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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1952
Page
1
Two four engine B 29 Superfortresses collided in the air about 35 miles north of San Antonio yesterday. Both planes crashed killing all 15 airmen aboard, the AP reports.
Senate testimony reports Adm. William Smith recalling no White House help for Newbold Morris in ship deals now under probe. He notes Joseph E. Casey had influence in negotiations while Morris, press liaison for government corruption probe, denies wrongdoing but concedes firm legal fees of up to 35 thousand dollars. The hearing also covers a fatal B-29 collision during instrument training near Randolph Field with 12 of 15 victims named.
A truck driver from Pawtucket reported near Route 7 lights out and a skeleton in a glowing mask leaping from a car, a sighting echoed by other drivers along Route 40. Police ponder whether it’s a prank, a hoax, or a recurring eerie display.
Washington March 13 The administrations top foreign strategists urged Congress to vote the entire 7 9 billion foreign aid program. Secretary Acheson warned cuts would harm NATO unity and economic strength while Harriman stressed the need to sustain free world defense. Lovett urged more military aid to Indochina and General Bradley outlined costs versus wartime levels.
Mrs. Gerhard Kneupper, 27, told police a laughing maniac attacked her in her San Antonio home early today. He scratched her face and bruised her head and arms before she escaped with her two young sons to seek help as the intruder fled.
Clearing conditions expected tonight with a slight cool down. Rain chances are low as west winds shift to the west at 15 to 25 miles per hour this afternoon or evening.
March winds whip rough weather across the nation with the Midwest hardest hit by strong winds snow and rain. Snow blankets the Northern Great Plains and Kansas City suffers wind driven damage injuring three women. An Iowa tornado damages Ringgold County farms as dust storms reach Kansas. Weather varied with light snow in Nevada Washington and Oregon and fair skies on the Atlantic Seaboard.
The Wage Stabilization Board ruled today that construction industry pay rates for 3 to 4 million workers may rise by 15 cents an hour in 1952. The decision, by a unanimous WSB panel, clarifies a new wage policy tied to the construction sector and mirrors standard spring bargaining. Employers may implement the increase as allowed by government policy, adding to prior 10 percent limits and a 4.7 percent cross-industry rise plus 1.3 percent for fringe benefits.
The Nizam of Hyderabad arrived in New Delhi with 15 of his 70 wives in three planes for a national conference of provincial governors and regal heads of state. He wore a bright yellow turban and top coat, saluting officials as 31 relatives accompanied him.
Seoul dispatch reports American and Turkish troops halted a major Communist attack near Heartbreak Ridge. About 200 of 750 attackers were killed or wounded as Allied artillery and air power repelled the assault. Front quieted except for patrol clashes. ships and planes damaged rail lines and depots. F-86 pilots failed to find Red jets.
President Truman’s internal revenue bureau overhaul, pitched as a weapon against corruption, faces a Senate vote with an expected close outcome around 4 p.m. Senate leaders predict a tight contest as Republican and southern Democratic allies line up against the plan. Senator George D. Ga. assails the plan, criticizing the President despite prior support.
Brig Gen William P. Nuckels says the communiqué from truce talks was a surprise. Rear Adm. Libby calls the latest Communist plan unacceptable, demanding a full roster before any exchange. An earlier staff meeting deemed a two hour session a goose egg. Communists balk at including Korea in a naval blockade clause.
The note lists where to find sections such as Beach Combing, Bridge, Classified ads, Obituaries, Radio and television, Shipping, Sports, Theaters, Tides and Temperatures, and Women’s Activities across pages B-7, A-23, B-6, B-7, B-3, and 8-7, indicating a local newspaper’s sectional layout. It mentions specific pages for each department and a reference to Section C for women's activities.
Washington March 13 A California driven protest expands into belt and girdle gifts to members of Congress amid anti tax fury. Rep Hubert Scudder Cali reports receiving a girdle with a caustic note urging figure control by Congress. Don McColly a California Farm Bureau official sparked the campaign and a Los Angeles woman cites White Collar Glass as a cause for high taxes.
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