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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1953
Page
5
Chrysler previews its 1954 line highlighting a new high horsepower engine, fully automatic transmission, and advanced steering and brakes across Imperial and Yorker deluxe models. Details on styling and engineering remain to be revealed at the public introduction.
Western powers seek to hand over Trieste to Italy while retaining Zone B for Yugoslavia with the port city in Zone A under joint British American control. A plebiscite and internationalization proposals falter amid East West deadlock as Britain, the United States, France discuss withdrawal and a potential neutral governor for the free territory.
New York The Metropolitan Museum of Art says it may close if guards on strike Saturday walk out over a demand for a $500 annual wage increase. The 170 armed guards and attendants threaten to quit, threatening to lock doors and return the collections to Italy under a 1948 decree.
Paris reports France is limiting U S personnel in Morocco to 7500 to man large air bases. Officials say three bomber and fighter bases cost nearly 300 million dollars and require a troop increase, possibly near doubling the cap, until a status of forces pact governs operations, jurisdiction, and staffing.
Deputies from six nations Italy West Germany Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg and France moved closer to a West European federation as France signaled acceptance in principle. French ambassador Jacques Fornes-DuFare withdrew many objections during a Rome speech, seen as proof Paris would join with its neighbors in creating a European parliament with limited powers.
The 1925 ton British freighter Admiral Hardy reported to Hong Kong that an unidentified warship stopped her off Foochow in northern China then released her 90 minutes later. The incident comes amid a string of mishaps for the vessel this season, while Capt. W. B. Hoslins faced scrutiny overboard actions.
The passage notes ongoing attempts over more than 214 years to devise a federation plan acceptable to all parties involved. The text highlights persistent negotiations, with no final agreement reached to unify diverse groups under a common federation framework.
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