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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1947

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Costs Resume Upward Swirl After Declines

Chicago markets recovered from Friday declines as grain futures and livestock prices rose in late trading. Wheat and corn advanced while oats and soybeans gained, lard and butter moved higher, and a cautious outlook on inflation sparked calls for price controls amid rising living costs. George Ives warned Congress on speculative risks, and figures from Cargill projected a drop in US grain production from last year, prompting discussion of grain export policy.

Shicago A.P Chicago New York Sen. Ives Ren. Y Washington Congress United MacMillan Associated Press Walter Reuther GC. I. Q. United Auto Workers Buffalo N. Y Winher Harriman William O'Dwyer City Hospital

Pittsburgh Rail Strike Nears End

Pittsburgh on September 13 reports eighteen hundred employees of Union Railroad may return to work ending eight days of strike. The move would also end a 17,500 steelworker idle period at Carnegie-Illinois and other plants served by the inter-plant railroad. A joint statement says workers will get an immediate 15 cent hourly raise plus further increases under national wage determinations.

Pittsburgh Union Railroad Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation Inter-Plant Carnegie-Illinois U. S. Steel Corporation

Gandhi visits refugee camp as crowd cheers police intervene

At Purana Qila camp near New Delhi thousands of Moslem refugees mob Gandhi cheering him as he tours the site housing about 50 000 awaiting transport to Pakistan. Police armed with riot clubs prevent casualties while Gandhi seeks to calm Hindu Muslim tensions following recent violence.

Delhi U.P Mosalem Mohandas K. Gandhi Gandhi Purana Qila Pakistan Red Fort India

Girls Uproar At Los Angeles Juvenile Hall

Five ringleaders were moved to Santa Monica police isolation after 66 inmates created a disturbance at Los Angeles Juvenile Hall over bedtime and the handling of their cases. Supt. David Bogen cited overcrowding as the outbreak’s cause.

Los Angeles Uprisin i Vn Santa Monika David Bogen Sheriff's Office Santa Monica

Offer of Gen Lee Church Accepts Work

New York September 13 Lt Gen John C H Lee U S Army commander in the Mediterranean theater accepts an Episcopal Church lay worker post after retirement. Church spokesman at national headquarters confirms the acceptance and notes the transition.

New York John C. H. Lee U. S. Army Mediterranean Episcopal Church Church

FBI Chief Warns on Possible Juvenile Delinquency Upswing

FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warned of a potential rise in juvenile delinquency after a wartime decline. He cited a study from 371 228 fingerprint records showing overall arrests up 20 percent in the first half of the year versus 1946, with male arrests up 27 percent and 20s most frequently in trouble. More than 41 percent of records cited major violations and 202 678 of the 1971 228 arrestees had prior police records.

Washington FBI J. Edgar Hoover Fox Hoover Flo Goa

Marshall Tells Aids of Policy for U N Meet

NEW YORK Sept 3 Secretary of State George C Marshall summoned his U N delegation for a day of conferences to lay out American policy on Balkans Palestine and the veto. He will direct American strategy in the general debate and assign experts to key issues while avoiding overloading one delegate.

New York oSecretary George C Marshall U.S State Department Security Council Flushing Meadow Park Arshall Mexico U. S Palestine American Association For the United Nations

Bride Killed as Mate Shoots Self in Los Angeles

In Los Angeles a bride of two months, Christine Worhall, 30, was shot dead today by her husband Simimon Worhall, 38, who then wounded himself in the head. The shooting occurred at a home belonging to Mrs Anne Jeffre where the couple were staying for a few days after a quarrel. Worhall’s first husband Joseph Moretta arrived from Baker California to take their two sons shopping for clothes. The wife’s condition is listed as serious.

Los Angeles Christine Worhall H. Hudson Simimon Worhall

Czechs Close In on Bomb Mailers

Prague police said they were closing in on the man who mailed bombs to three cabinet ministers in boxes labeled as gifts. A principal clue was similar handwriting on each parcel. over 100 people were questioned yesterday as investigators pursued the case.

Prague Czechoslovak National Security Police

Marshall Plan Talked Over With French Leaders

A four man Congressional subcommittee investigating needs for Marshall Plan work conferred with French industrial leaders in Paris today and will leave for Brussels tomorrow as the second leg of their trip.

