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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1951

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Warren Sees No Way to Cut Budget Much

SACRAMENTO March 13 AP Gov Warren rejects cutting the billion dollar budget by 30 to 40 million and insists expenditures stay within income to avoid new fares. He says this is not the time to raise taxes and wants to preserve funds for long overdue state building. Warren warns against raiding 25.1 million set aside for 1951 52 construction and says the budget may be reduced only if legislature eliminates services. He notes shared responsibility with the legislature and reports recovery from illness with arm pain lingering.

Sacramento Warren California Sen Ben Hulse el Centro Ien Hulse Senate Assembly House Ways and Means Sen. Hulse Arrowhead Hot Springs

Case Prices Tied to Cost of Food

Washington March 13 The government allowed public eating places to raise menu prices to reflect higher food costs and banned increases in pre Korean price margins The OPS order effective April 1 predicts some price rises and rollbacks for margins after July 1 Marion W Isbell head of the OPS restaurant branch expects fewer than half of eating places to raise prices in April if food costs stay flat and does not foresee a spike in food prices

Washington Marion W. Isbell OPS

U N Drive Surges as Reds Melt Away in Korea

Nearly 200000 United Nations troops push north in a broad advance across Korea outflanking Seoul and threatening Hongchon base. Chinese and Korean forces retreat after heavy losses, while U.S. units reach the Seoul Chunchon highway and merge toward Hongchon. Casualty reports show fighting along a widened front.

Kyo U. N Korea Seoul ChangjPyong Hongchon Hongchow 38Th Parallel

Dying Boy in Adrian Receives Flood of Card Mail

Adrian Michigan reports a 11 year old cancer patient Robbie Hirtline amid Morse River Road home mail overflow. More than 115000 letters and 2000 parcel posts arrived by last night, with 20 pouches today. A TV gift came from coworkers of father Henry Hirtline at American Chain and Cable Co. Cards lift spirits though doctors fear only weeks or months remain.

Adrian Mich Lonely Morse Ra Robert Robbie) Hiftling Stanley Weer Bobbie Robert Line RFD-1 Jasper Henry Hirtline American Chain and Cable Co Lillian

Russ in Mexico City Set to Aid A-spies

AP reports during the atom spy trial that the Russian embassy in Mexico City was prepared to help spies flee the United States. Witness David Greenglass testified Julius Rosenberg urged escape after Klaus Fuchs arrest, detailing a coded contact plan from Mexico City to Sweden and Czechoslovakia. He described payments, travel routes, and instructions to contact the Russian ambassador with a message signed I Jackson.

York Mexico City United States Jarres David Greenglass Los Alamos N. M Julius Rosenberg Mexico Rosenberg Gineer Ethel Morton Sobell Russia Greenglass Hiroshima Klaus Fuchs England Greenplass Harry Gold Philadelphia Bold I. Jackson United Nations Columbus Oklahoma Paris Vera Cruz Sweden Stockholm

Stocks Fall Fast as Market Slumps in Selling Surge

New York on March 13 saw a broad market decline as selling intensified from the opening. Stocks dropped as much as 4 to 4 dollars per share with most losses between 1 and 3 dollars. Brokers cited war talk from Korea, inflation fights by the government, and weakness in the government bond market as key factors behind the panic selling.

New York Korea

Deep South Snow Strikes Across Regions, Tornado Tests Midwest

A wide storm blankets Dixie with snow as frost hits the Rio Grande Valley. A “baby tornado” damages Tampa windows while Atlanta youth battle snow. In Des Moines a school election proceeds amid snow and 24 inches fall in Estherville. Roads slick, hundreds of schools closed, and power lines snap in several states.

Hy United Dixie Rio Grande Valley Midwest Tampa Fla Atlanta Onis Des Moines New Orleans Mobile Ala Jackson Miss Kentucky Iowa Estherville Texas Minnesota Wisconsin

No Trace Found of Missing B 29 in Mediterranean

British air crews after an all night flare search in the western Mediterranean reported no trace of the missing U S 829 and its crew of 12. The plane based at Lakenheath disappeared on a routine navigational flight last Friday. Capt. David C. Brown of Long Beach was aboard. His wife Mrs. Betty Brown resides at 2268.

Frankfurt Germany Mediterranean Lakenheath England David C. Brown Long Beach Betty Brown

Sunny but cooler forecast with coast morning fog

Weather report notes sunny skies but cooler temperatures tomorrow. Early morning fog along the coast. Winds shift from light variable into southwest at 10 to 15 mph by tomorrow afternoon.

Gambler Costello Balks at Deportation Probe Testimony

Frank Costello, accused crime boss, faced possible deportation as Senate investigators pressed him on wealth and bootlegging history. He refused to divulge financial details and challenged the panel to prove its charges, demanding humane treatment. Senate members noted grounds for deportation amid testimony about citizenship and past illicit activity.

