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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1955
Page
3
A nationwide polio scare follows reports of 12 cases linked to Cutter vaccine. An NIH inquiry probes possible living virus in vaccines, while Georgia and California cases prompt delays or substitutions in mass inoculation plans. Officials stress incubation timing, vaccine limits, and urge calm with weekly data summaries.
UPI reports three Japanese Imperial Army holdouts still in the South Viet Nam mountains. A widow, Tome Hatakeyama, said a fishing-boat captain relayed a message from her son and a letter from him accompanied the captain. The group of 32 is said to be near Toursne, a seaport facing Hainan Island, with hopes to be brought home.
Frank N Belgrano Jr president and chairman of Transamerica Corp told the annual meeting of stockholders that 1955 would be the most prosperous year in U S history. He expected some soft spots ahead but remained confident Transamerica and its subsidiaries would prosper too.
The Clarks faced renewed legal jeopardy after a 90 day treatment limit. Judge Raycraft offered a hospital route as a path to probation modification. Gordon and Diane Stark accepted, planning six months minimum in a federal narcotics hospital and a probation program afterward. They hoped the hospital stay would break their addiction and lead to a stable life.
Russell Birdwell, press agent for The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, loses his $400,000 suit against producer Paul Gregory and actor Charles Laughton over his dismissal as publicist. The ruling centers on breach of contract and damages.
Britain faces a nation wide rail strike threat at midnight Sunday as unions warn of ongoing disruption and possible transit shutdowns across the country.
San Pedro police reported burglars cracked a safe at the Gilbert Vani firm. Officials said checks and cash were taken while engineers and firemen pressed wage demands and a nationwide stoppage threat loomed. Management noted no marks on the safe and offered 76 as a guess to the burglars’ combination.
South Viet Nam Premier Diem says rebels are defeated as fighting continues around Saigon. Pro-Diem officers and allied forces clash with remnants of Binh Xuyen and rebel groups along waterways near Cho Lon while U.S. officials weigh Washington's stance amid Bao Dai’s actions.
The state rested its case Thursday against Harold E. MacKenzie a suspended liquor control officer and George Avas Santa Ana bar owner amid charges of conspiracy in liquor license sales. Jurors were excused until 10 a.m. Monday for defense motions. Assistant Atty. General Thomas W. Martin and District Atty. Robert P. Knegland halted tape playback after defense sought the recordings as evidence.
Health teams in Los Angeles County began administering first polio injections after a stop in the Cutter vaccine program. In Bellflower, Lakewood, Signal Hill and nearby areas, 5,457 children received first shots. 3,000 more remained. Across Compton, Torrance and surrounding districts, thousands more were inoculated before the halt. Three local children and a Riverside girl were hospitalized with polio after Cutter vaccines, likely already ill. The May family reported no ill effects beyond the affected child. In San Francisco, 9,000 union member children will receive free shots under a joint fund.
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