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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1947
Page
1
State Public Utilities Commission ordered an inquiry into the rates rules and organizational features of Long Beach City Lines and Long Beach Motor Bus Company. The move surprised the firms with J R McHenry noting possible state regulation aims. Commuters from Lakewood protested fare hikes while officials said the probe seeks proper classification and regulation.
Livestock and grain prices climbed during the first week of voluntary food conservation. On the Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures hit an all time high briefly before retreating. meat, eggs and butter prices showed small declines. Officials pressed ahead with nationwide food saving programs amid mixed protests and optimistic notes from food committee leaders.
MADRAS October 11 The Indian Express reports a four month old infant was found alive in a jackal's den in jungle near the west coast part of Calicut. Villagers heard the infant's cries and alerted authorities. The child is under medical examination after being recovered from beneath twigs and leaves.
Belgrade cuts diplomatic relations with Chile over the expulsion of two Yugoslav diplomats. Tito government denounces Chile as following expansionist aims backed by unnamed powers. Chile imposes drastic coal rationing amid strike crisis as President Videla seeks to curb Communist influence in the wake of the dispute.
In Columbus Ohio on October 11 a 36 year old mother faced arson charges after admitting to destroying her family’s 12 year old car to stop her husband from roaming. State Fire Marshal Gayle Owens quoted Ethel M Lewis mother of four as saying she poured two gallons of kerosene on the car and set it afire. Lewis said she refused to let Malvern leave with the vehicle during his week away and burned it when he returned.
The tropical storm approaching the Florida peninsula strengthened to hurricane force with winds of 100 miles per hour recorded at Dry Tortugas, 60 miles from Key West. Warnings were raised from Key West to Punta Gorda as forecasters expect the storm to move north northeast toward Fort Myers. Emergency precautions urged for all of south Florida from Tampa to Daytona Beach.
Five people, including 58 year old Mary Adams, Sr., fell ill after a Thursday night meal said to contain tobacco weed leaves cooked with potatoes. One person died at General Hospital and four others were treated. Authorities report the leaves were picked near a trailer camp in Puente and thought edible. An autopsy will be performed.
Thousands gather in San Francisco for a solemn ceremony honoring fallen heroes. Governor Warren and General Clark express gratitude and warn against neglecting the peace won. A Navy salute marks the transport Honda Knot's arrival, with caskets to be repatriated to homes and cemeteries at great cost.
Orville Wright, 76, remained in Miami Valley Hospital today for further treatment after fainting yesterday while running up steps at the National Cash Register Building in Dayton. An ECG was performed but results were not disclosed.
Trud reports from Moscow that some United Nations delegates favor watching the World Series over attending Assembly sessions. The only named delegate is Hector McNeil, a British representative.
Nevada Democratic leader Harley Harmon, 65, collapsed from a heart attack after pledging loyalty to the party at a Reno political meeting. He died before medical help could reach him. Harmon, Clark County district attorney for four terms and former Nevada Public Service Commission chair, had been in ill health since a spring heart attack. Gilbert Ross, 69, another longtime Democratic official, died in a hotel room days earlier from a heart attack, marking Reno's second fatality in a hotel that week.
Three Marin County junior students, en route home for the weekend, were killed when their car skidded on wet pavement and crashed head on into a cattle truck near the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge. Victims were Phyllis Slack, 21, of San Francisco. Paul F. Bonet, 21, of San Francisco. and Wallace H. Allison, 23, of Berkeley, driver of the car.
The United States publicly endorsed partition of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly, signaling an independent Jewish homeland path while warning Arab states of potential conflict. Arab delegations condemned the move as a challenge, urging unity to resist the plan and maintain regional order under UN oversight.
Detroit Oct. 11 Police investigation leads to the arrest of caddiemaster George Izak 25 at a Detroit golf club where 13 year old Gene Paul Kennedy worked the day he disappeared six weeks ago. Inspr George Branton said Kennedy’s body was found in high weeds near a creek close to the city limits.
Underground sources say Haganah moved to five border points along the Lebanese and Syrian frontier massing 25000 Syrian and Lebanese troops. Arab experts estimate seven Arab states could muster about 100000 men. Haganah Palmsch raids reduce readiness and may not unite with Irgun or Stern groups due to ideological rifts. Arab League secretary general Azzam Pasha warns no immediate major developments as British Zionists and the UN face partition concerns.
Rep Andresen of Minnesota argues the only way to cut beef and poultry consumption is to eat more meat. He contends higher slaughter of cattle hogs and fowl reduces grain usage, opposing President Truman and the secretary’s stance.
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