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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1950
Page
8
Firefighters reported a brush fire on the Sycuan Indian Reservation under control early today. The blaze started at 4 35 p m yesterday, burned about 500 acres and climbed to a peak roughly eight miles east of El Cajon.
Manila November 6 William Foster Economic Co operation Aid Chief will arrive tomorrow to discuss with officials a conditional two hundred fifty million dollar U S aid program.
Baltimore family of seven joins the S S Mauretania voyage to Britain after sneaking on in New York. Captain calls it irregular but the purser and crew warm to the amiable stowaways awaiting arrival in Southantson three hours later.
George Bernard Shaw, 94, was honored with an 18 minute service in London with no clergyman or sermon per his wishes. Attendees included Lady Astor, Shaw’s house keeper Mrs Alice Laden, trustee William Limb, and friends from theatre and literature. The ceremony reflected a restrained, sorrow-free tribute at Ayot St. Lawrence.
A long list of unions and associations is presented, including Women Building Trades, Central Labor Council, Asbestos Workers Local No. 5, Cement Finishers Local No. 791, City Employees Local No. 112, Painters Local No. 256, American Legion posts, Veterans groups, and professional societies in Long Beach area. The compilation reads like a roster of labor and civic organizations with numerous local branches and allied groups.
Two thousand apparel buyers from the western United States attend the Pacific Coast Travelers trade show at the Biltmore for spring styles. The show opened yesterday and will close Thursday featuring new women’s children’s and infant wear and accessories.
Swedish film producer Dr. Carl An der Dymling warns production may halt on January 1 1951 due to a 38 percent theater tax and American moral objections. He led a U S delegation to press for tax relief or subsidies while noting export limits and audience restrictions, with American studios optimistic about foreign interest.
Berlin reports that Communist workers in Europe will observe November 15 as International fighting day against the Schuman plan. They aim to form peace committees to combat remilitarization with the slogan No war.
Glendale November 6. Wile dlam H Byers of La Crescenta spent four hours on the Oakmont Country Club links after a car forced his vehicle over an embankment onto the course. He was found by a sheriff's cruiser and taken to a hospital with shock exposure and unknown injuries.
Cranton Pa Nov 6 Three businesslike buildings beside the railroad in Scranton house International Correspondence Schools I C S the largest mail order school in the U S with 3500 active students daily and 400 new applications. It teaches 2000 subjects and has over 6 000 000 alumni in sixty years. The school highlights rapid postwar training for industry, especially electronics and electrical engineering, with programs for a wide range of people and locations worldwide.
Gen. MacArthur's headquarters announced at Tokyo that nine more Japanese war criminals will be paroled from Sugamo prison on November 15. This raises the total released under the wartime parole plan to 127. The group includes a civilian employee, a Korean, three navy men, three former sergeant majors, and two privates, each sentenced to eight to ten years.
Temperatures were back within normal ranges today with no sharp changes expected for the next 24 hours. Federal forecaster C B Johnson said fair weather would continue except in the Dakotas and upper Mississippi Valley where slightly colder air from Canada has begun moving in. Dickinson North Dakota reported a low of 30 degrees as the coldest early reading.
Antonio Ditardo, 76, denied parole at San Quentin Prison for the seventh time. He was sentenced to life 30 years ago for shooting his wife in a quarrel and argued that life inside is better, noting his white shirt and Sunday chicken.
A Long Beach doctor claims a new arthritis treatment normalizes the body through a unique application, reducing pain and fatigue, improving circulation and digestion, and increasing energy and sleep quality. An examination costs $3.00. appointments at 62048 for an appointment, Me. Tancam D.C. offices at 142 KE. Revenih Street.
United States Agriculture Department officials report a war driven urban and rural revival in the West Hawaii and the Pacific coast with higher farm incomes and more demand for crops livestock minerals and weapons. Extension workers in six of eleven western states and Hawaii describe job shortages in California and rising living standards due to electrification better schools and more hospitals.
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