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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1949
Page
1
Belgrade reports Yugoslavia terminates the 1948 treaty with Albania accusing Tirana of Provocation by Moscow agents. Government declares it is free of obligations under the pact while seeking peaceful resolution of Balkans tensions.
Washington reports the State Department has received no information from Chinese Communists about Consul General Angus Ward or his health and trial status after his Mukden arrest. The Mukden staff supplied Ward and four jailed colleagues with food and clothing, with receipts obtained by Vice Consul William N. Stokes who continues to work through Communist authorities.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky urged the UN debate to stop blocking atomic inspections on Soviet soil. He asserted Moscow offered full openness and rejected Western ownership of an international commission. Ambassador Panyushkin walked out amid Yugoslav charges, leaving an empty chair as the debate continued.
About 500 men students released animals including sheep, white mice, guinea pigs, cats, and dogs into Elizabeth Waters Hall, a women's dormitory at the University of Wisconsin. Campus police officer Joe Hammersley corralled the animals with help from others. his squad car tires were found flat and a well greased pig occupied the seat upon return, described as a normal Homecoming prank.
Manila reports say additional guards were posted around Malacanang Palace after officials uncovered a planned assassination of President Elpidio Quirino. The plot involved three or four gunmen mingling with callers at the Philippines White House amid postwar election violence.
The United Steel Workers signed a pension-insurance pact with United States Steel Corp and Inland Steel, ending the costly strike. About 177,000 workers were told to return to work, with formal contracts to follow. Bethlehem pattern provisions include a $100 minimum pension for those aged 45 with 25 years. Wages stay at $1.65 hourly on average.
In South Bend Indiana three high school boys steered a passing car from the back seat using reins attached to the steering wheel. Detective Sgt Elmer Sokol chased and overtook the auto issuing a reckless driving ticket to the youths.
The luxury Corsair, a 343 foot former J F P Morgan yacht, struck rocks near Acapulco harbor early today and beached near Point Cayuga with its bow submerged. All 45 passengers and 87 crew escaped in lifeboats as port officials reported steering failure and loss of steam power, keeping the vessel afloat.
A Long Beach bar tale sparked a probe into possible sabotage of the liner Corsair after she ran aground with her bow submerged. Union agent Charles Brenner alerted owners who ordered checks of navigation gear and engine room while divers examined the stern and propeller, but no culprit was found and the ship sailed with a clean bill of health.
The Liberal Tiempo reports the newly appointed mayor Cesar Lyanos of Yacopi and 11 others killed in a hall collapse. Authorities cite no cause. rumors say dynamiting. Colombia under state of siege by President Marino Ospina Perez aims to halt Conservative Liberal violence.
Tokyo reports sixty six Japanese passengers and crew believed dead after a 138 ton passenger cargo vessel sank in the Inland Sea near Shikoku and Honshu. Jiji press says only four crew and two passengers rescued, leaving 58 passengers and eight crewmen missing. The ship reportedly developed engine trouble, listed, and sank swiftly.
A cargo shift on the 3500 ton freighter Calmar during a fierce storm off the Columbia River mouth swept one crewman overboard and critically injured another who was securing a lifeboat. Walter E. Roberts of Somerville Massachusetts was reported lost at 2 33 a m. The Calmar bound for Port Angeles Washington requested a doctor aboard.
At the Delta Tau Delta house in Columbus a 21 year old Ohio State senior and Lantern editor Jack McKeown was shot by fraternity brother James Heer. Heer, 20, a first year veterinary student, admitted the shooting claiming intoxication and was taken into custody after the incident occurred at 2 30 am during a homecoming party.
Bolivian airman to be questioned by investigators in a probe reported on page A-2. The note indicates continued government coverage and related articles on Lewis gesture and a stock dispute involving a financier on page B-4. This item anchors a broad newsroom index for the day.
Cogan Station Pennsylvania report notes Judge Byron B. Harlan of the U S tax court and former Ohio Democratic congressman died yesterday of a heart attack at his son’s home. He was 63.
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