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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1955

Page

3

Knight Won't Oppose Demo Tax Backers

Governor Knight says he will not campaign against Democratic backers of his tax program and will back Republicans who support him. He notes good Democrats in both chambers and refuses to oppose those who helped his plan while predicting possible division if a friendly Democratic incumbent is challenged by a Republican ally.

Haquer Appeals Board Appeals Board Knight Assembly Senate Patrick F. Hillings Calif

Dead Ender Huntz Hall Jailed in Row

West Hollywood report states former actor Huntz Hall, 34, was jailed after a citizen’s arrest by Sunset View House manager H. H. Stoner. Hall faced misdemeanor counts of disturbing the peace and assault and battery after allegedly striking Stoner when confronted about loud party noises. Stoner said Hall tore a pocket from his bathrobe and nearly knocked him down a hallway.

West Hollywood Hunt Hall Hall H. H. Stoner Sunset View House Stoner

British Begin Assault on 25 800 Foot Peak

Katmandu reports a six member British expedition led by J W Howard and A H Firman starts an ascent of a 25 800 foot Himalayan peak. They travel with four Sherpa guides 70 porters and 1 ton of equipment. Base camp expected in 14 days.

Katmandu UPA Himalayas J. W. Howard A. H. Firman Howard Firman

German Rearmament Approved by Senate

The Foreign Relations Committee advanced the German rearmament treaties by a 14-1 vote despite concerns that they could re stir militarism. Senator George argued safeguards and democratic will can prevent resurgence while Dulles touted Western unity as irreversible and Adenauer noted Germany’s planned defense forces would bolster Europe’s security. Langer opposed, likening the pact to Versailles and criticizing the Saar basin accord with France. Denmark Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg have not yet acted.

George Georgia Democrat Senate West Germany Foreign Relations Committee Dulles Aden Arthur W. Radford Joint Chiefs of Staff Europe Sen. Langer R-Nd Langer Saar France U.S Denmark Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg

Grand Rapids in Predicament Over Horse Mural

City officials face a clash over a mural in the City Commission chamber after protests that the horse image shows its rear end prominently. Mayor George Veldman plans to ask the city manager to avoid replacing it with a New Testament religious scene, suggesting the religious mural be turned to the mayor’s office. Nearby clergy and a rabbi protested the planned replacement, urging city hall art neutrality.

Grand Rapids, Mich City Commissi Chamber George Veldman George W. Welsh Weldman Stanley J. Davis

Resignation of Churchill Hours Away

London dispatch reports Conservative MP Beverley Baxter, ex editor of the Daily Express, saying Churchill will resign in hours. Baxter, close to Beaverbrook, notes Eden’s accession could come in days, with Churchill and party officials expected to meet at Chequers for the weekend.

London Beverley, Baxter Lord Beaverbrook Daily Express Winston Churchill Baxter Churchill Beaverbrook the Express Birmingham Winston Anthony Eden Ballenureniti Chequers

Stassen Avoids Direct Clash With Senate Probers

Washington WASHINGTON Harold E Stassen backed away from a head on clash with a Senate investigations subcommittee over staff questions to his employer FOA Three FOA witnesses led by Howard Morrison arrived late with a lawyer and defended their cooperation while Stassen argued that subcommittee staff could not question FOA without a top FOA lawyer present The episode drew White House whispers and raised questions about access to FOA staff and the Pakistan grain storage project funded by foreign aid. Morrison Milledaugh Pettit Quint and other FOA staff faced subcommittee scrutiny as the session opened without any senator present.

Washington Harold E. Stassen Senate Investigations Subcommittee Stassen Foreign Operations Administration FOA White House Subcommittee FDA FOA Campleyes Howard P. Morrison Near East and Africa Morrison Senate Pakistan Milton Quint W. S. Mildaugh Near East South Asia Africa Office of Food and Agriculture Virgil Pettit Morrison Robert F. Kennedy Quint Mutual Security Agency FOA Star McClelan D-Ark

Explosions Hit Homes of 2 Non Strikers

In Birmingham two Louisville and Nashville Railroad workers struck during a long walkout had their homes damaged by blasts. T E Caldwell 56 and his wife slept as a front door was blown open at the Inglewonk residence while John L Cook 48 saw a rock smash a window at his grocery home. The violence marked the first such incidents in the strike period and a nearby Southern Bell employee home had earlier been damaged by dynamite.

