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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1955

Page

2

Group Forming to Police Polio Vaccine Allocation

Washington LB The government moved to form a national advisory committee to oversee the Sal polio vaccine distribution. It aims to immunize all children under 10 by August 1 and all under 20 by November 1, with seven to nine members from medical, pharmaceutical, public health and public groups.

Washington Oaceing Eisenhower Health, Education and Welfare Oveta Culp Hobby My' Jong National Foundation For

Radford Visit Fears Shadow Formosa Strait Talks

TheRadford visit raises fear and hope as China's Chiang Kai-shek awaits a weakened United States stance on defending Quemoy and Matsu. Nationalists press for holding the island chains off the Chinese coast while awaiting guidance from the White House.

Taipel China Arthur W. Radford Walter 5. Robertson State Department Chirang Kai- Shek United States Quemoy 2d Matsu Eisenhower Formosa Strait Chiang Quemoy Matslis Red China Foochow Athoy

Salk Honored By Ike In White House Welcome

President Eisenhower awarded Jonas Salk a national thanks for polio work in a Rose Garden ceremony. Basil O’Connor and Mrs Salk stood with the family as Ike praised the developer of the vaccine. Salk children tested gifts while the president advised caution with a pocket knife gift.

Jonas Salk Eisenhower White House Basil O'Connor National Foundation For Washington Jonas E. Salk Sherman Adams Salk Ike Welfare Hobby New Deal Franklin D. Roosevelt Mrs. Salk Peter Darrel Jonathan Eisennewer Chidhood Dr. Salk

Avery Beats Wolfson but by How Much

In Chicago during Montgomery Ward stockholders meeting voting was counted for control between Sewell Avery and Louis Wolfson. Authorities expect final totals in about three weeks as proxy votes and validity are resolved and distribution between slates finalized.

Chicago Bada Sewell Avery Louis Wolfson Montgomery Ward and Co Sewell Avery Wor Louis Wofson Wolfson Ward Avery

Schools Hit for Ignoring Selling Field

Al N Seares former Remington Rand vice president laments neglect of distribution as a profession in schools and vocational counseling. He cites New York interest gaps and warns 75 percent of U S salesmen lack formal training. Seares notes his own background and endorses better sales training programs.

al N. Scares Long Beach Remington Rand, Inc Executives Club Wilton Hotel Seares Folgiat School California College of Commerce New York United States Reymond Gi. Seares Redaniio Ave

Youth to Stand Trial on Marijuana Charge

A youth identified as Jack E. Almond was ordered to stand trial at Long Beach Superior Court on May 5 on two counts of illegal possession of marijuana. Officer James C. Naylor testified that he saw the youth swallow a marijuana cigarette at Almond's preliminary hearing, and Almond admitted it was marijuana.

Jack E. Aumona Long Beach Superior Court James C. Naylor Almond Iit

Rail Strike Expands Across Three More L N Lines

The 41 day Louisville and Nashville strike widens to three additional lines affecting passenger and freight services at Birmingham and Evansville. Picketers target joint yards of Moline Central, Frisco, and Central of Georgia as L N crews outside strike pressure aid non striking workers. FBI cites sabotage after a main track dynamiting near Landon Kentucky as mediation efforts resume with rail and union officials.

Louisville & Nashville Railroad Birmingham Ala Minois Central Frisco Lines Central of Georgia Pickels Evansville Ind U. S Evanstrictville William =. Steckler Indianapolis National Mediation Board Southern

Labor strikes widen across rail, telecom and textile sectors

Governors in Atlanta sought a settlement in the 25 000 rail workers dispute while mediation continued over the 59 006 CIO Communication Workers strike against Southern Bell. Violence at Sperry Gyroscope eased after union limits pickets. a 23 000 textile workers dispute in New England showed progress as federal mediation began. A Huntsville Alabama textile strike and a Detroit chemical workers pact also emerged.

CIQ Southern Bell Telephone Co Alabama Mississippi Georgia Atlanta Sérs Sperry Lake Success New York CIO International Union of Electrical Workers State Supreme Court U.S CIO New England Lewiston Bates Manufacturing Co Huntsville al Manufacturing Co Lincoln Mills Detroit Parke, Davis & Co CIO Chemmical Workers Union

West Germans vote in test election in Lower Saxony

Bonn republic voters in Lower Saxony choose state parliament in a poll seen as a barometer for Adenauer's rearmament policy and federal Bundestag chances. The contest pits CDU against Socialists led by Hinrich Kopf amid wartime rebuilding and defense treaty implications. Votes could shape Bundesrat strength and passage of antiwar measures. Meanwhile Parke-Davis polio vaccine talks with CIO union risk delay as contract talks for 2000 workers run past May 1 deadline.

