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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1956
Page
1
Searchers recover another body raising the air disaster count to 22 dead and 14 survivors after a TWA Skyliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Greater Pittsburgh Airport. Rescue work continues as investigators convene near the wreckage and morgue officials identify victims.
Broadway showman Billy Rose lost a 26 room country home in a fire at Mount Kisco New York. Four servants escaped as flames raged through the residence and some paintings and statuary were saved. Rose and his fiance Joyce Matthews returned from New York after the blaze and declined to quantify the value of the art collection.
A brief index of where to locate features in the edition. It lists sections such as Beach Combing on Page B-1, Hal Boyle on Page A-11, Bridge on Page A-11, Comics on Page B-9, and more.
Volume LXIX number 55 issue of the Press-Telegram notes a 30 page edition with telephone contact HE 5-1161 for reader services and inquiries.
A freak Easter storm lashed the Southland with gale winds and rain. Long Beach saw boats tossed and three men rescued after a 14 foot outboard capsized. one man injured. A 20 foot sailboat was towed after engine trouble. a 40 foot landing craft towed Bar John after a collision near Catalina.
In Louisville Kentucky a 35 year old tavern keeper shot an intruder during a window entry and baptized him before he died. The intruder Claude Hill, a painter, was identified by County Detective Joe Randazzo. Edelen was charged with manslaughter but released on $2500 bond.
In Paphos Greek flag carrying youths hurled bombs and stones at British security forces injuring a schoolteacher and several bystanders. Bombs were also used in Limassol wounding an elderly couple and a child. A curfew was imposed in central Limassol as violence followed the first anniversary of the Greek Cypriot underground EOKA group. Nicosia remained quiet under a 34 hour Easter curfew as the island faced renewed unrest and a fatal shooting.
A gas blast ripped through a Lakewood residence at 4914 Autry Ave just before owner Richard Roland returned home from a gathering. He credits a sandwich stop for saving his life as he had reportedly removed the stove and plugged the outlet earlier. Fire crews fought the blaze as neighbors assisted and police awaited further details.
The Daily Express claims Britain will be the first nation to drop a hydrogen bomb from an aircraft, to be released from a high flying jet east of Christmas Island in the South Pacific, possibly sometime next year.
Weekend uranium prospector Melvorhn B. Hildebrand, 31, of Inglewood, was killed Sunday in a rock slide that partially buried her in the Little San Bernardino Mountains about 10 miles east of her base.
A two bedroom house was smashed from foundation to roof with walls pushed out and ceilings crushed. Front door, ceiling and attic rafters collapsed into the living room. Door loosened from frame, glass light fixture on another bed. All windows broken. blast sent glass into Nemes residence and broke a garage window. Chief Robinson says rebuild is likely mandatory.
Seattle reported a luxury Northwest Orient Stratocruiser crashed and sank after takeoff near Maury Island. Coast Guard said 3 dead and 2 missing. 32 of 87 aboard survived. Survivors escaped onto wings as the seven minute flotation ended. Rescue crews recovered bodies. pilot attempted return to Seattle Tacoma Airport amid engine trouble.
The government said newsmen may observe and report an H-bomb test at Eniwetok around May 1 on a pool basis with a 15 newsmen limit. First visit since 1946 to Eniwetok proving grounds, though tests have occurred in Nevada, last May 5. The joint AEC and Defense announcement did not specify the test as an H-bomb, calling it a megaton range nuclear detonation.
Mostly clear conditions expected through Tuesday with slightly warmer afternoon temperatures. Light winds and dry air support comfortable daytime highs and cooler evenings across the region.
Sydney Schwartz of Seattle and Nelson Wahlstrom of the University of Washington describe how at least two dozen survived a Stratocruiser crash near Seattle. Passengers kept calm, followed crew instructions, used seat cushions as flotation, and waited on wings as Northwest Airlines rescue rafts arrived. Some survivors clung to life as the plane sank and cold water numbness hindered rescue.
A second earthquake rattled Antlers Oklahoma at 10 10 a m frightening residents. Chamber of Commerce manager Thomas Butler said the quake rattled doors and windows and shook buildings with no reported injuries or damage.
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