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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1949

Page

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Gus the Pig Wants Circus or Smokehouse in Arlington

A 275 pound Poland China pig named Gus lives with the Bachtell family in Arlington. Gus is housebroken and sociable, recognizing his name and the Bachtell jeep. As he nears bacon size, the family weighs options preferring a circus life over slaughter.

Pis True Porker Gus Pete Bachtell Arlington Iowa Lare A.P. Wirephote Towa Pete Bier Bachtél Bachtella Bachtell Bachtells

McGrath Studying President's Powers

United Press reports President Truman may seize coal mines and steel mills as labor strikes disrupt production. Nash Motors will idle Detroit plants, Kenosha operations, with Ford cutting about 100000 workers. Trainmen warn 50000 of 225000 members may quit, while Kentucky coal miners face hunger and destitution amid rising unemployment claims.

United Press New York Cyrus S. Ching U. S. Steel Washington Atty J. Howard McGrath W. P. Kennedy Trainmen’s Brotherhood Thomas A. Lewis Kentucky State Agriculture Department Kentucky Labor Department

State Dept Plans Steps to Free Aid

The State Department says it may take further steps against Czechoslovakia over the arrest of embassy clerk Samuel Meryn in Prague on spy charges. The Czech government called two American diplomats spies and expelled Isaac Patch, with John G Heyn also denounced as an attaché.

Washington State Department Czechoslovakia Prague Samuel Meryn Meryn Isaac Patch John G. Heyn Coun

Aly Khan's Airplane in Forced Landing

Prince Aly Khan narrowly escaped severe injury when one engine failed shortly after takeoff from Croydon Airdrome heading to Paris. The two motor plane spluttered but returned to land safely with his personal pilot aboard.

Aly Khan London Rita Hayworth Paris Croydon Owe Pyare

Hungarian Official Resigns as Justice Minister

Prague dispatch reports from Budapest that Forevar as aistar traniser of justicn Dr Gyugly Hadj resigned without comment. No reason was given for the departure.

Prague Prena Refrom Budapest Forevar Aistar Traniser Justicn Gyugly Hadj

City Council mulls rent decentral decision

City council discusses rent decentralization as advisement on Page A-3. In other news, a head-on crash near Two Long Beach kills one, listed on Page OFF THE TELETYPE. An oil executive withdraws a $50 million college endowment offer on Page A-7. Postal pay bill signed on Page B-5. Britain and the United States may coordinate on Red China recognition on Page 5-5.

Britain U.S

Fragmented Classifieds Page Mentions On A-4 A-6

The text lists sections and page references such as A-4 B-4 to B-6 A-6 and A-7. It notes categories like Classified ads Comics Sports and tide temperatures across pages, indicating a mixed content page with navigational cues rather than a cohesive item.

Cea Oda

Boy Rescued After 14 Foot Fall From Austin Well

A three year old, Bobby Gow, was saved from an eight inch irrigation well in his Austin area yard after three hours of entrapment. Firemen and helpers dug a wide shaft and cut through the casing as spectators prayed. Bobby emerged with only a slight skin abrasion and was reported in excellent condition at Brackenridge General Hospital.

Austin Texas Bobby Gow Brackenridge General Hospital Kathy Fiscus San Matino Calif Tes Bobby Jimmy Peggy Gow Yeacuers Alinell James Marshall Miller Bobby Gew Jeanette Bertram Aise Associated Press

Woman Beaten Left to Burn in Brooklyn Tenement

A 46 year old woman, Mrs Martha Ekpsom of Brooklyn, was dragged by two men into a brick tenement basement, beaten, and the building set ablaze. Firemen rescued her as floors collapsed. she was hospitalized with minor head injuries and shock. Police seek two suspects, about 30 and 60.

New York Martha Ekpsom Brooklyn Mra. Ekpsom

CARE Relief Group Ordered Out Of Poland By December

Warsaw report says CARE, the U S relief agency, must depart Poland by December 1 as the government in Warsaw closes its doors to western aid. The action comes amid regional tensions and historical shifts within the Russian sphere.

Warsaw Poland CARE U. S

Truman impounds Air Force funds amid peacetime bill

President Truman signed the largest peacetime military appropriation yet impounding 625 million dollars. The action aims to build the Air Force to 58 groups while funding 15.6 billion for Army Navy Air Force Marines and related offices. He warned against an oversized Air Force undermining a balanced security plan and ordered defense secretary to reserve the approved increases.

