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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1954
Page
4
The Air Force asked each Senator and Representative to nominate up to 20 candidates for its new Air Force Academy. President Eisenhower signed the bill authorizing the school. The first class may open July 1 1955. Nominations will yield 258 cadets. 45 more will come from other sources.
President Eisenhower nominated Edward B. Lawson, a U S minister to Iceland, to be ambassador to Israel if Senate approves. The nomination was sent to the Senate on Thursday as part of cabinet and diplomatic postings.
Beverly Hills reports the death of Jack Lait 72 longtime newspaper editor and Hearst executive after a nearly two year illness. Survivors include his widow Laura Belle Lait a daughter Lois C King two sons Jack Lait Jr and George Lait and two sisters Julia Schutz and Mary Salemsen.
At a White House ceremony Babe Didrikson Zaharias offered political leader Dwight D. Eisenhower tips on his golf swing amid the American Cancer Society drive for 20 million dollars. The event featured the Times Square cobalt sword illumination signaling the fund raising effort.
The Sixth Fleet said Austin Texas based pilot Ensign Rol B Ward of Pensacola was rescued at sea after his plane crashed in the Mediterranean shortly after takeoff during a night flight. The escorting destroyer crew spotted the wounded pilot and lifted him aboard a whaleboat guided by flares. Ward was reported safe.
Lincoln sales double in two years as buyers shift from bulk and glitter to refined, low straight lines. The 1954 Lincoln emphasizes bold styling, modern living echoes, and distinctive interior fabrics and color themes.
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