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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Nov 03, 1950

Page

2

Circleville youth given consecutive prison terms for arson

Robert Dale Segee, a 21 year old quiet youth, pleaded guilty to two minor fires in Circleville. He admitted setting fires dating to his sixth year and claimed responsibility for the 1969 K44 Ringling Bros circus fire in Hartford that killed 168 and injured 250. He received two consecutive 2 to 20 year sentences, totaling up to 40 years with possible parole in about 40 months. He spoke calmly and asked for leniency as Judge William D. Radcliff imposed the maximum under Ohio law.

Circleville Ohio Robert Dale Segee Common Pleas William D. Radcliff Pickaway County Roustabout Segee Ringling Bros Hartford Conn Radcliff

China Pours Horde of Reds Into Korea

UP reports thousands of Chinese Communist troops have entered action against UN forces in Korea and more stream from Manchuria daily. High command calls the situation serious but not critical, with field officers more pessimistic than the leadership.

United Nations Korea Manchuria Red China China U. N. Army North Korea

La Councilman Claims Wires Tapped in City Hall

Los Angeles council members Ed J. Davenport and Ernest E. Dobbs told the council that their home and city hall phones have been tapped for about 10 days. They spoke amid discussion of wire recordings from a recent rent hearing while the telephone company said it is investigating the reports.

Los Angeles Ed J. Davenport Ernest E. Dobbs

Atomic weapons plans sped by U S forces in 1951

Washington reports from the Air Force and Army indicate accelerated steps to develop atomic weapons and tactical use for ground forces. The Navy also notes progress in making guided missiles reliably effective. The notices tie to NATO planning and Gen. Omar Bradley’s concept of atomized corridors to deter invasion.

Elton C. Fay Washington United States Europe Air Force Army North Atlantic Treaty Organization Pact Omar Bradley Joint Chiefs of Staff Bradley J. Lawton Collins Navy

Indochina fortress Laokay falls to retreating French forces

A French spokesman says Laokay, last northwest frontier fortress with Red China, has been evacuated after a fighting withdrawal by about 1200 Senegalese and Algerian troops and Indochinese colonial forces. Vietminh harassment continued as heavy rain blocked air cover, with major posts on the frontier already abandoned.

Aigon Indochina Laokay Red China Todeau Africa Red River Hanoi Ho Chi Minh Lackau Ines Red River Detta Moncay Dinh Lap

U S Ambassador Meets Gromyko in Moscow Talk

U S Ambassador Alan G Kirk had a twenty minute conference with Andrei A Gromyko Russia s first deputy foreign minister on routine business officials said in Moscow today The meeting took place during the U S Embassy briefing in the Soviet capital on November 3 The discussion concerned routine diplomatic matters between the two nations.

U.S Gromyko Moscow U. S Alan G. Kirk Andrei A. Gromyko Russia

Chilly Canadian Air Ends U S Warm Spell

A mass of cool air from Canada ends a mid autumn warm spell across the nation. Rain and snow mix with coal breezes from the north as temperatures fall below freezing in parts of the Midwest, Great Lakes region, and central plains. Snow flurries appear in Missouri and the Lake Superior district while southern cities mark 90s in California and Arizona.

Associated Press Canada Rockies North Atlantic States North Central States Centralplains Ohio Tennessee Great Lakes Midwest Town Missouri Lake Supenor Michigan Huron Arts Kansas Oklahoma Texas Gulf States Tennessee Valley Middle Atlantic California Arizona

Anti guerrilla warfare targeted by UN on Korea front

United Nations command prioritizes anti guerrilla warfare in northeast Korea as raids by Communist bands terrorize towns along the east coast. Maj. Gen. Edward M. Almond orders every effective means against guerrillas and plans to recruit experts, form a striking force around the 10th Corps Rangers, and recruit anti-Communist Koreans to infiltrate and pursue guerrilla networks.

Northeast Front Korea United Nations Command U.N Edward M. Almond Almond America Guerrillla Inalaya Indochina U.S U. S Jack Young San Francisco Chiang Kai-shek Young South Korea 10Th Corps Rangers James N. Wear Munchon Wongan

Contest Quiz Auto No Questions Streamed by Press-Telegram

The Press Telegram notes daily AutoNo contest questions for contestants and lists weekly winners who each received 25 dollars. Names include Dorshie Mae Welsh Wilbert Davis Mrs W N See and C L Jordan with addresses in Avalon Village and near 824 Maine Ave. Interested readers can join by dialing 6068 stations a2 and 36.

Press-Telegram Noah Webster Daniel Webster Dorshie Mae Welsh Wilbert Davis

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