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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1948
Page
2
Berlin dispatch reports the Soviet Union announcing maneuvers across the western airlift lanes to Berlin. US fliers said they saw no Soviet aircraft as the drills were to be practiced from Perleberg to Finsterwalde, potentially crossing Allied air corridors.
Conductor Thomas Beecham arrived by boat in Southampton with a displaced spine after vigorous conducting. His wife explained the injury stemmed from the energetic manner in which he directs orchestras.
Hasty rearming shocks Britain as London fears meal shortages. Delegates gather for opening of State Federation of Labor convention in Long Beach tomorrow. Community Chest readies to launch annual campaign. Long Beach hosts 1950 convention of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers.
Army cargo ship Tom Treanor sailed from San Francisco with the first load since a four week long strike. Two more ships were loading with one due to depart Monday as dock ops moved smoothly and a potential shift of refrigerator ships back to Army service drew attention.
Weather forecast for Long Beach and nearby areas calls for clear skies and rising temperatures today and Monday. The morning low reached 53 yesterday, with 48 as the cooler night figure, and no snowfall noted beyond the High Sierra.
President Truman campaigned through west Texas where states rights Democrats are on the ticket but he declined to answer Gov. J. Thurmond of South Carolina who urged a discussion on civil rights. The train entered Texas at Paso, addressing power, prices, and Dondero’s charges on low cost power.
Western diplomats cited a Moscow broadcast as showing Russia rejected the showdown note. Tass aired Russia’s demand for Soviet command control over all transport from Berlin to the western zones, plus currency and trade measures linked to the four powers' Potsdam agreement.
Iva Toguri d Aquirno, known as Tokyo Rose, returned to the United States to face treason charges for wartime radio broadcasts from Japan. She appeared before U. S. Commissioner Francis St. J. Fox after arraignment and denied wrongdoing, with specific complaints citing two broadcasts in 1944.
Gov Thomas E Dewey outlined a six point program to curb inflation urging increased production and blaming the Truman administration for high prices He blamed policy blunders and called for stronger steps while addressing a San Francisco Civic Auditorium crowd and a larger Oakland gathering with pickets nearby
Notre Dame barely escaped Purdue 28 to 27 in the Game of the Week. Northwestern defeated USC 19 to 0 in the Coliseum. California beat Navy 21 to 7 in Baltimore, Minnesota shut out Washington 20 to 0, Oregon edged Stanford 20 to 12, Santa Clara topped Oklahoma 20 to 17, North Carolina beat Texas 34 to 7, Michigan beat Michigan State 13 to 7, Georgia Tech 13 to 0, Tulane upset Alabama. Red Sox beat Yankees 7 to 2. Indians beat Tigers 9 to 3. Yankees one game behind leaders with six to go.
Most of the nation reverts to standard time today while California and Nevada stay on daylight time due to a power shortage. Radio schedules shift, with many programs heard earlier or at new hours. two hours separate New York and California, not three. Southern California Edison president W C Mullendore spoke in Los Angeles about looming steam power plants that could end daylight saving in California within months.
In Paris on September 25, Communist and rightist backers of Gen Charles de Gaulle fought in street clashes as Premier Henri Queuille urged citizens to remain at work amid wage and price unrest. At least 40 people were injured when Communists disrupted a Soustelle speaking event.
U S Marines invite public to bleacher seats for a simulated invasion at Aliso Canyon Beach Camp Pendleton slated for 10 am on October 7 Maj Gen G B Erskine introduces a blow by blow description noting tens of thousands of Navy Marine personnel and hundreds of ships and aircraft will participate in the amphibious exercise observers warned to expect dramatic spectacle and large force deployments
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