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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1950
Page
14
Readers learn to cash in on Want Ads to find jobs sell unneeded items or start a profitable venture. The column urges daily reading of the classified section for opportunities and money making tips.
Sacramento reports Gov. Warren issued an official proclamation declaring Thanksgiving and urging celebrants to renew faith in the nation’s spiritual principles. He recalled the Pilgrims’ thanks for harvests and progress amid hardship, calling for gratitude for farm and industrial output and for courage shown in building the country.
SEOUL on November 17 ministers Lee Yoon Yung and Koo Yung Sook quit after the National Assembly demanded Rhee's entire cabinet resign. The moves followed calls for a全面 cabinet shakeup amid political pressure.
U S tank columns advance toward Manchurian border near the Yalu with Kaplan’s Red stronghold near grasp. Powell foresees arrival within days as clashes, raids, and larger offensives unfold across Pyongyang and Tokchon corridors.
Open hearings feature Cohen under scrutiny for alleged nationwide gang links and modern financing plans. Kefauver details show Cohen’s income since 1947 was modest while expenses ballooned, with substantial borrowing noted and lenders unnamed. Sheriff Biscailuz slated to testify amid claims of limited Los Angeles County crime information and cooperation questions.
Riverside reports Tom Coogan president of the National Association of Home Builders said the FHA promised relaxation of housing credit restrictions if the industry proves they are too strict. Coogan spoke during the Building Contractors Association’s 27th annual meeting. Association President Marshall Tilden argued federal controls deny credit to the group most in need when buying a home, the lower income segment.
In New York, a federal court will hear the wives of two Puerto Rican nationalists charged with conspiring to injure the President. Rosa Collazo and Carmen Torresola are linked to the Blair House gun battle and the killing of Griselio Torresola. The case, adjourned to November 22, proceeds before a federal grand jury.
In Birmingham Ale on November 17 UB Police arrested a 25 year old man named W C Allen after an 18 mile chase with speeds near 200 mph. Patrolman C C Gillespie said Allen was overtaken when a tire blew out. Allen claimed the car did not want to be caught.
A midair collision over a desert airfield killed 13 airmen and left 10 survivors using parachutes. The B-50 tanker disintegrated after impact while the bomber drifted away in flames. rescuers found scattered bodies within a half mile and debris up to a mile away. Identified dead were not from California.
The body of Mrs. Frederick H. Ecker, 82, wife of a New York Metropolitan Life executive, was found on Edisto Beach South Carolina. Ecker arrived from California to identify his wife after a boating tragedy that left two companions missing as a plane spotted the body. The search continues for James Herd, 38, Broadway backer, believed to have drowned. The incident occurred when a motor boat capsized off Sea Brook Beach on Wednesday.
The Air Force narrowed the proposed academy site list to 30 from 354 suggestions. A site selection board will soon inspect the 29 remaining contenders, with candidates including California locations such as San Francisco Santa Rosa, San Francisco Napa, Los Angeles Riverside March Field, Sacramento Mather Area, and Sacramento Marysville Camp Beale.
Belgrade May 17. The first shipment of American food for breath stricken Yugoslavia totaling 1600 tons of beans will reach Rijeka on the Adriatic tomorrow. The Macedonian, a Yugoslav ship, brings the relief from a $2,000,000 emergency fund provided by the U S Export Import Bank. Yugoslavia also has an additional $105,000,000 in aid from the United States to ease the shortage until the next harvest.
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