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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1951
Page
1
Joann McCarty born without arms grew up in Columbus Ohio. Despite the challenge she tunes a television set threads a needle and cooks with her feet. Adopted by Mr and Mrs Orville McCarty at three months she excels in school and games showing a sunny determined nature.
Mrs Amne Marie Fritz Williams 23 and her husband Alvin Williams were found in a car near Coast Highway Huntington Beach. She killed her son Jan and herself with a .22 pistol, leaving a typewritten note and a will addressing family, with Jan to be cremated and ashes cast into the Pacific. The note spoke of lacking emotional support and compared her strength to seaweed, detailing a planned donation of funds and the wish for no funeral. The couple had been married about two and a half years and were temporarily separated.
Allied forces launched a three pronged drive across the upper Pukhan River and into elevated terrain, advancing up to 3000 yards by midnight. The assault, led by a divisions' main weight, pushed a four mile river line, while Chinese forces on the western front captured a hill but were driven back by British troops.
Stanford moved closer to a Rose Bowl bid by beating Oregon State 35 14, while Illinois stumbled to a 0-0 tie with Ohio State that widened the Big Ten race. A Northwestern win next week could push Illinois into Pasadena with Stanford. Other top games included Washington tying late, UCLA 20 20, Michigan State 30 26 over Indiana, Maryland undefeated, Tennessee California 28 26, and Georgia Tech 27 7 over Alabama.
Tokyo dateline reports Two American Sabre jet fighters strafed a Communist airfield south of the Yalu River and claimed the first ground victory over Red MiG jets in the Korea war. Mission details cite pilots Tex Co Sampion and Cal Day, led by Charles, staging a bold strike at Uiju with multiple aircraft destroyed.
SAN DIEGO Nov. 17 AP Sen. William F. Knowland urged Free Europe and Asia to assume defenses and for the U S to withdraw much of its forces as casualties in Korea mounted. He argued 240 million free Europeans could resist aggression, while Asia should take primary responsibility in Korea. Lt. Gov. Goodwin J. Knight called the Korean War the most tragic event in American history and a key 1952 campaign issue. Delegates avoided pre primary endorsements amid internal GOP tensions over Warren and potential free delegation to the 1952 convention. A dissident faction opposed creeping socialism and two resolutions failed.
President Truman, after a two hour talk with Budget Director Frederick Lawton at the Little White House in Key West, plans to press Congress for new taxes. Sources say a request will be made though the amount remains undecided. lawmakers warn of stiff resistance as past increases were trimmed by Congress. He heads back to Washington to speak to the Women's National Democratic Club and then returns to Key West.
Mohawk Valley youths in native regalia attacked the New York Central Empire State Express near Albany. Engineer Jerry Dwyer of Syracuse sustained a slight arrow wound to his right arm as the eastbound train slowed for a stop. Railroad officials described the incident as a juvenile ambush and said train crews were unharmed besides the wound.
In San Francisco on November 17 authorities report Governor Earl Warren is hospitalized but described as fine. The terse dispatch notes Warren’s status amid unspecified health concerns. Local officials offered no further details, citing privacy and ongoing medical evaluation.
Two charter DC-4s collide near Oakland Airport killing three crew members and injuring eight of ten accompanying YMCA children ages 3 to 13. One jet, Califor n ia Eastern Airways DC-4, lands safely in San Francisco, while Overseas National Airlines plane explodes by the airport field. A Long Beach captain flew the fatal Overseas National craft. a son in law of a Long Beach woman was among the killed in the other plane.
A stubborn blaze broke out last night at 1 o clock in the forward hold of the British freighter English Prince at Berth 145 Wilmington. Two fireboats and six engine companies fought the flames for nearly four hours with crew aid. Furness-Withy Co said several hundred bales of cotton were involved. one engine company remained through the night to dampen remaining embers. The English Prince is operated by the Prince Line.
Two Santa Ana residents died in separate crashes yesterday afternoon in Orange County. Hazel L. Spickard, 27, was killed when thrown from a car driven by husband Jack Spickard, 36, after colliding with a dump truck at Brookhurst Road and Chapman Avenue. Antonio Reyes, 64, died after his car blew a tire, struck a tree, and overturned on Standard Avenue south of McFadden Street. Spickard’s 5 year old son Bobby and the couple’s other child Leslie were briefly treated for minor injuries. The truck driver Nile Bilance, 28, was uninjured.
Las Vegas reports a planned Yucca Flat atomic test delayed by storm and wind. Officials prepared to set off the first in a new series but weather changes could lead to immediate cancellation.
In Panmunjom the Communist truce negotiators asked for time to study a United Nations plan for a Korean armistice before Christmas. They submitted questions and recessed until Monday, while UN officials indicated the Communists appeared satisfied with the answers but offered no commitment.
Washington dispatch reports a fresh request for clarification on Korean atrocity figures. An Army colonel cited nearly 6000 Allied soldiers killed by Communist captors since the war began, about 5500 Americans. General Ridgway confirmed atrocities but did not specify numbers, as the Defense Department and Army press offices seek details from Far East Command.
Weather forecast predicts a mostly sunny day with little temperature change from yesterday's 80 degree high in Long Beach. Early fog patches, light to gently variable winds, and increasing high cloudiness are expected. Citrus districts may see morning lows near 28 to 40 degrees with frosty conditions across some areas.
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