28 Oct 1952
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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1952
Page
1
A riot in Illinois has seven inmates held hostage while threats to kill them are issued by convicts. Police and guards respond with lockdowns as negotiations begin to prevent fatalities and restore order at the facility.
A San Pedro purse seiner Del Rio, 82 feet, burned off Ana capa Island in the early hours. Crew of 11 escaped unharmed after being rescued by Sea Ranger. the vessel beached and burned, valued at $80,000. Coast Guard and Sea Ranger crews saved other purse seines. Sea Ranger to dock with survivors in San Pedro. Owner Marijan Katnich aboard, skipper Frank Bosnich reported the blaze started in the engine room.
About 700 Chinese Reds struck Sniper Ridge and Pinpoint Hill under moonlight, forcing Koreans off heights before Allied artillery smashed the assault. North Korean sentries repelled two waves on Heartbreak Ridge as U S Marines mopped up remnants elsewhere. Maj Gen Edwin Pollack cited heavy enemy losses, claiming a Chinese regiment destroyed. Continued on Page A-6 Col. 2.
Los Angeles police said taxi driver Wiard Mall shot and killed his estranged wife Lavonne 31 at Beverly Dairy Co. He then shot John 4%, Concha 34 in a rooming house, before killing himself at Hal's apartment. The spree left three dead including Mall.
Lt Gov Goodwin Knight's wife Arvilla Knight died at age 51 from a heart attack while visiting Dr Joseph Parker in Los Angeles. She had suffered a heart ailment for three months and the couple's two daughters are Carolyn Knight and Mrs Robert Eaton. Knight was campaigning in Detroit when word arrived.
A brief index lists article locations by page and section across the newspaper. It notes sections such as Beach Combing on Bl. and Editorial on A-4, with others including obituaries, comics, classifieds, sports, and tables across B and A series pages.
At least 22 children were injured when a school bus overturned on a mountain road about 80 miles east of Everett near Verlot Ranger Station the state patrol reported. Patrolman Ed Redmond said there were no deaths with many injuries described as broken arms and lacerations.
In Beverly Hills Dixie Crosby wife of Bing Crosby lies in a coma after a serious abdominal operation three months ago. Larry Crosby says the condition is grave and family members have been summoned, noting she has been ill for several years.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower disputed opposition claims that his views have shifted. He told a New York audience at Queens Borough Hall that he remains the same man with the same beliefs as four years ago, and he will proceed with a three day campaign swing through New York City and the metropolitan area. He praised veterans and defended his planned trip to Korea amid Democratic jeers.
Forecasters expect mostly sunny skies with a few high clouds. Patchy fog is likely tonight reducing visibility in low lying areas and near rivers or coastlines.
APL Associates led by Raith K. Davies announced the $18.36 million acquisition of American President Lines from government hands after 14 years of control. The purchase, the highest bid, earmarks potential continuity with George Killion as president and includes partners Signal Oil and Gas Co and Marine Transport Lines.
Sen McCarthy blasted Gov Adlai E Stevenson and advisers as longtime associates of leftist groups during a TV radio address to a large nationwide audience. He claimed Stevenson's record endorses Kremlin shaped policies and read portions of his unpublished speech before cheering supporters. Morse cites top secret memo alleging Eisenhower favored withdrawing Korea war troops in 1947. he read the document at a Minnesota rally, noting Forrestal signed it and the Joint Chiefs echoed concerns on Korea bases.
Warden Feraa B. Munte faces fear for seven hostages as 300 inmates seize six guards and a lieutenant. Authorities starve rebels to subdue them while machine guns guard the east cell block. No clear demands yet. a mass breakout feared after threats to hurl hostages from a balcony.
Salem Ore AP six convicts including three murderers seized five guards and attempted escape from Oregon State Penitentiary in dense fog. They pried bars, tried to use a ladder, and later rammed a boxcar through a steel gate. Two inmates wounded. guards fired. all captur ed and placed back in segregation.
Adlai E. Stevenson told New York listeners he would not promise an easy Korea exit even if it cost votes. He warned candidates against false hopes and defended long term aims of strengthening military power and liberty through economic and technical aid to free nations. In Harlem he drew a 200000 strong crowd praising civil rights pledges.
PUSAN Korea The Army said American guards killed one North Korean prisoner and wounded 74 others during a assault on a 50-man POW compound on Koje Island. Two platoons of U S infantry used bayonets and gun butts to restore order when prisoners began breaking up a military road. No Americans were injured. The POW Command cited intentional harassment as the motive.
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