14 Mar 1953
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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1953
Page
1
A Bronx boy 8. Joseph Bryant, motivated by a police rebuke, led officers to dig for a missing child he staged. After five hours of shovels and rubble, the tale unraveled revealing the missing boy had actually moved away over a week earlier.
Vienna dispatch reports Klement Gottwald aged 56 the Czechoslovak communist dictator president died in Prague shortly after Stalin's funeral He reportedly fell ill Thursday with pneumonia and pleurisy complicated by chest hemorrhage He had been in poor health for nearly a year and western observers note eerie timing and possible Kremlin purging theories.
Auto mechanics at 18 San Pedro and Wilmington dealers walk out after month long negotiations failed over guaranteed work week and benefits. The picket lines surround dealer plants as unions coordinate emergency repairs and await a settlement, with IAM sanction and support from related unions.
Japan's Diet ousted Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida in a 229 to 215 no confidence vote. He dissolved parliament and set April 19 for elections. Yoshida's Liberal Party faction split as more than 20 dissenters crossed lines. A caretaker cabinet will govern until a new Diet is chosen.
George C. Flowers city editor of the Press Telegram is among Nevada proving ground observers briefed for the nuclear detonation. The briefing covers the three day session and the test’s significance and effects with on the spot coverage planned for readers.
West Berlin mayor Ernst Reuter departed Berlin by air for a two week visit to the United States. The trip signals ongoing East West dialogue as Reuter plans meetings with U.S. officials and civic leaders to discuss Berlin and broader European affairs.
Gov Warren named Edward P Park of Sacramento as State Labor Commissioner to replace Lloyd Mashburn who resigned to become U S Under Secretary of Labor Park a native of Coalinga is business manager of the AFL Operating Engineers Union for several counties and also serves as vice president of the State Building and Construction Trades Council
A Royal Air Force jet fighter on a training flight struck power lines near Rahden Germany killing the pilot and a German girl playing by the roadside. The RAF announced the accident occurred Friday near the Wun- base at Eilsen.
America Britain and France protested to Russia over Soviet attacks on three British planes. The U S Air Force said fighters would shoot back if fired upon and Britain disclosed plans to fully arm training planes in Germany with fighter cover when needed.
Orient Airways flight bound for Dacca via New Delhi crashes after takeoff from Karachi. Eleven passengers and five crew die when mechanical fault delays repairs, the plane vanishes 80 miles from Dacca as radio contact is lost. Investigation and official notices follow the fatal crash.
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Joh Archie Johnson, an 8d year old carpenter from Sunland California, was barred for life from the FOR LIFE Casino in Marrakech after reportedly winning over 5,000, ONG francs ($14,500) in three months. Johnson, a U S air base construction worker in Morocco, used a system betting on numbers one two three nine and zero doubling after losses and increasing stakes after wins. Casino directors said continued play could threaten their hotel and pool plans as he heads to Monte Carlo.
A major tornado swept through north central Arkansas killing 18 people and injuring several as it damaged or destroyed homes in Bunker Hill Dover London Mall Creek and surrounding communities. State police reported many residents unaccounted for while nearby towns aided in search efforts as investigators documented widespread destruction and a four alarm fire at a nearby warehouse area. The storm followed previous tornadoes Friday and left a trail of debris across the region with strong winds and collapsed structures reported in Clarksville nearby.
A Maryland ex governor and two Fairchild executives, William Lane Jr., Richard Boutelle, and Arthur Flood, led a free enterprise espionage scheme to steal a Soviet MIG 15 from Denmark. Retired Col. Alius Amass aided the plan, funding about 7500 and triggering diplomatic upheaval with Poland and Denmark. At least two participants reportedly died in the venture.
Mrs. Minta Martin mother of aviation pioneer Glenn L. Martin died in Baltimore after a long illness at age 83. A former early female flyer she supported her son during his first airplane builds in Santa Ana where he began construction in 1908. Born Florence Anvinta De Long in 1864 she married Clarence Y. Martin in 1882 and lived in Santa Ana for many years. Funeral services are planned for Tuesday in Santa Ana California.
President Eisenhower plans to appoint William Howard Taft I as ambassador to Ireland, sending the nomination to the Senate soon. Taft, 38, is the grandson of both a former president and chief justice, and is married with four children. The post fills a vacancy left by the death of Francis Matthews.
Santa Ana Sheriff James Musick removes Capt. Raymond Glanville as chief jailer and names Set. William Minot as acting head after a riot at Orange County jail. 29 inmates protested a meal, damaged cells, while 40 others joined the bedlam by banging cups.
The forecast calls for mostly clear skies through Sunday with patches of early morning fog. Little temperature change expected Sunday as conditions remain tranquil across the region.
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