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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1952
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a medical topic with disjointed phrases. Names such as Dr. Dune and locations like 1423 EB appear, but the context is unclear and contains many misspellings and garbled terms.
Police report a 65 year old Augusta Mathews shot her common law husband Tony and their 10 year old daughter in a prefaced home last Thursday night before turning the pistol on herself. A note found in her hand pleaded forgiveness and cited love for Tony. Authorities found the three bodies yesterday on the front porch after neighbors reported the scene.
The Washington Post campaigns for Dwight D. Eisenhower, praising his leadership and arguing the nation needs a complete change from the current administration. It criticizes the Democrats for alleged scandals and blames McCarthyism in the Republican opposition, predicting Eisenhower would restore political health and unity.
Martha Statatiadou, a ten year old Greek girl scarred by guerrilla warfare, travels to New York for facial plastic surgery. She longs to be kissed and accepted, hoping surgery will make her "pretty like the rest." Her siblings and playmates teased her, and her baby brother even hesitates to kiss her. The Foundation for Orphans in Greece arranged the care.
Gen Douglas MacArthur visited Little Rock birthplace amid nostalgia and gratitude, avoiding political remarks. About 25,000 lined the route. his wife Jean and son Arthur accompanied him. The party continued to New York after a mechanical hiccup en route from Knoxville, Tennessee.
Washington reports the Civil Defense Administration released a manual on shelter locations during atomic attacks. It notes that office buildings stores schools theaters and factories are safest while churches and large auditoriums lack overhead protection. Current city protection covers about 2 million people. modifications could extend safety to 15 million more.
Six German skiers were killed as avalanches hit the Austrian Tyrol during a warm weekend. Sixteen others were injured and nine remained missing. Rescue teams with police dogs searched the snow for the missing as avalanches were triggered by warm spring weather. The Vienna report dated March 24 notes the scale of the disaster and ongoing rescue efforts.
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