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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1951
Page
3
The United Nations proposes demilitarizing Kaesong and withdrawing from nearby areas as a bargaining lever in cease fire talks. If accepted, Communists would lose Kaesong as headquarters and propaganda value, while U.N. would drop claims on Kaesong for a defense anchor near Seoul.
Los Angeles November 3 John Kelley a 44 year old former musician faces a preliminary hearing next Thursday on charges he murdered his wife Margaret and stuffed her body in an old trunk. District Attorney Ernest Roll said he will seek a second degree murder verdict, noting no evidence of premeditation. Kelley told deputies he strangled her during a money dispute, and admitted leaving the trunk with the body in a bedroom for five days before disposal. He denied any other involvement.
Navy reports five U S ships sunk and 29 damaged in the Korean campaign with 102 killed 31 missing and 282 wounded. Four sunk vessels were minesweepers and one was an Army tug. Communists caused damage to 24 ships including Helena and St Paul. Rochester had slight damage from a near miss.
Commercial road traffic at the Helmsstedt east west border control point returned to normal after a sudden slowdown. Guards resumed allowing 12 to 15 trucks per hour and by forenoon about 150 Berlin bound trucks that had stacked up yesterday were cleared. No reason was given for the slowdown or its reversal.
Vatican City reports a possible papal consistory within two months likely around Christmas to name new cardinals. Death has reduced the College of Cardinals to 49, with an average age above 70. Names speculated include Archbishops Cushing of Boston Ritter of St Louis and Archbishop d Alton of Armagh, with talk of a first African Negro cardinal.
Vallejo November 3 A destroyer hailed as one of the Navy’s first atomic age vessels was recommissioned at Mare Island. The USS Jenkins' details were not released but it was described as an electronics ship loaded with advanced detection gear rocket launchers and other modern secret equipment.
King Phumiphon Aduldet of Thailand ends extended study in Lavsanne Switzerland after 24 years. He will depart tonight to assume royal duties in Bangkok, marking a return toOfficial duties and homeland service.
The Treasury reports 4,783,007 NSLI dividend checks mailed through Nov 1 totaling 396,568,663.91 dollars. VA estimates about 3.2 million more checks will finish the 685 million dollar dividend early next year, with payments issued after policy anniversaries.
Cairo reports a 21000 strong British force reinforcing Suez with 116000 front-line troops to fortify canal camps amid feared Egyptian underground campaigns. Britain also airlifted its 1st Infantry Division from Tripoli and sent 1000 servicemen’s families home aboard the Asturias as Royal Navy ships patrol the canal including the cruiser Gambia and destroyer Chevron.
Los Angeles November 3. An assistant counsel for a congressional investigating committee said there is no basis for rumors of an income tax scandal in Southern California. He plans to review returns while here but stressed no scandal exists in the area.
In Birmingham on November 14, caretaker E. E. Gillian, 51, wrestled an eight-point buck for over 15 minutes. The deer gored him twice, once in the thigh and again in the hand, before Gillian forced the animal to the ground. Police arrived and killed the exhausted buck as Gillian loosened its grip.
Baltimore's harbor was packed as ships stranded by the New York dock strike began arriving, boosting dock activity from seven to fifty three in the next three days. Fourteen vessels slated to dock here were turned away, creating space shortages and heightened congestion.
Four 4-H Club members from Orange County, named state winners for 4-H Club work, will attend the national 4-H Club congress in Chicago from November 25 to 29. The delegates are Alice Ann Adams of Orange, Nancy Bascom of Santa Ana, and Roy Rosedale of Yorba Linda.
Taft urged Illinois Republicans to back the GOP, denouncing the Truman era as unnecessary and warning against endless war. He claimed government spending fuels inflation, criticized Korea policy, and warned of rising national debt if a third world war is financed. He called for sound finance and a reexamination of all government projects.
Gladys Parker reports a severe wintry outbreak with snow reaching Shreveport Louisiana and western Tennessee and Arkansas. Kansas experiences widespread snow and hard freezes while Illinois and Kentucky face extreme cold. A Bristol Tennessee high school game is halted by snow and the Louisville NC State Teachers game ends in a snowy slippage. Service stations in Atlanta report a rush for antifreeze as temperatures fall.
A bus and an electric train collided 20 miles east of Tokyo today, killing five Japanese and injuring two others, according to Japanese press reports.
Readers can call 6-9066 to obtain church locations and service hours in the Long Beach area. The Press-Telegram replacement for the old directory aims to simplify finding Sunday religious service information. If unsure of a church’s location dial 6-9086 for operator help.
Bonn reports West Germany and the three western allies reached a limited agreement on core ideas for a peace contract. Six weeks of talks left several points unsettled, including Allied army status, Western intervention rights, shared defense costs, and postwar policies. A detailed draft was debated by U S France Britain high commissioners and Chancellor Adenauer. Experts to prepare new drafts for a meeting next week.
Washington on November 9 House investigators moved toward a showdown with the Justice Department over prosecutions of tax scandals. Chairman Cecil R. King said grand juries in San Francisco had been mishandled and questioned U S Attorney Tramutolo's refusal to discuss the matter with subcommittee staff. The session also touched Caudle’s oil deals and his Italy trip funded by a New Jersey wine merchant. Secretary Snyder and Internal Revenue Commissioner Dunlap backed clearing incompetence and corruption, leading Dunlap to reorganize the income tax division to five branches and shift staff to other posts.
Berlin reports claim Soviet secret police uncovered an anti Stalin resistance group among Soviet air force officers at Wittenberg and killed six members. Western sources could not confirm. Neue Zeitung and Die Welt cited leaflets but did not name sources.
San Quentin report says a prisoner missing since October 31 surrendered after two days hidden in a secret shop compartment. Warden Clinton Duffy noted the hunger drove him to reveal his location. The piece also recaps Harbor downing Taft in a game and lists players and scores.
Tommy Bolger twelve year old red haired boy vanished after a dentist appointment in Maywood New Jersey. A bakery driver found him in a bread box near Sadile River Township and a search followed. He returned home after a night spent in the rain and was treated for exposure at Hackensack Hospital.
Bremerhaven reports the United States passenger liner America docked in Germany for the first time, inaugurating regular transatlantic service to this port. The ship previously served England and France on its Atlantic run.
U S chief of Naval Operations Admiral William M Fechteler arrived by military plane from Naples to meet Admiral Emilio Ferreri Italian naval chief of staff Ferreri recently hosted Fechteler in Norfolk Virginia confirming a reciprocal visit between the allies in Rome airport today during a daylong engagement with the Italian navy community
The CIO 10's Political Action Committee plans a 1 375 000 dollar campaign fund for the 1952 Congressional elections. It intends to campaign in about 100 districts and 11 senatorial contests, endorsing candidates based on records regardless of party. The effort targets CIO's 5 500 000 members and focuses on close contests.
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