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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1948

Page

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Dewey Drives West Campaign For Senate Hold In Montana

Presidential hopeful Thomas E. Dewey urged Montana Republicans to retain control of the Senate and expand the GOP margin. He pressed western resource development as essential to national strength and world peace, addressing 10,000 in Seattle and planning stops in Paradise Missoula Helena and Great Falls.

Dewey U.P Thomas E. Dewey Senate Montana James E. Murray New Deal Tom J. Davis G. O. P. Senate Paradise Missoula Helena Wolf Creek Cascade Great Falls Iowa Colorado New Mexico West Wyoming Missouri Truman Albany U. S United States Seattle Civic Auditorium Portland Pacific Coast United Nations Paris Russia Caepalen

Fresh food rationing possible for Army troops in Far East

Brig. Gen. Paul F. Yount warned that the west coast maritime strike could force rationing of fresh food for occupation troops in the Far East next month. The Army lacks refrigerator ships to meet needs, though dry stores could still be moved. Talks continue among labor and employer groups to end the deadlock, with mediation efforts by Mayor Elmer Robinson and an Alaska airlift initiative by four airlines to boost food shipments to Anchorage and Fairbanks.

Francisco U.P West Coast Paul F. Yount Army Transportation Corps Far East Pacific American Shipowners Association Independent Marine Firemen’s Union Vincent J. Malone Thursay Elmer Robinson Waterfront Employers Association Robinson Alaska Seattle Alaska Airlines Anchorage Fairbanks Pacific Northern Airlines Pan American Airways Northwest Airlines

Truman Targets Moore in Oklahoma Campaign Stop

President Truman attacked U S Senator Ed Moore at a Marietta campaign stop and urged voters to back Democrat Bob Kerr for Moore's seat. He warned a Republican win would be risky and promoted a broad Democratic slate with Kerr Turner and Thomas on stage. The train tour also included speeches in Sherman Whitesboro and Gainesville Texas.

Truman A.P Oklahoma U. S Ed Moore R.-Okla Moore Robert S. Kerr Ross Rizley R.okla Rizley Marietta Kerr Roy J. Turner Elmer Thomas Bob Kerr Senate Oklahoma City Texas Washington Sherman Rep. Taber House Appropriations Committee Whitesboro Gainesville

Reds Charged With Wrecking Peace Structure

Moscow reports claim the Western powers may force a regional UN. Bevin's Paris assembly speech is seen as paving the way for a UN split. Soviet Tass cites Vishinsky proposals on arms control and nuclear weapons, while noting Western military moves.

Spaak Calls Fear Keynote in U.N. Speech

Paris dispatch reports Belgian Foreign Minister Paul Henri Spaak condemning Soviet fifth columns in western nations and branding fear of communism as the West's motive. He accused Vishinsky of aggression and defended Western unity against totalitarianism at the United Nations General Assembly.

Paris U.P Paul Henri Spaak Belgium Russia Adolf Hitler Spaak United Nations General Assembly U. N Soviet Union Robert Schuman France Berlin W. L. MacKenzie King Canada Schuman U.N Padillo Nervo West Andrei Vishinsky

Spy Hunters Seek Scientist X Linked to Russ Formula

Congressional spy probes seek the unnamed Scientist X accused of aiding atomic leaks. The House Un-American Activities Committee tied Scientist X to Steve Nelson, a Pennsylvania Communist organizer, and urged trial for Nelson as an outright wartime spy. The panel also named Dr. Clarence F. Hiskey, his ex wife Marcia Sand Hiskey, and Dr. John H. Chapin for conspiring to hand atomic secrets to Soviet agents. The case carries possible death or 30 years imprisonment. hearings will continue.

Ashington A.P Congressional House un-American Activities Committee Steve Nelson Nelson Communist Party Pennsylvania House Clarence F. Hiskey Marcia Sand Hiskey John H. Chapin Hiskey Chapin New York Thomas Committee Truman Marcia Hand Hiskey Arthur Adams Inussia

Federal mediation and labor convention coverage update

Federal mediation section highlighted with remarks from a director addressing the State Federation of Labor Convention. City Council initiates steps to provide land for the Long Beach Art Gallery as reported on page B-1.

Warren Urges Decentralization in New England Talk

The teletype summary notes Warren advocates moving power from federal agencies to regional, local authorities in New England. Additional items include a preliminary Columbia River diversion study and various local notices, markets, and upcoming features across multiple pages.

Warren New England Columbia River

Federal Security Agency to Charge 51 Employees with Disloyalty

Washington reports that 51 Federal Security Agency personnel may face disloyalty charges, with 15 already awaiting hearings. Administrator Oscar R. Ewing said loyalty concerns arise from sympathy to Communists, and reviewed August FBI reports showing 258 contacts and 143 favorable board recommendations amid ongoing scrutiny and internal reviews. The probes tie to the Studebaker-Ewing dispute over agency leadership.

