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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1951
Page
4
Police in an Athens suburb arrested an undisclosed number of communists and seized shortwave radio equipment and important documents last night. The operation, announced today, targeted suspected political agitators amid ongoing security concerns in Greece.
In Los Angeles the Presbytery of Los Angeles San Diego Orange and Imperial Counties voted yesterday to oppose appointing a U S ambassador to the Vatican. Rev A Velasco of the Presbyterian Church Los Angeles was elected moderator. Meanwhile in Washington the Defense Department announced 188 additional Korea battle casualties in a new list listing 26 killed 113 wounded 39 missing and 10 injured in combat.
In Freston Minnesota on November 14, teen Carroll Bakken was convicted of first degree manslaughter in the September 15 shooting of Declan Peterson over the affections of 15-year-old Nina Johnson. A jury of eight women and four men deliberated about 10 hours before the verdict, and Judge Martin A Nelson sentenced Bakken to 20 years with a 10 day stay of execution to allow an appeal for a new trial.
Sen Styles Bridges, 53 and the Senate's oldest Republican member by continuous service since 1937, was hospitalized in Grand Rapids after an intestinal influenza attack. He had arrived to address a Men’s City Club meeting but spoke only briefly and the speech was canceled.
At Town Hall 187 adults attended the annual meeting of the Long Beach Area Council, BSA. Byrum H. Zinn was elected president succeeding Albert G. Davis. New officers include Virgil Gillespie co president Richard Tabey and Hiram Crosby vice presidents. Former Gov. Merriam awarded silver beavers to Hight Baehr and Reed. A.C. Sorenson LA Area Council chief spoke on Scouts shaping American democracy. Entertainment by Kiwanis Club quartet and Tribe of Tahquitz dances.
In Miami on November 14 a police complaint clerk heard a threat and a call for help. A squad found William C. Moore, 37, shot in the stomach on a sidewalk. Beatrice Hayes, 38, was jailed for investigation as Moore's condition remained critical after a failed reconciliation.
In Paris on November 14 Communist labor leaders called 170000 French coal miners out on strike. They demanded re instatement of free health benefits and opposed a government requirement to pay for them. The walkout threatens France's rearmament plans as mines push toward a record 5.444 million tons for the year.
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