Birmingham Ala Louisville & Nashville Railroad L&n Inglewonk Fof T. E. Caldwell Caldwell John L. Cook L&n Railroad Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co

British Fight Terrorism on Cyprus Amid Arrests

In Nicosia and other towns six predawn blasts damaged a radio station army barracks and buildings as British authorities boost patrols to 25 officers. A man with dynamite was found at the Famagusta road and a possible state of emergency was discussed.

Nicosia Cyprus Gfi Waesiwox California Greece Episkopi Dhekelia Famagusta Central Limassol Famagusta-Larnaca

Baby Buggy to Hearing Ads Seek Help in Wanted To Buy

A terse classified notice promises aid through wanted-to-buy listings with a contact phone number 6-S071 for readers pursuing a baby buggy or related items, hinting at a practical community exchange.

Train runs away near Mt Fuji in Japan derailment

A four car electric train started rolling along a siding near Mt Fuji without an engineer or passengers. It traveled two miles at about 25 mph, crashed into freight cars, knocked down electric poles, twisted tracks, and halted service for hours.

Mt. Fuji

Divorce After Bathrobe Dinner Incident in Los Angeles

Henry Hartog Daniels Jr., once touted as best dressed at a golf event, is divorced from Carmelita Daniels after she testified he arrived for dinner in a bathrobe over pajamas with guests present. She cited criticisms of her dress and a public threat to divorce if she did not change. The couple wed July 4, 1952, and separated last August.

Los Angeles Henry ‘Hartog Daniels Jr Carmelita Daniels Caryl M. Sheldon Daniels

Friday is My Unlucky Day Shootings in Hollywood Hills

A Hollywood Hills woman shot her daughter and then killed herself on the patio of their home after remarking Friday is my unlucky day. Marie Myers Paul, 59, died from a .32 caliber pistol. her daughter Pattie Paul, 32, survived a forehead wound. Pattie recounted the scene to ambulance crews saying both were in nightgowns when the mother fired.

Hollywood Hollywood Hills Marie Myers Paul Pattie Paul Wey

Japan Seeks Ike Meeting on Red Trade Policy

Japan's cabinet authorized Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu to confer in Washington with President Eisenhower and key U.S. officials on Tokyo's new policy toward Communist neighbors. It was unclear if Washington invited him.

Tokyo Mamoru Shigemitsu Eisenhower Washington Japan Shigemitsu Dulles United States

Philippines Quake Devastates Ozamis and Mindanao

A powerful earthquake near Ozamis City Misamis Occidental Mindanao caused extensive damage across southern Mindanao smashing a stone church in Ozamis and destroying public buildings. At least 2000 homeless and millions of pesos in damage reported. Officials deployed relief via Red Cross and Philippine armed forces while tremors were felt as far as Cotabato City with 71 aftershocks recorded.

Ozamis City Misamis Manila Times Ozamis Weather Bureau Manila Dligan Mindanao Misamis Occidental Tligan Lamao Province Dipolog City Zamboanga Province Diplogo Spain Puerta Madrigal

Water Pistol Mishap Knocks Boy From Balcony

Lex Lylend aged 13 from UFA-Mike UzzZel suffered a broken arm after a water pistol fight. He fell through a railing on the second floor while aiming at a target at home. The incident was recounted in local pages with brief notes on the injury.

Lylen Lex UFA Mike UzzZel Story

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Huntz Hall Patricia Welch Albany Richard Joseph Welch Albany County Grand Rapids Billy Grove Alice Birney Long Beach Unified School Probers East Fourth Cherry Kin Self Mon Pacific Ave A+T Philippines Crockett Davy Crockett Sam Rayburn D-Tex Fess Parker
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