07 Nov 1952
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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1952
Page
1
U N artillery hammered Red positions on the central front claiming gains at Sniper Ridge and Triangle Jin. Allied officers said about half of 200 Chinese field pieces were destroyed or damaged as snow fell amid heavy bombardment and fierce fighting.
A light snow spell touched areas east of the Rockies, with Maine recording the heaviest falls. Flurries spread across Michigan Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia New York and New England. Caribou Maine reported two inches on the ground.
At Wilshire and Harvard Boulevards a gunman killed Dr. J W Quinn 55 and wounded Joe Ivener 48 as he fired from a German automatic seven shots. Delivery driver Trener 40ish nabbed the suspect Richard Holbrook 35 who surrendered after police approached. Traffic halted and bystanders were endangered in the chaotic incident.
A Navy blimp 55 miles east of Brunswick Georgia dropped into the sea after a window tore its gas bag. The 10 crew members escaped to a life raft and awaited rescue by a seaplane from Jacksonville. A companion blimp and a submarine assisted, with Navy planes and vessels en route.
LOS ANGELES police report Academy award winner Broderick Crawford spent four hours in jail after his drunk driving arrest. Lt. E R Evans said Crawford crashed into two parked cars near Sunset Blvd. He claimed to be returning from a party celebrating finishing a film. Bond set at 250 dollars for appearance this afternoon.
Seven Davis Monthan Air Force Base crewmen were rescued northwest of the Tucson Mountains after bailing out of a burning B 50 bomber on a training mission. Capt. Marvin E. Williams and four others extinguished a fire in an inboard motor and returned the plane to base despite fighting equipment failures.
An Air Force officer reported Moyejin volcano erupting this afternoon 210 miles south of Tokyo with smoke reaching 9060 feet high. Capt. John Fahr of Chicago estimated the vent about 500 feet above sea level.
Philadelphia police report a dawn animal party at Henry Vahle's pet store. Monkeys, dogs, cats, snakes, and birds roamed while parakeets escaped with about $500 worth of birds missing. A thief broke in, freed animals, then left after finding no money. Four officers and a watchman contained the revelers, leaving only the goldfish in cages.
President Truman urged President-elect Eisenhower to dispatch representatives to the State and Defense Departments at the earliest moment. A White House telegram noted a personal messenger, Col. Abert L. Cox, carried a written message and acted only as a messenger. The two leaders signaled willingness to coordinate during the transition with a White House meeting set for November 17.
In New York three hundred flight engineers will end a two day strike against United Air Lines and return to work late today. AFL Flight Engineers International Association President William D B Kent said Chicago chapter acted after a presidential board was created to review the dispute.
AP reports a U S Air Force B-50 Strato bomber crashed near Dunmow England killing all 11 aboard. Firefighters pulled seven bodies from the wreckage as ammunition and fuel fed the blaze. Four others were missing and believed trapped. The bomber's group number and home base were being withheld until next of kin are notified.
Newport Beach police describe a 27-year-old man named James W. Coleman as drifting eight miles at sea for 36 hours after abandoning a 14-foot glass-bottom boat with a seven horsepower motor. He reached shore on a surfboard and reached Oceanside by hitchhiking home, leaving the boat and motor missing.
Gen. Dwight Eisenhower arrives at Augusta for rest but faces a flood of government mail and plans early talks with President Truman. He proposes a week of November 17 for conversations leading to key appointments and a Washington conference with aides across several departments. He hints at retaining core aides and cabinet contenders from his campaign team.
Listing of where to find various sections in the newspaper. Mentions pages for Beach Combing Comics Editorial Obituaries Sports and other features across multiple pages and sections. Includes locations like Page 8 and Page B-4 for different items.
A mild rolling quake was felt from Bakersfield to the Los Angeles region around 12:55 am. No damage or injuries reported though Bakersfield jail and Wheeler Ridge residents noted the tremor. Caltech geophysicist Dr Charles Richter calls it likely an aftershock from the July 21 Tehachapi quake, with higher intensity than most aftershocks.
Mary C. Burns, 71, jailed in Providence, is charged with assault with intent to murder after allegedly striking her father Ralph Burns, 52, four times with a hammer as he left work. Detectors say the family split years ago and the daughter feared for her twin brother Buddy in Japan.
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