Washington Federal Security Agency Oscar R. Ewing Ewing Senate Investigating Committee FSA FBI Francis D. Flanagan Flanagan John W. Studebaker Education Catch-All

Death Takes Former Hermosa Beach Man

William Wadsworth Mathews aged 53, mayor of Hermosa Beach from 1944 to 1946, died in a Los Angeles hospital from uremic poisoning after an illness of three weeks. A manufacturer and longtime civic leader in the beach area, he had been active in local affairs for years.

Los Angeles William Wadsworth Mathews Hermosa Beach

Butter wholesale price slips to new low in Chicago

Chicago September 28 butter hits the lowest wholesale level since June 1947 with top grades at 64 1/2 cents a pound on the Mercantile Exchange floor, down as much as 2% cents from recent highs.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Russians Free Four U.S. Soldiers Held Near German Border

The Soviet Union released four American policemen after detaining them near the German border town of Torgen. They were captured yesterday when they inadvertently crossed the Soviet boundary during patrols.

Hof Germany Torgen

Deaths Revealed in Pact Killings at Santa Monica

Police tie a joint suicide pact to the deaths of John W. McGuire, 76, and his wife Louise, 75, in Santa Monica. Investigators say McGuire shot his wife in bed then killed himself, leaving a note signed by both stating Nobody but ourselves are re.

Santa Monica John W. McGuire Louise McGuire

Local boy Benny Goodman seeks youthful drummer

In New York Benny Goodman and Gene Krupa sought Don Culpepper, a 17 year old Long Beach swing drummer who disappeared after checking out a hotel without an address. Culpepper had placed third in Krupa's annual swing drum contest and intended to stay in the city all week, leaving handlers unable to locate him. Don Culpepper’s father learned of the item and could not provide a lead.

New York Long Beach Calif Big City Benny Goodman Gene Krupa Don Culpepper Goodman Krupa Culpepper Donnell Culpepper Don The Press-Telegram United Press Report

Broken Bones Boys Escape Hospital For Mothers

Two boys aged eight and nine at Maine General Hospital climbed out a first floor window using a bed sheet. They reached the lawn before nurses spotted them. Police Capt. Maguire recovered the pair as they cried for their mothers, unharmed aside from their injuries.

Atland Maine Robert Fogarty William Stanton Maine General Hospital Harold K. Maguire Capt. Maguire

Los Angeles Times and Examiner Raise Newspaper Rates

The Times and the Examiner will raise prices October 1. Street price rises from 5 to 7 cents while home delivery for daily and Sunday editions increases from $1.75 to $2 per month. Each paper cites rising publishing costs as the reason, with the Examiner moving first followed by the Times.

Los Angeles The Times Examiner the Times

Unity Top Goal Says Gov Warren

Concord New Hampshire September 28 Gov Earl Warren Republican Vice Presidential nominee said he prefers national unity over winning the election and hopes to leave the campaign as a united nation regardless of November 2 results.

Concord N. H Earl Warren Thomas E. Dewey

Dead Man's Wrecked Car Found Near Puente

Hollywood report says a wrecked blood stained car owned by a film actor was found near Puente. Henry Schwab, 34, was dead in his Hollywood apartment with a skull fracture, about 10 days prior. Detectives believe the car crash caused the injuries.

Hollywood Puente Henry Schwab

U S Envoy and Truman Discuss Red Crisis

Walter Bedell Smith, the U S ambassador to Moscow, told reporters after a conference with President Truman that relations with Russia are never more critical and then clarified the phrase to never more serious. Truman, already weighing Smith's view, heads toward a campaign speech in Oklahoma as he stays in close contact with Secretary of State Marshall.

Truman Walter Bedell Smith America Moscow Russia Smith Oklahoma Marshall

Runaway Boy With Insulin Flees Home Again

In Enid Oklahoma on September 28 16 year old diabetic Carol Gene Spake again flees home this time with insulin. He previously ran away last July and was found in a coma ten days later at a Garden City Kansas hospital. His mother reports he left with two Enid high school friends.

Enid Okla Oklahoma Carol Gene Spake Carol Garden City Kaw

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G.O.P Solon Ernest B. Vaccaro Reds Kremlin Eddy Gilmore Ernest Bevin General Assembly U. N. Security Council Bevin Britain Tass A. Y. Vishinsky Vishinsky Holland Luxembourg Russ By Howard Dobson J. Parnell Thomas al Security Agency Death L. B Homesick Lads Free Hospital L. A. Times Gov
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