Hannover Bonn Lower Saxony Konrad Adenauer West Germany Europe Adenauer Bundesrat Christian Democratic Party Hinrich Kopf Gein Ja Parke-Davis Wo!t H¢ Cio Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers

Atomic Survival City test to blow big area in Las Vegas

A large Civil Defense demonstration titled Survival City will stage the biggest atomic age test yet. The plan covers a 500 foot detonation tower and ten structures, two power systems, gas lines, tanks and four communications towers, all over 160 feet tall, to study heat and blast effects on homes and materials. More than 2,000 troops, 400 civil defense workers and hundreds of energy commission staff will participate, with 1,400 observers nearby.

Las Vegas Thames Federal Civil Defense Administration Goneration Cue Morehan Atomic, Energy Commission Ab News Noir Frome Nan Ground Zero Civil Defense

Police Slay Detective in Mistake Duel

Oliver Grems, 33, a former Denver policeman and Southern Pacific railroad detective, was killed in a gun battle with two Oakland plainclothes officers who mistook him for a robber. The 1:20 am incident began with a car parked near Bay and 7th Streets. Grems fired three times as officers, after identifying themselves, opened fire. Grems, a World War II Marine sergeant and father of two, had moved to Oakland last December to be near his wife’s relatives.

Oakland Oliver Grems Denver Grems Southern Pacific Railroad West Anil 'Grems Jahather John L. Brooks Jewel A. Bennett Grenis Bay and Tth Sts Southern Pacific Yards Brooks Bennett Rimi al Marine Corps

Sin Town Lottery Czar Reveals Election Payoffs in Phenix City Case

In Birmingham, Godwin Davis Sr. testified that ex-prosecutor Arey Ferrell was present when gamblers gave 18000 to Lee Porter, Patterson’s rival, during the Democratic primary for attorney general. Patterson was slain 18 days after winning the nomination. Ferrell faces first degree murder charges as the probe ties into vice-era Phenix City.

Birmingham Ala Godwin Davis Sr Arey Ferrell Slsin A. L. Patterson Patterson Phenix Ferrell Davis Phenix City Lee Porter Gadsden Petterson Funace Ferrer Porter Bob Luckie Jnandhing Ohellate Ezax Msaid Barna Club Pisces Mone Earhigv Today

Coast Guard Quizzing Sinking Dispute Resumes in LA

The Coast Guard hearing into the sinking of a luxury yacht off Pt Arguelly resumed in Los Angeles on orders of a federal court. Attorneys for Transatlantic Steamship Co asked for a cont inance as Parramatta owners and Swedish parties clash over jurisdiction. Five aboard the Soomba were lost after the Parramatta rammed the yacht Thursday off Pt Arguelly.

Coast Guard U. S. 1 Federal Court William A C Roethke Transatlantic Steamship Co Parramatta Marine Inquiry A. Parkfeldt Goteborg Sweden Los Angeles International iCoast Guard U. S Ben Harrison

Millionaire Engineer Mudd Leaves Estate To Family School And Firms

Los Angeles i Mining engineer Harvey Seeley Mudd died April 12 in Beverly Hills at 66. His $10 million estate benefits wife Mildred and son Henry T Mudd and daughter, plus nine Los Angeles area trusts, and gifts to Claremont College, Caltech, Stanford, Columbia University, and to his employees. He called his family his debt and left $15,000 to each year of service, with caps. References to other bequests detail $2.5 million to his widow and $500,000 to each child, among others.

Los Angeles Harvey Seeley Mudd Mildred Beverly Hills Chhldren Henry T. Mudd Ceryll Mudd Sprague Mary R. Phillips Emily L. Lelly Claremont College Jcalin Columbia University New York California Institute For Technology Stanford University

Nationalist Taiwan offers reward for Communist agents

The Nationalist government in Formosa announced a reward of 50,000 silver dollars for information leading to the arrest of Communist agents. The offer was disclosed today and emphasizes the crackdown on subversive activity on the island.

Formosa

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Anny Bea Saliforma Eost ‘Run Erie Dallveryaom Fini la Bee Eulerea Bears Act

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