miles west of Long Beach on a rocky reef near Santa Rosa Island in a calm sea. Salvage crews assess damage while Coast Guard cutters and tugs stand by. no crew in immediate danger. The ship carried 10,600 tons of coal for Yokohama and is operated by Transmarine Navigation Corp of Wilmington.

Patria Long Beach Harbor Santa’ Barbara George Trilivas Coast Guard Santa Rosa Island Yokohama Transmarine Navigation Corp Wilmington Santa Barbara Trilivas

Flood fears rise as Iowa cities face deluge

Heavy rains including tor rential downpours threaten Fort Dodge Mason City Sioux City and Des Moines as floods expand. National Guardsmen evacuate hundreds while crews work overnight to move families and possessions. Des Moines River exceeds banks with record high likely by Wednesday. Crop damage runs into millions as roads and highways close.

Des Moines Fort Dodge Sioux City Mason City Iowa Four Mile Creek National Guardsmen Missouri Turin Xennebec Cherokee Spencer Webster City Charles City National Guard

Guard Killed as Convicts Seize Prison Visitors

Six desperate convicts armed with crude pistols and knives seized hostages in the Kansas State Prison visitors room. They fled to the administration building where guard supervisor Fred Kenaga was shot and killed. A hostage and two convicts were wounded before officials halted the revolt. Warden Charles Edmondson faced the standoff as gates were refused to open.

Lansing Kan Kansas State Fred Kenaga Andy Hollinshead Charles Edmondson

Robber Returns Money With Sick Feeling Over Theft

Johnson a Navy veteran who had robbed a cashier at Egyptian Theatre on Sunday night returned the stolen 860 cents and apologized saying he needed medicine. He handed the money back to the candy counter and asked the manager to call police. He explained he was sick and jobless, and police booked him for investigation of armed robbery.

Johnson E. Angheim St

Where to Find It A Reader’s Guide Snippet

A brief listing shows sections and page references for various newspaper features. It outlines sections such as Beach Combing, Billy Rose, Boyle, Bridge, Classifieds, Comics, Crossword, Editorial, Financial, Obituaries, Radio and TV, Shipping Table, Sports, Theaters, Tides Temperatures, Women and Your World with respective pages.

Billy Rose Boyle

Truman Sees Early Recovery After Gall Bladder Operation

Former President Truman, hospitalized after gall bladder and appendix surgery, sat up and took a step in bed. Dr Wallace Graham said he is recovering satisfactorily but in pain. discharge in about 16 days expected. Mrs Blakemore reported good spirits and sound sleep with no visitors allowed.

Kansas City Harry &. Truman Inday Wallace Graham Truman Graham Geraldine Blakemore Research Hospital Mary Jane Truman Vivian Truman

Salmon Fishermen Strike in British Columbia

Vancouver workers from three unions in British Columbia began a strike over fish prices. About five thousand fishermen formed picket lines along coastal canneries after 93.3 percent voted against the cannery operators’ last offer following six weeks of talks.

Vancouver YPI British Columbia

Envoy Missing After Fishing Trip Off Rio de Janeiro

The American Air Force and Brazilian Navy searched the seacoast near Rio de Janeiro for Robert P. Terrill the American economic counselor and three others missing since Thursday in a 40 foot cabin cruiser. The party included David Wismyser a visiting State Department official Harold Purviane head of General Tires Brazil and a Swede named Anderson who ran the boat. They left Rio Thursday afternoon bound for Carbo Frio about 75 miles away but did not reach the port. An alarm issued this morning and three American planes joined the Brazilian search effort.

Rio DE Janeiro Brazil Robert P. Terrill State Department Terril Hastings Neb Terrill David Wismyser Washington Harold W. Purviane General Tires Co Anderson Carbo Frio Rio Air Force

New Yorkers Watch 22 Story Office Tower Rise In 38 Minutes

Crowds on Park Avenue Midtown marvel as a 22 story office building of aluminum panels shoots up at an astonishing pace. Fifty to sixty workers expected to finish by nightfall, though typical construction would take weeks. The structure is being built by Tishman Realty and Production Co. at 57th Street and Park Avenue.

New York Tishman Realty and Probudetion Co S7th St Park Ave Manatten

Rebel Planes Raid Garrison Forces March

Insurgent leaders claim bombing Coban in central Guatemala and threaten Guatemala City. They report a three pronged drive to disrupt rail and road links, while denying widespread support for the Arbenz government. Reuters/AP reporting from Tegucigalpa notes martial law and ongoing military actions only at Gualan near the Honduran frontier.

Tegucigalpa Honduras Coban Guatemala Guatemala City Jacobo Arbenz Guzman Liberation Albena Arbenz Esquipulas New York United Nations Eduardo Castillo-Arriola Col Carlos Diaz el Salvador Hio Arriola Guillermo Toriello Gualan Motagua

U N Security Council Seeks Cease Fire in Guatemala

The U N Security Council unanimously called for a cease-fire in Guatemala and urged all U N members to withhold aid to fighting forces. The vote followed the Soviet Union veto defending Guatemala, amid tensions over President Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán. Guatemala sought OAS help to halt the invasion, as neighboring Honduras and Nicaragua were accused of backing aggression.

United Nations U.N Suatemala U. N Soviet Union Council Guatemala Organization of American States U.S Henry Cabot Lodge Jr Americas inter-American Peace Committee OAS Jacobo Arbenz Guzman

Light Voting in Maine Primary Favors Smith Over McCarthy

In Maine on the hot election day, Senator Margaret Chase Smith led a vote against a McCarthy backed challenger. Women reportedly showed strong turnout in several locations as Smith sought the Republican nomination. A separate nationwide crash report notes a Marine corps casualty near Corona del Mar with two soldiers killed and one injured in a car collision near El Toro Air Station.

Portland Maine UPI Margaret Chase Smith Sen McCarthy R-Wis Smith Sem Robert L. Jones Wois Smit Santa Ana Kilee Delhi Corio Charles Craig Samis Poppy St. Corona del Mar James Lynn Medley el Toro Marine’ Corps Air Station Corona Naval Hospital

Weather Forecast For Night Through Tuesday

Night and morning low cloudiness, hazy afternoon sunshine. Little temperature change.

Sawed Out Hole in Floor Traps Boy Arm

Six year old Bobby Millard of Myrtle Avenue reached through a floor hole and became stuck above the elbow. Neighbors assisted as Richard Ganser enlarged the opening with a saw to free him. The boy had swelling but was not seriously injured.

Bobby Millard Myrtle Ave Bobby Robert E. Millard Richard Ganser

Man Rescued After Eight Days Trapped in Rail Car

Alvin Fitzgerald, a 62 year old from Seatte California, survived eight days sealed inside a lumber car in Washington state. He was rescued near Tucson after heard noises and was hospitalized in Florence with dehydration but improving. He later exclaimed I am awful hungry as nurses fed him chipped ice then soft foods. Southern Pacific officials indicated he climbed into the loaded car a week earlier.

Casa Grande Ariz Milford Alvin Fitzgerald Ater Fitzgerald Pinal County General Florence Southern Pacific Railroad Seate Fe Spring’ Valley Calif Washington State Tucson

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