26 Nov 1954
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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1954
Page
1
Thick fog crippled air travel and halted much shipping along the Southern California coast. The Weather Bureau noted daytime fog easing but predicted continued night fog with possible afternoon sun. Port of Long Beach ran normally while harbor pilots reported no shipping delays despite 1300 accidents in 48 hours.
Strong waves breached a fifty yard section of Seal Beach sand dike near Murray Jr. apartments. Though no property damage reported, several front doors were secured with sandbags to prevent flooding, with some seepage under doors. The six foot high barrier, installed last October at ten thousand dollars, broke away as waves battered the shore from Murray Jr. to the pier.
Justice Douglas granted stays of execution to Barbara Chawn and Johnny Santo, sentenced in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Oct. 13, 1953, for the murder of Mable Monohin of Burbank. Stay pending Supreme Court action on appeals. claims cited due process issues and coerced confessions.
A reader guide enumerates sections and page references for the publication. It lists Beach Combing on B-4, Boyle on A-11, Bridge on A-11, Classified from B-10 to 1, Comics on B-7, Crossword on A-14, Editorial on A-10, Financial on B-3, Obituaries on 8-2, Radio and TV on B-3, Shipping Table on B-10, Sports on A-12 and A-13, Theaters on B-6, Tides Temperatures on B-10, Wilson on A-11, Women on 8-4 and 3, and Your World on A-2.
The United States asked Britain to forward a demand to Red China for immediate release of 13 Americans jailed on spying charges. London confirmed receipt as officials noted the note and responses would await British study. The case sparked diplomatic strain amid Cold War tensions and ongoing efforts for release.
An 81 year old man, tentatively identified as Jacob Lieberman, prompted a crowd to gather as he swayed from the roof of a six story tenement in the Lower East Side and plunged to his death despite pleas from onlookers and officers rushing to help.
French officials announced a three day suspension of Tunisian military operations beginning Tuesday or Wednesday as part of a treble effort to quell local terrorism. Resident General Pierre Boyer de La Your and Premier Tahar ben Ammar agreed to a truce while officials tour the hinterland. A full pardon will be offered to terrorists who surrender. Details to be announced Monday.
Los Angeles County residents and businesses were urged to avoid burning rubbish on Saturday. The Air Pollution Control District sought cooperation as part of a waste program to relieve pollution during an ongoing inversion layer blanketing the basin since Wednesday night.
A dense coastal fog from the Pacific to the western border caused multiple minor traffic crashes with no deaths from accidents blamed on the fog. Donald Barton and Frank Dawder were killed in separate car accidents. Three infants died from respiratory illness. The Coast Guard aided a stricken vessel off Newport Beach. Local police reported low visibility in Norwalk and few major injuries, with most crashes Fender-bender in nature and limited to the eight to 29 mile fog extent.
Red forces attacked Wachig and appeared to approach Wuchiu in three directions but claims diverge on a landing. Nationalists report repulsing the assault with prisoners taken and air support sinking several vessels as island alertness rises.
In bitter Moscow cold, Georgi Malenkov and Soviet leaders placed the urn of Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky in a Kremlin wall niche. The state funeral in Red Square featured Molotov’s oration, a military band, and wreaths as musicians warmed instruments by small fires. Vishinsky died Monday in New York at age 70.
Sing Tao Jih Pao reports in Canton that Yingtak district farmers raided the Monegpi market after a ration depot ran dry of rice. Red soldiers killed six farmers and arrested 20 others in the roundup. The district lies 30 miles north of Canton. The incident occurred earlier this month as farmers faced compulsory government selling and daily rationing.
Informed American sources report that the neutral truce inspection commission may be disbanded soon. Native officials threaten to expel red Polish and Czech members over alleged espionage activities in free Korea.
Navy observers report a 40 foot war surplus boat seen adrift near the west end of the Navy mole at Long Beach. In heavy fog it was listed as semi sunk and later disappeared. Coast Guard vessels conducted searches with no findings and noted the boat bore number O-69272.
Flood waters and strong winds swept southwest England and the midlands. The 81,000 ton Queen Mary could not depart Southampton with 800 passengers for New York, with 400 more due at Cherbourg delayed likely until Saturday. Roads across Cornwall Devon Somerset and four north midland counties blocked. many motorists abandoned cars awaiting relief.
A Thunderjet Lighter plane struck the officers mess at Bier set Ainfjeld in Liege. Fourteen people died and ten were injured as the craft smashed through the roof spreading flames. The pilot, recently winged in the United States, was believed killed. thirteen bodies were recovered from the blaze.
Lt. Col. Harry Fleming, found guilty of collaborating with the enemy while a prisoner of war by a human court martial at Fort Sheridan, has had his conviction affirmed by Lt. Gen. Hobart R. Gay, commander of the Sth Army. The case now goes to a review board in Washington.
Frank Della Nace, a 14 year old in North Baltimore, won 393 in a bakery sponsored art contest. He was let loose in a toy department for five minutes and carried items outside to a designated spot. The stunt drew a national TV audience as he wheeled out a $70 bicycle, a $70 train set, a $40 doll, and a $40 erector set.
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