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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1955
Page
6
Jesse D. Locker of Cincinnati Ohio, the U S ambassador to Liberia, died in Monrovia after a cerebral hemorrhage. A prominent Negro attorney and a six term Cincinnati City Council member, he resigned to become ambassador.
Volunteer workers labored through Easter weekend to stem rising flood waters swamping thousands of acres of rich southern Manitoba farmland. Homes were isolated, bridges submerged, and highways underwater as the Seine River swelled to its largest level since 1950. Over 100 homes southwest of Winnipeg faced encirclement, four bridges went under, and tracks on the Sco Line railway bridge were submerged. RCMP set up roadblocks in St Vital to keep sightseers away.
A U.S. Seventh Army defense unit arrives in Stuttgart Germany to bolster Euro surface missile defenses. The 6th Field Artillery Battery commanded by Capt Ernest W Daniels lands a Honest John guided missile system at Bremerhaven.
Easter Sunday incident at the Syracuse zoo saw Danny Morgan of Oneida reach into a rabbit cage. A bunny bit him but doctors said the injury was minor.
Christians across the globe mark Easter amid Jerusalem turmoil and renewed faith. Pope Pius XII blessed atomic power from the Vatican loggia as crowds filled St. Peter's Square. In Washington, President Eisenhower heard a Easter sermon stressing divine power over mankind's might. Millions joined sunrise services as parades and fashion showcases colored Easter Sunday, with London hosting a Hyde Park fashion event and Archbishop Garbett urging disarmament.
Dr. Otto F. Bell of Long Beach becomes president of the Harbor Division California Association of Chiropodists. Dr. A. L. Sherrard of Santa Ana is vice president and Dr. Charles Bona of Anaheim serves as secretary treasurer.
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