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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1953

Page

4

Long Bomth Collf Fridmy Sept 24 1953 item

Fragmentary notice from A-4-PRESS TE-LEGRAM dated Friday September 24 1953. Text is garbled and incomplete. No clear events, names, or organisations readable. Summarization limited by damaged OCR.

Collapse Ends Life of East Lansing Cheer Leader Diane Rinkes

In Lansing Michigan a 15 year old East Lansing High School cheerleader Diane Rinkes collapsed after a football game between East Lansing and a Lansing school. She complained of dizziness while walking off the field with three other cheerleaders and her father and died at St Lawrence Hospital. An autopsy was planned.

Lansing Mich East Lansing Diane Rinkes St. Lawrence Hospital

Youth Kidnapped Near Soviet Border In West Germany

Frontier police report a 17 year old youth Gerhard Meisel was abducted by Communist police at the Soviet Zone border near here while he was on West German soil. He had arranged to meet his mother living in the Soviet Zone at the borderline.

Red Harnover Germany Frontier Horder Gerhard Meisel Ving

Russians Free First Lot of German PWs

East Germany announced the first batch of German prisoners of war would be released in the Soviet Zone later today. The number freed was not disclosed, part of an agreement signed in Moscow last month between Malenkov and Grotewohl.

Berlin East Germany Kremlin Soviet Zone Red Interior Ministry East Berlin Moscow Georgi Malenkov Otto Grotewanl

Probe Into Prisoner Confessions Continues Across Services

The article outlines how the 1951 Code of Military Justice guides inquiry into prisoner confessions and potential court martial actions. It notes Air Force custody of a former airman in a Korea wartime slaying case, later released after a court order. Pentagon officials discuss whether the Wilson inquiry will focus on circumstances around confessions rather than formal actions, amid broader concerns about Communist bacteriological warfare allegations in Korea.

Air Force Japan United States Pentagon Wilson U. S

Innocent Youth Slain as Gang Bullets Fly

A caravan of youths was ambushed at Ti nois Ave and Jefferson St as they drove through the area. Shots and thrown bottles followed an initial failed search, with cars hit and shots fired. Deputies later arrested 11 juveniles and three adults at a nearby service station after the attack.

Tinois Ave Jefferson St Garfield Ave

Annexing Unit Elects Officers in Briercrest District

Briercrest annexation unit names cochairmen Hallie Ridinzer and Earl Easterly. Other officers include treasurer P. L. Rost and secretary Wanda Reed for the Long Beach area. About 3300 residents live in the district. Police report bullet holes in a windshield and another car damaged as a weapon find mentions bayonet and tools. Three adults arrested in the group are Donald Roy Azlin, Edward Carl Klopfenstein, and Marvin Gene White. Rival gang members named include Marco Polo and David Gutierrez among others. Homicide detail Capt. Kenneth Irving says the killer’s bullet could come from many homes or cars. A gun was sent to the ballistics lab for tests. Norwalk deputies collect statements from teens.

Briercrest Hallie I. Ridinzer Coldbrook Ave Earl Easterly Candlewood St Cochairmen Long Beach P._L.Rost Cardale St Wanda Reed Coldrock Ave Donald Roy Azlin Howe St. Paramount Edward Carl Klopfenstein Glee St. Bellflower Marvin Gene White Facade St. F Marco Polo David Gutierrez Flincis Ave John N. Garcia Paramount Kenneth Irving Bwlet Kunphof Norwalk

Typhoon Toll in Japan 12 Dead 22 Lost

Typhoon deaths numbered 12 with 22 more missing as floods and groundings spread across Osaka Nara Kobe and Miye with power outages rail and road disruptions. A 20 ton mine sweeper ran aground near Yokosuka while ships sent distress calls. U S military aircraft evacuated from Itami Air Base as Tokyo sheltered planes.

Japan Osaka Asahi Nara Kobe Miye Tokyo Yokosuka Oeff Honshu U. S Itami

Typhoon Leaves Indochina Desolate Near Hue

A powerful typhoon struck a 90 mile stretch of the Central Indochina coast, with Hue, the ancient capital, bearing the heaviest damage. Officials estimate hundreds of thousands homeless and hundreds dead. Hue town population around 25 000. French and American aid teams rushed to the affected coast between Tourane and Quang Tri.

Saigon Indochina Hue South China Seacoast Tourane Quang Tri

Boy Kidnap Victim Found Safe at School Read by Neighbor and Parent

A frightened mother tells how her son Michael spent a night at his aunt’s home eight blocks from the Crane house. The boy later recognized his home and father’s car at the Cranes’ address. Police arrived as the child returned with his father after a man-to-man talk about staying away without permission.

Abalone Ave Michael

Lifesaving Classes to Begin Saturday

Lifesaving classes for juniors and others start at 9 a m Saturday at the Nu-Pike Plunge. Lifeguard Lt Vic Miller water safety chairman announced Herman Smith Red Cross instructor will cover life saving techniques artificial respiration and small craft safety in two hour sessions on eight successive Saturdays.

Nu-Pike Vic Miller Herman Smith Red Cross

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