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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1950
Page
2
On the Truman yacht Nov 9 AP reports President Truman masking disappointment after Democratic losses. Democrats kept Senate 49 to 47 and House with a comfortable majority, though margins were cut. Speculation grows on a 1952 run with no clear successor named.
Royal Navy experts at Plymouth debunk Loch Ness Monster as 40 man made dummy mines from World War I. 820 mines in strings moored in 1918, most have surfaced or sunk by now, leaving perhaps a few strings on the lakebed. Skeptics cite peat smoke and whisky distortion as explains for sightings.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9. The board of education handed 30 day dismissal notices to 12 San Francisco public school teachers who refused to sign the state loyalty oath. Eleven teachers and their attorney Hugh Miller argued before the board. four members voted unanimously for dismissal. Miller said the action goes beyond the law and the teachers would seek court testing of the act's constitutionality.
Searchers brought out 22 victims from the Northwest Airlines Markin 202 crash site after a blizzard. The plane struck Homestake Pass north wall at about 3500 feet, killing four crew and 18 passengers. Rescue efforts faced zero temps and snow as bodies were moved to a train then here.
Washington, Nov 9 AP Congress may raise taxes again perhaps to the highest level on record to curb inflation and fund arms. With Korea war costs rising, bipartisan support grows for a multi billion dollar excess profits levy. The House Ways and Means Committee plans public hearings next week on tax proposals.
French fighter pilots reported sighting what appeared to be an armored car during a strafing run on a Vietminh motor convoy near Saigon. A military spokesman said the single vehicle resembled an armored car among nine attacked, with several others reported knocked out.
Nina Warren the governor’s 17 year old daughter battles polio at home in Sacramento hospital. Doctors report temperature drop and no spread of the illness, while Governor Earl Warren cancels election events to stay with his family.
In Logansport Indiana a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train struck the rear of a switch engine after going through an open switch. Nineteen people were reported injured in the wreck as crews worked to clear the scene and assess damages.
President Truman confronts a predominantly hostile Congress as Democrats retain control of both houses. A shifting GOP Southern Democrat coalition will shape major decisions in 80th Congress, with focus on foreign policy amid the Korean war and European defense. Republicans target Acheson and policy handling, while Truman resists firing key appointees and seeks compromise to preserve foreign aid programs.
Mattydale resident Bradford I. Hurley a 21 year old television retiree from San Antonio Texas was found fatally stabbed outside a Syracuse bar early today. He died at St Josephs Hospital within an hour as coroner Dr Harry Gilmore reported a puncture wound to the heart. Investigators questioned a woman and seven men who were with Hurley at the bar. the woman and four men were detained for further questioning with no charges yet filed.
Manila November 9 testimony opened the trial of 14 alleged Communist leaders charged with rebellion. The defendants are accused of rebellion with orders and arson and directing Tuk raids. Seven are said to be members of the Philippines Communist party secretariat.
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