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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1955
Page
3
A Kansas City automobile dealer reports his wife Wilma Allen missing after a shopping trip. Bloodstained clothing and the abandoned car with unaccounted speedometer miles hint at foul play. Police discount a lake-dragging tale. the case remains unsolved as authorities probe motives and seek leads.
Three AFL Marine Firemen’s Union business agents were shot by a beserk colleague, Charles Berglund, who then killed himself. John Hatton was hit in the headgear, Stuart Hunt grazed, Henry G Walker wounded in the chest as Vincent Malone and Clifford Peterson fled to safety. The attack lasted under a minute.
In Albany Averell Harriman said he is not interested in running for vice president next year. He will meet with Adlai Stevenson in Minnesota and reaffirmed support for Stevenson for 1956 while avoiding any commitment from Stevenson about another bid.
Mrs. Ann Rube, 42, suffered lacerations when she pushed her right arm through a window at 1315 Chestnut Ave. She was treated at Seaside Hospital for injuries.
Fragmentary OCR items describe a press file with names and codes. Readable text mentions Kinzie and Beach with unclear dates or actions. The piece presents garbled lines possibly indicating a communications or library file listing.
Senators and classmates rallied to Eugene Landy a Kings Point merchant marine cadet denied a naval reserve commission after a security check revealed his mother attended Communist meetings Landy 21 stood silent as cadets pledged and tossed caps The case drew Sen H Alexander Smith and Sen Derbert Leaman to press Navy for a full report and reconsideration of Landy’s application
Detectives questioned 40 year old Gilbert J Pie1 after he was taken into custody in Santa Monica for prowling the bungalow of Guy and Mrs. Goodwin J. Knight. He claimed he entered the vacation cottage through an open window after hearing a woman's scream as he crawled on his hands and knees.
An hour long cloudburst hit the mining town of Cripple Creek in the Mocky Mountains late Friday. Sheriff Rufus Jones reported up to three inches of rain in an hour causing Cripple Creek to surge and create a 25 foot wide sinkhole that swallowed a parking lot and left a parked car missing into the hole.
Princess Margaret traveled to Scotland to begin a summer break as she nears her 25th birthday in 15 days. The event signals her approaching adulthood and plans to explore life, including marriage, with the Queen’s blessing.
London dispatch notes Peiping Radio saying a cease-fire in the Formosa dispute is a Chinese domestic matter not for the United States. It cites an atmosphere of goodwill around Geneva talks but reiterates the US stance that Formosa status is not negotiable as Geneva ambassador talks pause until Monday.
A 76 year old woman claiming to be a Villa colonel described buried gold caches across Texas. She named locations near Corpus Christi Roma Cinema Robstown San Antonio and a ranch, detailing a cemetery, lime mine, a slaughterhouse gully and an orange tree church site. She urged it go to disabled veterans.
U S business and industry show record activity with steel and auto output surging while credit is tightened to restrain prices. Officials warn the boom may get out of hand as construction, retail, and consumer borrowing climb, signaling a cautious economy ahead.
Michael J McDermott 61 longtime State Department press officer died Friday night from heart illness He served as press officer for 30 years including the San Francisco conference that founded the United Nations in 1943 He retired as ambassador to El Salvador earlier this year Surviving are wife Rose a daughter Patricia and son Michael Jr The piece notes economic pressures with rising mortgage payoffs and higher rates as the Fed boosts rediscount rates and banks raise prime lending rates
A market note analyzes recent Fed rediscount increases and NYC bank loan rate rises as signaling tighter liquidity. It notes likely slower, irregular upside and a cautious near term recovery with textile earnings improving and forecasts pointing to possible long term gains, highlighting dividend aid and earnings multipliers as guiding factors.
A 45 story scaffold near Grand Central buckled on the 18th floor of the Socony Mobile Building. Workers braced the sagging section with a steel bridle, halting traffic and evacuating nearby stores and residences. No injuries were reported as hundreds watched from surrounding windows.
The Spiritual Science Church at range Ave and E Plymouth St will host guest speaker HAUL HUNT WLL this Sunday at 7:30 p.m. LeRoy Knowles will be the soloist for the service led by Pastor Rev. Mary C. Pirtle.
Premier Nikolai Bulganin invited ambassadors and chiefs of diplomatic missions in Moscow to a day at his country house for swimming lunch and recreation with their wives and children. It marks the first broad invitation of its kind from the Soviet leader, though past visits have occurred for visiting notables in small groups.
Le Rev MLO Gy GuNrlison pastor of Bay Shore Community Congregational Church announces that Rev Dr Paull Babbitt minister of Union Congregational Church Shatter Calif will be the pulpit guest at his church for the Sunday services August 14 and 21.
The Rev Dr Oscar C Mees of Trinity American Lutheran Church on E Carson St and Cherry Ave will be away on vacation. The pulpit will be occupied byMarvin Meon and Larry Shoberg, theology students. Dr and Mrs Mees plan a trip to Northern California returning August 25.
In Penn Station, a patrolman shot and killed a man in the concourse during a chase after a garage robbery Friday night. William Lloyd Wells, 33, of Manhattan, died after being felled by gunfire. co-associate Russell Cohen, 25, of Manhattan, was captured nearby. Cohen faces assault, robbery, and Sullivan Law charges.
Two plumbers, Don Brown and A. E. Pete Bavis, crawled under Brown's house to install a water pipe when they toppled a coffee can containing 6300 dollars. The cash, in 5, 10, and 20 denominations, matched part of 27000 dollars stolen from Bank of America last February. Police said the money was taken from a parked station wagon during a coffee break by two bank employees delivering currency amid an armored car drivers strike.
The Hollywood community mourns Suzan Ball and Miranda, two notable film figures led to their end by cancer and illness. Suzan Ball died after a cancer recurrence kept secret by actor George Long until just before her death. Miranda, famed for Down Argentine Way and Copacabana, died after a bout with disease while her husband Sebastian and NBC discuss TV plans.
In Newark New Jersey at Taft's Cleaners on a Friday four gunmen entered and pointed a revolver at clerk Mary Macheski. They demanded money but found only four single dollars. The bandits demanded more and left stating they would return.
Multiple obituaries and memorial notices list deceased individuals aged from 61 to 85, with birthplaces including Saltillo Ohio and Venango Nebraska. Survivors include spouses, children, and siblings. services held at local chapels in Long Beach and Westminster Memorial Park, with interments planned and church affiliations noted.
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