07 Mar 1953
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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1953
Page
1
A reddish blonde woman around 25 and Henry D. McKenzie, 69, clashed in a gunfight during a late night liquor store attempted holdup at 1576 Santa Fe Ave. McKenzie, closing his store at 1:55 a.m., confronted the intruder who demanded the store close on her terms.
Gen. Omar Bradley and Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg led Joint Chiefs of Staff travel to Paris for a high level defense strategy conference with NATO forces in Europe. Witnesses described a gunfire incident involving a young woman at a store. two bullets were fired and a car waited outside as officials prepared to depart.
Georgi M. Malenkov was named successor to Stalin and to lead the Soviet Union with a broad personnel reshuffle. The Kremlin announced a new Russian prime minister and a streamlined government intended to ensure uninterrupted, correct leadership across the country.
L B Driller and two others were burned in a late night blaze at a portable oil well near Brea Canyon. Altus Magnuss of Lakewood suffered 40 percent burns. Lawrence and Barry McGraney were treated for facial and hand burns but released. The fire started around 10 29 p m from a welder s torch as crew worked on the rig near the mouth of Brea Canyon.
President Eisenhower appointed Arthur Burns, Columbia University economist, to lead the Council of Economic Advisers amid uncertain future status. The three-member group faced extension debates as a large fire incident in California tied up state resources during the period.
Helen R. Waite of 4014 Long Beach Blvd Long Beach died today in Pomona Valley Hospital from injuries after a head on collision on Brea Canyon Road California Highway Patrol said. Kendall 65 of 436 Market St Long Beach and Moore 27 of Pomona were involved. Moore treated for serious injuries Kendall minor wounds.
Moscow reports the Soviet Union will hold what it calls the greatest funeral in its 37 year history for Joseph Stalin. The Central Committee and Council of Ministers announce his body will lie beside Lenin in Red Square until a world communist pantheon is built. No details on funeral rites or religious participation are given.
A Greyhound bus rammed a concrete bridge pillar on Valley Boulevard in Los Angeles early today, injuring 27 with three critical. Driver F L Luther, 36, escaped with minor injuries. Passengers from Yuma to LA included Cona Grubb, Jane Jamine, and Benjamin Hul Burt, all severely hurt. Many were sleeping. no other vehicle involved.
A powerful earthquake was felt around Oslo Norway about 9 45 p m Friday. It was the strongest shock recorded in the area since 1904.
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Police cracked a large gambling ring in Southern California, arresting Sik men and seizing $40,000 cash and printing plates used for lottery tickets. The operation reportedly printed 400 to 2100 books monthly, with John Segla Jr. as alleged ring head earning about $4.50 per book.
In Lovington New Mexico two strangers befriended and then splashed gasoline on Texas oil field worker Robert Earl Brogdon 37 of Andrews and set him aflame He survived after bystanders and Ed Holt doused the flames and rushed him to a hospital Brogdon suffered first second and third degree burns over his body with clothes burned away except for part of a leg He reported the attack to authorities who were preparing to file assault charges against the assailants.
Washington A B I h A House judiciary subcommittee cleared the way for a bill that would grant states clear ownership of tidelands up to historical boundaries. Rep Patrick J Hillings Calif said the panel rejected Brownell proposal to keep federal ownership but allow state oil development, and expected Monday approval of a bill giving states positive ownership of submerged lands.
Two bombs exploded in Tunis today in the European section, one in a garbage can and one in a French home. No injuries and only minor damage were reported. Police blamed extremists seeking independence for the French North African protectorate.
Fog and low clouds increase tonight and Sunday morning, then expect clearing and sunny Sunday afternoon. Little temperature change expected through Sunday.
Senator Taft proposes a full Congressional inquiry into Korean war conduct, aiming to cover ammunition shortages, armistice talks, and POW handling. He mulls a special committee to unify inquiries, likening it to a Pearl Harbor era study, after meeting with Eisenhower and Gen Van Fleet.
The United States and Britain announced plans to enlist non Communist nations in excluding shipments of strategic materials to Red China. Britain will tighten controls on strategic trade with Communist China while Dulles and Eden reviewed Soviet developments after Stalin's death. A four point plan to settle Iran oil disputes was reiterated.
In Atlantic City four special high school buses halted service after drivers protested dangerous student behavior. Union backing supports demands for discipline as drivers report clashes, assaults, and students pulling clothes, throwing peers, and brandishing weapons on board.
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