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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1951
Page
2
Henry Ullman, his son Henry Jr, and Pilot John A. Rodgers were aboard the aircraft en route to their Santa Barbara homes. The three men accompanied by others were traveling together on the flight.
Thousands of devout Christians walked the Via Dolorosa through old Jerusalem as tensions rise in the Holy Land. Pilgrims from abroad carried large wooden crosses while archbishop Albert Gori washed feet in a cruciform re-enactment. Jaffa Gate will open for diplomats to enter the old city along the traditional route with Mandelbaum Gate permits for pilgrims.
The American Red Cross announced today its blood collections have more than tripled since last July, providing 175,000 pints for Korean wounded and stockpiling. President E. Roland Harriman said the higher donations helped keep the military death rate in Korea lower than in any prior U S campaign.
In Navotas near Manila on March 23, Scores of flagellants participated in the annual Good Friday rite. Crowns of thorns and whip lashes left blood staining their backs and trousers as thousands watched the solemn procession in a scene of penance.
GLENDALE March 23 AP One of the world s great religious paintings Jan Styka s Crucifixion goes on display tonight after half a century of obscurity. The mammoth 195 by 1 45 feet canvas is the world s largest on a biblical subject and is housed at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale Cemetery as the highlight of dedication ceremonies for a 1 5 million building. The panorama shows Jerusalem s walled city with Golgotha in the foreground and over 1000 lifelike figures led by Christ.
Los Angeles March 23 UP District Attorney William E Simpson says he does not intend to resign or retire. In a letter to county supervisors he states he will run for re election next year. The note was written to quash rumors of retirement due to ill health.
Liberty Missouri March 23 minister Rev W C Link Jr pastor of Second Baptist Church slept through his own sermon he preached at St Joseph on a tape he made to critique himself he woke as the choir finished and quipped he might be the only preacher to sleep through his own sermon
A mother questions sex education plans citing fear of wild parties and illegitimate births as the result. The piece discusses parental worries about teaching sex knowledge at home or school and points readers to an expert answer in "Sex Education for Parent".
A cold air surge from Canada halted a brief Midwest warm spell. Northern Plains and upper Mississippi Valley saw near zero readings with light snow in spots. Forecasters expected the cold to ease, with milder conditions in the south and Pacific Northwest, while readings reached into the 80s in Texas and 60s in parts of Iowa and Illinois.
SACRAMENTO March 23 UP A plan to charge every car or truck owner an extra 50 cents yearly to fund behind the wheel driving training in high schools won committee approval. The bill to raise the motor vehicle registration fee to 6.50 was sent to Ways and Means. A separate measure to raise the truck speed limit and to curb bus passenger standing stalled. Bus and transit lines debated lines for coaches. safety versus jobs. The committee urged both sides to seek agreement while maintaining training support and transit safety.
The Italian government warned the West that rearming Russia's Balkan satellites has created a dangerous situation in the Mediterranean. Officials told a reporter the warning was passed to the United States Britain France and Yugoslavia. Italy also sought a revision of peace treaty restrictions to boost its own armed forces.
Eskimo Pie Corporation declares Frank Costello had no involvement with its chocolate covered ice cream products. The company asserts it owns the Eskimo Pie name and trade marks and has no connection to Costello, despite his Senate testimony alleging an interest in Dainties Products Corporation.
California lawmakers push a crime commission Tax measure to hit rackets’ profits while redistricting fights continue. Assembly debates a plan to tax business expenses across corporations and individuals, with Sherwin estimating possible million-dollar impacts. Bearearing features Hawkins and Beck in a tense political clash over reapportionment.
Cpl Clarence G Poe Posten of Salinas California, a 2nd mpany mail clerk in Korea March 23, reports his wife wrote a 110 page letter. Msr Posten says it took her five years to compose and reading it takes time. McMann of Plymouth confirms the 110 page count. Postage from Salinas to Korea was 58 cents.
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