Paris Fourman Marshall Lan Brussels

broadcasters curb crime dramas resolution adopted nationwide

The National Broadcasting Company with 400 station delegates unanimously approved a resolution to curb crime and mystery dramas. It bans vivid sensational portrayals and requires no glamorization of crime or sensational details. The measure seeks to prevent imitation and maintain factual crime reporting.

Atlantic City UBF National Broadcasting Company Ef. D. Vm New York-time New York National’Association of Broadcasters Ib R

Chinese Storm at Tientsin Soviet Consulate

About three hundred Chinese soldiers stormed the Soviet consulate in Tientsin seeking to search the premises. They argued with police and consul staff, halted near a parlor, and left after a half hour when Consul General Kurdikov persuaded them to depart. Chinese police later strengthened the scene.

Peiping Tientsin I. S. Kurdikov Kurdikov

Alleged Loot Given Husband Stirs Embezzlement Case

Detroit prosecutor says a 12 year old stenographer at American Express admitted embezzling 107000 dollars in nine months and turning funds to her husband a bartender. She used the names Lilian Myers and Mrs William Jacobs. Police describe her as a 190 a month employee with 29 years service. She admitted cashing 5670 by cashing checks from New York and 101440 by filing false lost check claims.

Evroit WPI James N. McNally William Jacobs Lilian Myers McNally Gevers

Sleeping sickness epidemic kills two Louisiana children

Health officials battle animal sleeping sickness spreading from livestock in southwest Louisiana. The disease, likened to equine encephalomyelitis, has killed 2800 horses and mules, and the first human deaths occurred in Charity Hospital in New Orleans. Mosquitoes are blamed for transmitting the illness to people, causing brain and spinal inflammation. fatalities include 5-year-old Bear Demette and 2-year-old Eva Demette, siblings of Vermilion Parish workers.

New Orleans Louisiana E P. Flower State Livestock Sanitary Board W.L State Health Office

Southland Police Check Felon List

Los Angeles Sept. 13 law enforcement agencies across Southern California counties checked about 200 known criminals investigated by the State Department of Justice. Attorney General Fred O. Dowdoser said the names would stay confidential until fingerprints, photos, and complete histories are compiled. He noted no evidence justifying alarm over outlaw activity.

Los .Angeles California State Department of Justice Fred O N. Dowser Howser

India Pakistan join to fight cholera along border

New Delhi Sept 13 governments of Pakistan and India join in a common fight against cholera sending serum to key posts on both sides of the border. Most cases surfaced in Pakistan's Punjab with some in India near the border as inoculations for troops and refugees proceed amid rioting camps nearby.

New Delhi Pakistan India Karachi Punjab

Palm Beach Awaits Path Of Severe Hurricane

A severe tropical hurricane with winds over 140 mph centered 250 miles north of Puerto Rico moving northwest at 20 mph with possible turn north. Forecasts place it about 530 miles east of Palm Beach by tomorrow morning, with caution urged for vessels in its path and possible intensification near land. President Truman’s ship slows to allow others to clear. Navy hurricane hunter data aid Project Cirrus as first busting attempt is not planned.

Miami Flo Puerto Rico Weather Bureau Palm Beach Stor Antic Missouri Truman Rio de Janeiro Fee Deiac San Juan St. Martins Netherlands Wes Indies Florida North American

Brother and sister save infant in Cincinnati fire

In Cincinnati a fire in a family home sent 14 month old Milford Smith to safety in the yard when his older brother David, age four, and sister Cindy, age three, carried him out before firefighters arrived. Fire Marshal Harry Gaselbracht reported the blaze began near Milford's crib as their mother Mrs Geel Smith was out shopping.

Cincinnati David Smith Cindy Milford Techird Harry Gaselbracht Geel Smith

S. E. Leader Spurns Conference

New York Sept 13 UP Richard F Walsh president of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees made public today a telegram to A F S President William Green declining to attend a conference called by the A F L executive council on the 11 month jurisdictional strike in Hollywood motion picture stops. The conference had been called for today in Chicago where the A F L executive council now is in session.

New York Richard F. Walsh International’ Alliance of Theatrieal William Green Walsh A. F. L. Executive Council Hollywood Chicago A. ¥. L. Executive Council

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Solon Decatur, Ill Associated .Press L. A Gen. Lee Una "Ponder FBS U. N Marshall ‘Plan Man Ky Louise Chinese Storm Russ Consulate Southland Twister S. E Spurns
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