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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1951
Page
2
In New Delhi parliament grants preliminary approval to a government proposed constitutional amendment bill. It seeks to modify existing provisions on press and speech freedom amid ongoing controversy and debate.
An 18 year old Army private, Al Thomas, teetered 92 minutes on a ninth story hotel ledge at the Hotel Touraine. Father Joseph Curran persuaded him to step back inside. Crowds misread the scene as a stunt but the youth confessed he planned to jump over heartbreak and a friend's actions. He was taken for observation after questioning.
A May 31 UP report states an American missionary was deported May 13 from Changtu in Red China after four months in prison. The Chinese name Pai Tien-Pao was used by a Communist broadcast. Sources here suggest the prisoner may be Dryden Phelps, Yale professor William Lyon Phelps' nephew.
Secretary Finletter said most of the Air Force tactical units, over 50 groups, will be available to the North Atlantic defense force under the Atlantic Pact. He rejected ideas of frittering away bomber strength in extending Korea to China, noted progress in guided missiles, and warned China’s Communist air threat remains substantial as piston planes convert to jets. Some planes may be used in Japan after war ends, but the bulk goes to the North Atlantic area.
London May 31 Margaret Truman has been invited to dine with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace. The private dinner is for King Haakon of Norway during his state visit to Britain next week. The event coincides with the president's daughter’s vacation tour.
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