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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1951
Page
1
The U S Second Division repelled heavy Chinese assaults on Saturday on the Korean east central front while American forces killed hundreds of North Koreans attempting to push toward Seoul outskirts. Chinese footholds formed south of the Pukhan River, but Allied movement remained limited.
A seven year old cocker spaniel named Dufur woke Mrs. Mary Comes and her five relatives as fire engulfed a single story house at 1715 Junipero Ave. Firemen fought the blaze for 70 minutes. investigators suspect a cigarette. the family escaped unharmed and the dog’s prior alerting record spans seven years.
Ralph H. Heberling, a retired Chicago industrial engineer, shot himself in a Whittier police station after writing a detailed suicide note listing his actions, gun permit location, and signature verification methods. He had been under medical observation at a local hospital.
A head on crash on Pacific Coast Highway near 22nd Street Sunset Beach killed Redondo Beach resident Betty Claire Garnett 33. She died en route to Santa Ana hospital. Garnett’s widowed husband died in a prior crash a year earlier. Surviving children are James Stanley Hazel Ann and Virginia Garnett. Funeral arrangements are pending with local mortuaries and an inquest is pending.
A roaring tornado ripped through Olney Texas injuring about 100 and destroying or damaging roughly 300 homes and businesses. Elderly couple died from injuries, the hospital and two public schools were struck with only minor damage. Civil Defense Director Roach urged residents to check shelters as debris and vanished homes defined the ruin.
The United States rejected a Russian plan for a Pacific Big Four conference to draft a Japanese peace treaty. An American note handed to Soviet Ambassador Alexander Panyushkin explained the stance in Washington. News also covers Armed Forces Day celebrations, Truman and Marshall remarks, and Medal of Honor recipients.
Low clouds and fog cover tonight and tomorrow morning. Variable high cloudiness develops tomorrow afternoon. Temperatures show little change tomorrow.
A federal judge criticized spending 500000 to fire Orton Campbell of the Government Printing Office after veterans legislation disputes. Government claims he obstructed production but the case cost Justice Department and related offices time and effort. The judge urged against such waste and warned agencies to reconsider.
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Gen. Matthew Ridgway told the United Nations that UN air forces dominate Korean skies despite more Russian MIG jets. His first regular report since succeeding MacArthur notes a Saturday assault on Seoul by North Korean Reds, heavy minefields, and a major prisoner tally before a quiet later afternoon.
A massive blaze at the old Cross Street Market in Baltimore on May 19 caused about 2 million dollars in damage. The fire spread to 13 nearby row houses with hundreds evacuated. six firefighters, a policeman, and three residents were injured. Investigators probed the wreckage for signs of arson.
Britain offered to send a high ranking diplomatic mission to Iran to settle the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company dispute but Iran’s Premier Mossadegh refused to meet the British envoy. The note proposed negotiations to amend the 1933 treaty and warned of possible action at The Hague if Iran persists with nationalization.
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