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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1954

Page

3

Nike Ring Photo Spurs Southland Defense Plan

Army officials say the Nike supersonic missile system will give stronger protection to the Long Beach Los Angeles area. The program requires large land areas for missile sites, to be acquired by purchase or lease, with Nike built by a team from the Army Ordnance Corps Western Electric Bell Telephone Laboratories and Douglas Aircraft. The plan follows earlier ground-to-air defense efforts and emphasizes mathematically placed installations for optimal protection.

Nike Southland Army Long Beach Los Angeles Army Ordnance Corps Western Electric Co Bell Telephone Laboratories Douglas Aircraft Co

Woman Runs Forgeries In Petition Hold Up Story

The incident centers on a red haired woman who sought money during a hold up at a grocery store owned by Mrs Evelyn Gracey. The woman sobbed and fled without the loot, while city incorporation issues for South Lakewood loom and petitions face forgery complaints. The hearings touched on McCarthy era inquiries about Army shadowing and political tensions.

Evelyn. Gracey South Lakewood Wardlow Ra Clark Ave Heartwell Park San Gabriel River Board of Supervisors Ely Clark Woodruff Aves Long Beach Independent Press Telegram Lakewood Frances G. Pievatt Sobran Ave Geraldino B. Hanssen

Union Leader Sentenced in Red Lie Case

Union leader Ben Gold was sentenced to one to three years in prison for falsely swearing he had no connections to the Communist Party. The 55-year-old head of the fur and leather workers union was convicted in April of making two false statements to a non-Communist joint filed with the National Labor Relations Board. He remains free on bail while appealing the ruling.

Washington Ben Gold Oe S Charles F. McLaughlin Gold I Gold Fur and Leather Morkeys Union National I Labor Relations Board

Petition Signature Disputes Stir Carson Park Area

Mrs Clingan reports her name on a petition as Sarah Clingan but signed as Sarah Lee Clin. Names include IMoniaco Ray Fay Jack Riven Sarah Lee and Robert N Clin n at 419 Chatwin Ave and 3487 Chatwin Ave. Mrs Hoffer says deed to property dated Aug 3 and petition signed by Syndicate Mortgage Co. official Nov 17.

Imoniaco Ray Fay Jack Riven Chatwin Sarah Lee Robert N. Clinn Clingan Sarah Clingan Cainlys Sarah Lee Clin Carl E. Hoffer Carson Park Syndicate Mortgage Co

Hazel Younger Name to Remain on Ballot

California Supreme Court rules Hazel Younger must be served and kept on the ballot for the June 8 primary in Los Angeles County. Mildred Younger contends Hazel is mentally incompetent to run, alleging prior commitment to Camarillo State Hospital in 1952 and seeking removal of her name.

Hazel San Francisco Mildred Young California Supreme Court Kytler Hazel J. Younger California Senate Los Angeles County Mildred Younger Hazel Younger Grant Cooper Los Angeles Phe Mildred Younger California Thal Enanen Tan Mazel J. Younger Jack Tenney Supreme Court Camarillo State Hospital

American Defense Pact urged to curb hydrogen war threat

Rep. Sterling Cole calls for a continental defense pact with Canada under UN authority to deter Soviet hydrogen warfare. At Colgate University he argues a 100 percent defense is impossible, but a strong alliance could deter attacks and safeguard sovereignty amid atomic threat. Three services personnel exposed to moderate radiation are undergoing tests at Tripler General Hospital.

New York Sterling Cole R-N. Yu Cole Senate House Atomic Energy Committee Colgate University Canada United Nations United States Soviet Union Honolulu Army Navy Air Eniwetok General W. Clarkson

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