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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1951
Page
2
Four U S destroyers left Singapore Harbor bound for the Atlantic Fleet as officials avoid comment on their approach to Iran waters amid the crisis over the British Iranian oil dispute. The move follows reports of naval activity in the Gulf region and indicates heightened pressure in the area.
Defense Department release No 337 lists 88 combat deaths 411 wounded 55 missing in action and 12 injured in accidents. It notes no link between the trip and the Iranian situation. Destroyers Kennedy Fiske Rush and Hawkins named in the report.
President Truman pressed Congress to back an expanded public housing program saying it serves defense needs and maintains a strong economy. Housing Chief Foley forecast easier mortgage funding and noted 50,000 public housing units approved by the Senate as a milestone. the aim remains broad access to good homes for all Americans.
Flood plagues Kansas with rivers out of banks and thousands displaced. Forecasters warn of more rain and thunderstorms amid lingering flood conditions along the Kansas River. Warm humid weather spreads from the Gulf to the plains while cooler air advances in the Great Lakes region.
Washington reports the United States has about 1,841,000 more men under arms than a year ago as mobilization accelerates. Hundreds of ships and thousands of planes join growing naval and air fleets, with cutbacks in draft calls and plans to release 100,000 Army Reservists. A senior official says tensions abroad may be greater, not diminished, amid Korea’s war and potential dangers in Iran and Europe. The strategy aims to meet urgent needs and build a professional force to relieve Reservists.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey warned Americans to act on the daily danger of an atomic attack. He said public apathy is the greatest problem for civil defense authorities and urged readiness to stop a potential attack by Russia.
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