New York Frank Costello Senate Sen. Tobey Ron. H Costello George Wolf Federal Rudolph Halley

Five Mile Jam Delays Traffic On Cahuenga Freeway

Hollywood March 13. A house moving rig broke down on the Cahuenga Freeway delaying thousands of drivers from the San Fernando Valley to Studio City. Hundreds of cars jammed for over five miles as crews tried to mend the machine before dawn. The house was being moved to allow a new freeway link.

Hollywood Cahuenga San Fernando Valley Studio City Potice

House Defeats Emergency Reorganization Proposal

The House rejected a bill granting President Truman power to reorganize executive agencies for national defense by a 227 to 167 vote. Senate already passed a similar measure. Other actions include rent control extension, troop assignments to Western Europe, Hawaii and Alaska statehood work, and an extension of one year for war prisoner claims filings.

Ashington House President Truman Senate Congress Truman U. S Man Connally D.-Texas Europe Connally Foreign Relations and Armed Services Joint Chiefs of Staff Senate Insular Affairs Committee Hawaii Alaska War Claims Commission

New York Hollywood Musicians Set Walkouts Tomorrow

Union musicians plan a 6 p.m. strike in New York and Hollywood with support from stars including Milton Berle and Jimmy Durante. Samuel Suber said approval from the AFL Local 802 international office is needed. The walkout targets WOR, NBC networks, DuMont, and about 30 theaters, aiming for a 50 percent pay rise across radio and TV roles.

EW York New York Hollywood Samuel Suber AFL American Federation of Musicians Vaughn Monroe Jimmy Durante Milton Berle Fred Allen Don Voorhees Howard Barlow Raymond Scott International Office of the Union James C. Petrillo Suber Luber National Broadcasting Co WOR DuMont Television Network

Doubt over Reported Execution Plot Against Stalin

Berlin reports that 14 Soviet officers in the Russian zone of Germany were allegedly executed for plotting against Stalin were described as highly doubtful by Allied and East German sources. Intelligence officers called the executions and mass arrests among Red Army garrisons unlikely and said such details would have reached informants by now.

Berlin Germany Stalin Red Army Associated Press

U. S. Supplies Lost in Warehouse Blaze

Houston dispatch reports a major warehouse fire destroying an estimated 1 million dollars of government material. The blaze, at the C. Jim Stewart and Stevenson Co. site, was controlled by mid-morning after threatening nearby buildings.

Houston Sire C. Jim Stewart and Stevenson Co

Eisenhower's vow clouds presidential picture

Eisenhower's willingness to spend life unifying free world's defenses clouds the forthcoming presidential outlook. The teletype summary notes a broad spectrum of sections and page references across the edition, including features on Boyle, bridges, classifieds, comics, and sports. The issue also highlights editorial, radio and television, shipping, theaters, tides and temperatures, and women's activities across multiple pages.

Eisenhower Free World Boyle

Plan Tabled by 21-14 Vote in House Unit

The House armed service committee rejected an effort to tie a troop deployment ban to the military manpower bill, voting 21 to 14 to table the proposal by Rep. Towe. The panel is drafting the draft age reduction to 18 and universal training, with a 4 million man ceiling discussion ahead.

Washington House Armed Service Committee Europe Congress Rep. Towe R-N. J Vinson D.-Ga House Tomore Row GOP Rep Arends

West Says Russ Talk Deadlocked

Paris March 13 A spokesman for the United States Britain and France announced that talks with Russia on an agenda for a Big Four foreign ministers meeting were completely deadlocked.

Paris United States Britain France Russia

Mass Slayer Cook Pleads Guilty to Kidnap Charge

U S District Judge Stephen Chandler accepted a guilty plea from Bill Cook, a confessed slayer, and ordered a sanity hearing. Cook admitted kidnapping the Carl Mosser family and pleaded guilty under the Lindbergh Act to avoid the death penalty, with a jury to determine if death is warranted. He was captured in Mexico after abducting the Mossers in December and fleeing through the southwest.

Alahoma City U. S Stephen Chandler Bill Cook Cook Federal Carl Mosser Robert E. Shel- Sort Karl Menninger Topeka Hugh Galbraith Oklahoma City Atwood Cook T Mossers Joplin Oklahoma County Southwest Mexico

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Joseph M. Brennan Brennan Are Geraldine Regine Dolores Mary Quincy Mest Dianne Morrie Landsberg U.N Ine U.S. 25Th Division Seoul-Chunchon 38Th U. S. 3Rd Division Han River Hongchor 66Th Army Claude B. Feren Michigan Gambler Balks Kefauver N. Y Cole Rivers D.S. C West Russ Bulletin Mass Slayer
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