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Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1958

Page

2

Red Chinese shelling raises invasion fears near Amoy

In Formosa tensions rise as 4 000 shells hit Tatan and Erhtan islets amid 4 500 more at Quemoy in six hours. Nationalists claim heavy fire with no casualties reported. U S Japan Security Committee meets in Tokyo as officials speculate on Communist moves and regional defense. In New York, Leopold Goetz, a 67 year old newsstand employee, faces charges after raising a $75 reward to $175 for returning a woman's lost wallet containing passport and papers. The reward money is canceled and Goetz is paroled pending trial.

Fleming Tan New York Leopold Goetz Greenwich Va Amoy Bay Formosa Strait Washington Reds Evelyn Casper Goetz U. S. Japan Security Committee Tokyo Amoy Tatan Erhtan Defense Ministry Tan Islet Santan Quemoy I. Ee

Mexico Leader Seeks End to Five Day Student Strike

Mexico City President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines steps to halt a five day student strike against bus fare rises. His secretary met with student delegates who seek a 24 hour truce amid weekend violence including bus burnings. The move aims to ease tensions and prevent further clashes.

Mexico City Adotis Ruiz Cortines Benito Coquet Bruuehld Coquet Ruiz Cortines Quemoy Matsu

Use of Atomic Weapons If Quemoy Is Invaded

Former high ranking naval intelligence officer Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias said the United States would not hesitate to employ atomic weapons if Chinese Communist troops land on Quemoy. He noted the 7th Fleet alert and 1,600 Marines moving up as a warning to the Communists that the U S would defend Formosa with everything in their arsenal. He warned of internal and external pressure on national boundaries as the Communists wage a war on multiple fronts.

Chiang Katshek Formosa State Department Quemoy Peiping U. S Los Angeles UPI United States United Press International Ellis M. Zacharias Navy Middle East

Hoover to use $25,000 pension for public service

Former President Herbert Hoover said he will devote his $25,000 annual pension to public service or charity after taxes, stating his compensation from government work has long funded such efforts. He warned this case is not a precedent for others and emphasized his debt to the country.

New, York Herbert Hoover Fisenhower Hoover Iman Congress

Arnaz Talks Taxes and Film Money Sequence

Desi Arnaz told an American Bar Association panel that taxes come after earning money, citing the need to first make a dollar. He discussed hypothetical cases tied to an independent studio's operations and closing out, noting interpretation can drive tax collection before profits.

Los Angeles Desi Arnaz Assa. Tuesiday Arnaz

Pacifist's Probation to Be Eyed

Honolulu. Earle L. Reynolds, convicted for sailing a ketch into a restricted Pacific zone to protest nuclear tests, faces probation reports before possible sentencing up to two years in jail and a $5,000 fine. Reynolds testified that the Atomic Energy Commission lacked authority to bar high seas traffic. Judge J. Frank McLaughlin declined to direct acquittal. Reynolds was seized 65 miles inside the Eniwetok test zone and flown to Honolulu for trial. He planned to consult attorney Joseph L. Rauh Jr. in Washington before an appeal.

Honolulu Earle L. Reynolds Antioch Ohio

Mme Chiang Says Soviets Won't Fight

Mme Chiang Kai-shek says the Russians do not want war and that Communist plans are highly devious. She warns that renewed Red Chinese attacks on Quemoy may be probing but an all-out invasion cannot be ruled out, and credits a firm free-world stance with offsetting Red gains.

Los Angeles Mme Chiang Kai-shek Quemoy Chiang New York Berlin Mideast

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