13 Dec 1955
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1955
Page
1
In West Berlin rioting Reds clash with police as tensions flare. Weather notes forecast high clouds and hazy sunshine with cooler afternoons, temperatures around 73. Earlier figures show yesterday’s readings at 18 and 48.
West Berlin riot police halted a 1500 strong Communist demonstration aiming to disrupt a veterans' rally. About 250 protesters were arrested as officers used high pressure hoses to push others back toward the Soviet sector. The rally had been canceled to avert trouble.
W by F G Runyon notes how bosses push Nixon as Ike's health wanes, while Washington and California show divergent political thinking. The piece reflects on pressure from headquarters and the challenge of reading tea leaves in national politics across major cities.
UNITED NATIONS N Y UP The United Nations pressed for quick action on Eisenhowers Open Skies aerial inspection plan but failed to resolve East West deadlock over new members. The 60 nation body held a brief star chamber session on membership. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr said he was not invited. The main political committee backed Western demand for early consideration of the Soviet American exchange of military blueprints and aerial inspection and Bulganins plan for control groups.
Richard Tomlin of the Red Cross and British police accompany Tenneson a 22 year old ex Army private from Alden Minnesota as he leaves Red China in custody to take a Northwest Orient Airlines flight to the United States His mother Portia Howe expresses relief and gratitude hoping he reaches Alden for Christmas and a family dinner before the holiday season The return marks his fourth ex prisoner homeward with three others having left China last July.
Alaska defense chief Lt Gen Joseph H Atkinson warned in U.S. News and World Report that a Soviet bombing would likely come across the North Pole. He said Russian bombers could reach the Chicago-Detroit area in eight to nine hours, via the Murmansk region and Siberia.
Weather forecast promises clear skies with a warm high near 78 and a low around 48. Surface inversion may cause moderate eye irritation in Los Angeles and light irritation in Pasadena from 12 30 to 3 pm while an ozone reading of .20 ppm was recorded in LA.
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