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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1956

Page

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Senate OKs Long Beach tide bill with amendment

The Senate Finance Committee approved the Long Beach tides and compromise bill nine to zero and sent it to the Senate for expected passage. An amendment shifted the $120 million funding to an Investment Fund and back to the Assembly for concurrence if the Senate passes it. No witnesses opposed, Assembly expected to act within hours.

Sacramento Senate Finance Committee Long Beach Senate Assembly Ben Hulse Ben Hulse, the Fund Was Changed From “State Watert Reserve Fund Hulse William S. Grant Knight Senate Judiciary Committee Richard Richards Los Angeles

Photoflash bombs cause mystery over Florida coast blast

Two photoflash bombs dropped by a B47 from Ohio exploded over the Gulf near Sarasota. The blasts caused minor damage and many questions as Coast Guard and Air Force reported no prior notice. In New York a Bronx factory fire killed six firemen and injured 13, as a wall collapsed during an eight hour blaze.

ST. Petersburg Fla.Pic Florida West Coast Coast Guard Cmpr Wallace Hancock Labourne Air Force Base Ohio Sarasota Gulf of Mexico Hancock Air Force Flight Service Maxwell Afb Montgomery Ala Wackbourne Air Force NEW York Bronx Edward Cavanagh Jr Ibrick

Credit Union Treasurer Robbed of 50600 in Toledo

Andrew Jones, 67, treasurer of Willys Federal Credit Union, was robbed of 50 600 in cash today in a parking lot at the auto plant. A masked man forced him from his car, into a ravine, and both robbers fled in a nearby vehicle after taking the money intended for payroll cashing.

Toledo Ohio Willys Federal Credit Union Andrew Jones Toledo Trust Co Jones Anther Willys Motor Co

Bohlen Recalled Over Stalin Views In Moscow Dispute

Ambassador Charles Bohlen, recalled from Moscow, will return to Washington for talks on the new Soviet stance downgrading Stalin's memory. State Department said Bohlen, on vacation in Austria, will be here for a week to ten days before resuming duty in Moscow.

Washington Upi Charles Bohlen Washington Moscow State Department Bohlen Austria Department Lincoln White Josef Stalin

Elusive horse Elijah fed by hay drops from plane

In Colorado mountains near Gunnison, a horse trapped at 13,000 feet is being sustained with hay dropped from a plane by Wallace Powell. The horse, named Elijah, is one of at least one, with mayor Ben Jorgensen covering hay and flight costs about 144 dollars. The animal may endure until June before descent, while the fate of a second horse remains unclear.

Gunnison Cole Colorado Wallace Powell Elijah Powell Ben Jorgensen Mt. Harvard Mt. Yale Gorton Warren Tokyo U. S Forer Warren Shikoku Island Saito Shikoku

Light quake rattles San Francisco Bay area

A light earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay area on Wednesday night with no damage reported. The UC seismograph recorded about 4 on the Richter scale, the strongest in the area this year, felt in St Helena, Napa, San Rafael and Vallejo as the tremor lasted about 3.44 minutes at 8 29 27 p.m.

San Francisco San Francisco Bay Area University of California Seismograph St. Helena Napa San Rafael Vallejo

Arrow Fatality Misses Brain But Wounds Boy

An arrow fired by a playmate pierced one inch into 11 month old Stephen Brown's brain in Luton. The boy calmly walked nearly a mile to a drug store and asked to have the arrow removed. He was taken to hospital where doctors said his condition was satisfactory and planned removal after X-ray checks.

Luton England Stephen Brown Stephen

One Good Cause Deserves Another The Poodle Plea

Roslind Jordan a bedridden five year old in Milton Mass saved 1.40 to buy a French poodle. After sending her money to Jesuit relief for Lenox fire victims she received word that Jesuits prayed for her recovery and vowed she would get the poodle. News of her gift spurred offers of dogs and even a pony for another child.

Milton Mass Rosalind Jordan Rosalind Lenox Gorge V- MexCabe Shadowbrook Fund Wendy Hall Dedham Wendy

Where to Find It Beach Combing and More

A brief index lists page placements for various features. It shows sections like Beach Combing on C-1, Bridge on A-27, Classifieds C-9 to C-15, and Sports on A-28 to A-31, plus obituaries on C-2 and vital statistics on C-8.

Hal Boyle Vital Statistico Wilson

Mount Etna Eruption Seen as Violent In Italy

Volcanologists warn Etna could peak in violence, firing lava 300 feet into the air along 40 miles of coast from Catania to Taormina. The 10,705-foot volcano vents explosive eruptions hourly while a new crater opens down the south flank, threatening nearby areas.

Catania Sicily Mt. Etna Taormina University of Etna ‘Observatory

Hammarskjold to Launch Middle East Peace Mission in Rome

U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold announced plans for a three day Rome conference with U N Palestine experts to begin his Middle East peace mission. He will fly to Rome Friday to confer with Maj. Gen. E L M Burns and Henry Labouisse before visiting Beirut and other capitals. He cautioned that progress may be limited and that the mission could extend beyond the month if needed.

United Nations U. N Dag Hammarskjold Rome E. L. M. Burns Palestine Henry IR. Labouisse U. N. Relief and Works Agency Hammarskjold Labouisse Jand Council Middle East London

U N Chief Appeals for Gaza Peace

U N Palestine truce administrator Major General Edson L M Burns urged an immediate Gaza cease fire in messages to Israel and Egypt. Hostilities rose along the Egypt Israel border with three Israeli soldiers killed recently and Egyptian mortars hitting settlements east of Gaza. Burns scheduled talks with U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold in Rome before a broader Middle East peace mission.

Tel Aviv Israel P—Majr. iGen Edson L. M. Burns U. N. Palestine Egypt Gaza Strip Burns U.N Dag Hammarskjold Rome Hammarskjold Middle East

Kefauver Gains Rapidly on Adlai in Poll

The Pulse of Public Opinion poll shows Sen. Estes Kefauver gaining on Adlai Stevenson among Democratic voters. Conducted for The Independent Press-Telegram by a San Francisco firm, it also covers Democratic preferences for the U.S. Senate nomination, local liquor option, and arms to Israel. The poll asks how voters would select if Gov. Knight faced Atty. Gen. Brown for governor.

Estes Kefauver Adlai Stevenson C-L San Francisco Independent Press-Telegram U. S. Senate Israel Goodwin J. Knight Edmund G. Brown

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Union Victor Riesel Riesel Betty Nevins By James Phelan Long Island St. Clare’s Hospital T. & Atty Paul W. Williams Wiliams Biesel New York County Dist. Ttty Frank S. Hogan Leo Cherne Research Institute of America International Rescue Committee Afl-Cio George Meany Meany Englewood Florida Stalin Cavanagh Joseph O'Keefe Keefe William Hoolan Arthur Hanson John F. Molloy Edward J. Caroli Frederick J. Hellauer Charles J. Infosino Antonio Petronelli Tachikawa Ashiya Kyushu Japan Takamatsu Honshu Mideast Gaza Kefauver Adlai
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