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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1953
Page
3
President Eisenhower's physician rejected rumors of heart disease as false. Maj. Gen. Howard McC. Snyder cited annual medical exams since 1945 showing the President's cardiovascular system is in good shape and noted a minor elbow swelling described as tennis elbow.
Summary of social issues on Youth Woes with data on delinquents and broken homes, followed by Panmunjom dispatches on Korean War ambivalence. Three Korean soldiers who fled from a Communist unit seek asylum in a U.N. led response. Indian commission discusses repatriation while U.N. Command negotiates custody. Dean criticizes Communist diplomacy amid peace talks with neutral nations.
Northrop Aircraft, Inc. named John R. Alison, 41, of Redwood City as administrative vice president. A former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for aeronautics, he will oversee industrial and public relations, flight operations, quality control and the Anaheim division. Alison recently led Transit Van Corp. of Redwood City.
Victor Wagle, a 31 year old Springfield father of three, posted a provocative classified ad claiming he was undependable and lazy seeking a $75 weekly job. He received numerous responses, including two bartender offers, only to reveal he was testing psychology by misrepresenting himself.
French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault told the National Assembly that Britain has agreed to a treaty linking Britain to the projected six-nation European army. He said the British accord guarantees West Germany will not secede from the European Defense Community as France seeks a united contingent to negotiate with Russia from a position of strength. The crucial vote likely comes late tonight.
Newport Beach Navy sailor Charles Warren Dickens 21 of Corona Del Mar claimed he was asleep as his car rammed two vehicles and forced a dozen more off the road before plunging 100 feet into El Morro Bay. He was arrested beside the wreckage, dazed but unhurt, after a pursuit reaching 90 mph. sobriety test passed. He faces hit and run and reckless driving charges with possible speeding and failure to heed red lights.
Los Angeles Superintendent Dr. Alexander J. Stoddard disclosed a six year count finds 171 persons of doubtful loyalty in LA city schools. Investigations show 304 suspected, 133 removed from payroll, leaving 171 under scrutiny including 128 certificated staff and non teaching workers. He noted 15 to 20 have ties to Red front organizations with no conclusive evidence yet.
Fragmentary OCR reads a Long Beach California postal notice from the Bureau of Circulation Per Month Year Carrier Deives OEP. It mentions a post office and an act of March 3, 1878, with scattered data about rates and locations.
A distraught salesman recounts a dramatic heist at Maxwell's Jewelry Store in Long Beach. Thieves stole 30 trays of diamond rings and numerous other gems worth over 70000 dollars. The victim suspects local involvement and notes a slick but likely nonprofessional operation. He carries large consignments for deliveries and is managing a hospital visit for his son.
Firemen battled a blaze at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Coln in West Los Angeles on Thursday. They gave artificial respiration and oxygen to the family dog Trixie, overcome by smoke, and the animal was revived. Damage to the home was estimated at 6000 to 7000 dollars.
Snow and winds up to 40 mph stranded two buses in Colorado amid a statewide storm. Reports say roads were icy, mountain passes open with chain advisories, and subfreezing temperatures dipped to near minus. forecasters warned of another cold front bring more snow to Wyoming and Colorado by Saturday.
PANMUNJOM, Korea. U S and U N representative Arthur H. Dean lectured Communist counterparts on freedom of the press and speech after Cominform complained about a joint communique. Dean said press may publish as it chooses and that he serves the people, not controls them.
A weather report notes widespread rain across the Mississippi Valley during the late day rush and cooler air moving south from the Rockies. Total rainfall for the day reached 7.85 inches with 2.73 inches falling between 4:40 p.m. and 6:20 p.m. Some areas saw sleet in the southeast Great Plains and light snow on eastern Rockies slopes, while light rain extended to Central California and northwestern Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.
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