Washington Truman Congress House Secretary of Defense Army Navy Air Force National Security Council National Resources Board Office For Secretary of Defense

Back-In Bog Tow Firm Faces Unpaid Bill Case

In Pennsylvania an automobile owner refused to pay a towing bill after his car sank in a swamp. The tow company returned the vehicle to the scene and pushed it back into the swamp, prompting a dispute over liability for the roadside recovery.

Paul

Murray targets communists as CIO vows union purge

Cleveland dispatch says Philip Murray will tell the CIO convention that the Communist party operates a program to capture the labor movement through left wing unions. He plans to announce actions to oust such affiliates and maintain policy on foreign and domestic issues. Negotiations over a new wage increase for United Steelworkers are reported deadlocked amid strike action.

Cleveland Ohio Philip Murray Murray C. O American Communist Party C.I. 0 Communist Party Ags United Steelworkers C S C. S

Newborn Tip Found Alive in San Pedro Trash Can

A 43 hour old infant girl, apparently abandoned by her mother, was found alive in a San Pedro housing project trash can. Rushed to San Pedro Receiving Hospital, she received oxygen and treatment before transfer to Harbor General Hospital for observation. Police report the baby is a Negro child and the discovery was triggered by a neighbor who heard labored breathing.

San Pedro Helen Leeds San Pedro Hospital Harbor Gen Hospital

Hoodlums Use Ruse to Enter and Rob 75 Dollars

Two youths used a ruse to gain entry at 24 Esperanza Ave and robbed 75 silver dollars from 69-year-old Ella C. Coleman after claiming to be sent by her son Kenneth. They fled as a niece pursued, jumping into a waiting black Packard with three companions. The incident occurred shortly after 8:30 AM.

Esperanza Ave Ella C. Coleman

Wreckage Found On Peak After Brush Fire Near Angeles National Forest

Atop Saugu a mountain in Haskell Canyon the wreck of a small light plane was found amid a brush fire in the Angeles National Forest. The missing Hollywood man L. M. Chappell, 22, and his co pilot were aboard. Firefighters battled the blaze with more than 400 on a two and a half mile front. No houses or cabins were in the area, nearest farms four miles south.

U. S. Forest Service William Bolt San Fernando Valley

Admiral Berkey Arrives for Pacific Goodwill Visit

Vice Admiral Berkey and Seventh Fleet unit arrived in San Francisco on October 29 for a good will voyage. The Steel Executive reported on the cruiser St. Paul and other ships en route to Korea. A tow by another vessel assisted near Amok Inlet as Berkey planned further assistance offshore.

RS. Aericsy San Francisco Indian S. S. Steel Executive St. Paul Korea Thedeastro Fechteler Guang Amok J. 1 Ask Berkey Ing

Yugoslavs Report All-night Barrage by Hungary Troops

Belgrade reported that Hungarian troops and frontier guards fired all night along the Yugoslav border but did not cross it. Yugoslav forces remained in position with no casualties, in a serious Cold War flare up near Heighporkoed, Count Mihogjack region, about 160 miles northwest of Igrade.

Belgrade Yugoslavia Ministry of Interior Cominform Marshal Tito Count Mihogjack Igrade

China Reds Arrest U S Consul and Staff

The State Department said Chinese Communist police in Mukden arrested U S Consul General Angus Ward and four staff members on charges of beating a Chinese worker. Also detained were two American clerks and two European employees of the consulate.

Isnmer State Department Minkshelr U. S Angus Ward Ward O. Edmund Clubb Peiping Lof Ward China Mukden Taat Chi Yu-heng Chi

Mount Hood Climber Plunges 1500 Feet Near Summit

A Mount Hood climber fell 1500 feet on an icy chute while a party of three Portland climbers near the summit ridge of the 11345 foot peak reported the accident at Timberline Lodge. Don Welk reportedly lost footing as Bob Buacho and Alice Welk observed from within 300 feet. The victim’s condition was described as possibly dead.

Portland Ore Mount Hood Don Welk Er Bob Buacho Alice Welk Als Pies Misa

Autonomy Nears for East Indians

The Hague report signals draft constitution progress toward autonomy for East Indian territories. Dutch and former island colonies may reach a wartime style settlement, easing colonial governance and signaling potential self rule.

Hague Netherlands Guina

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State Dept Young Thugs Strongarm Rob L. B. Woman C. Coleman Herbert U Wickstrom Xen Kenneth A. F Reds Fee Selves Son Berkey Lands Hungary
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