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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1951
Page
2
OKOHAMA Japan May 30 AP a shipload of skeptical Japanese arrived from Brazil to see if Japan really lost the Pacific war.114 men women and children from the South American colony insist Nippon won World War II.
In Daet Camarines Norte on May 30 1949 Judge Maximo Abano sentenced Crispin Verzo Amadeo Salazar and Gabina Largo to die in the electric chair for killing 13 aboard a Philippines Airline plane when a TNT loaded bomb exploded over Alabat Island on May 7 1949 Verzo allegedly carried on an illicit affair with Lazaraâ??s wife and the others aided the bomb plot The court also noted Lazaraâ??s widow denied the affair. The case moves to the Supreme Court for review.
Americans in Manila held Memorial Day services at the U S Military Cemetery in Fort William McKinley. Maj Gen Leland Hobbs, chief of the joint United States military advisory group, delivered a brief address eulogizing American soldiers killed in the Philippines.
In Pusan Korea on Memorial Day LT Gen James A Van Fleet sent a message praising slain heroes from Belleau Wood Okinawa and other battles. Thousands of white crosses mark the United Nations Cemetery as rain falls. Lt Gen John B Coulter reads the address while allied reps attend. The ceremony honors soldiers sailors and airmen who died in Korea and reaffirms resolve to defend freedom.
Los Angeles returns from a municipal election showing two incumbents toppled from the Board of Education and council seats shifting. George Moore loses his 15th District seat to John Gibson Jr while incumbent Gertrude Rounsavelle and Lawrence Larrabee fall in education races.
Chicago reports a mix of showers across the plains states east to Missouri and Minnesota with light rain in New England and New York City. Cool air moved south over the northern Rockies into the northern Great Lakes, while the Southwest remained hot with readings above 100 in parts of Texas and Arizona.
At Sendai on Memorial Day Maj. Gen. Daniel H. Hudelson urged his soldiers to intensify preparations for any eventuality. He tied the day to past sacrifices by servicemen and urged resolve to continue the fight against those who threaten freedom, asking for divine guidance.
Washington May 30 Gen Hoyt Vandenberg Air Force chief of staff testified before Senate committees that the United States will not have adequate military security until about 1954. He warned that Russia could threaten the free world as its air power and atomic stockpile grow, urging a major buildup of U S air power to deter aggression.
The Public Morality Council, a body of church and welfare representatives, protests a surge of nudity and sexual content on stage and in magazines printed in Britain. It warns of deteriorating public entertainment and notes revues increasingly advertise nudity as a main feature, calling for policy reform.
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