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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1956
Page
2
Odd scene as Native American delegation from Pocatello, dressed in feathered headgear, floods a Chicago hotel during a Truman visit. They carry Harriman for President banners and seek access to the President amid lunch interruptions and convention crowds while Truman’s schedule grinds on.
Rescue advisers faced fierce heat as they paused at a corridor near the 3000 foot level attempting to reach a gallery where 130 miners worked when the mine caught fire. Efforts shift to lighting the corridor and reinforcing the shaft for equipment to reach the trapped workers, a process likely extending into the afternoon.
New York business grapples with a 14 billion dollar question how to meet fierce competition amid rising prices and costs. Analysts warn price boosts may hurt consumers while others expect gradual inflation as steel and auto sectors resume full production. The 4.50 to 8.50 per ton steel rise follows a month long strike and spurs price hikes across rivets cables and appliances from Bendix Frigidaire GE Norge and Westinghouse Admiral and Anoy among others.
In Bombay state rioters stoned police and burned installations amid protests over a government plan to merge Mar Yathi and Gujarati speaking areas. At least 15 dead and 200+ injured, 550 arrested. troops deployed to guard critical sites as unrest spread.
New Orleans UK search for two of four men missing after an offshore oil rig capsized was abandoned early today. Rescue crews worked through the night and said the two men, believed trapped aboard the 60 foot barge, could not be located. Names given include Lawrence J. Boudreau and Clinton Bennett.
The page lists ship arrivals and departures details alongside tides and solar events for Sunday August 12 1056. It notes sunrise sunset moonrise moonset high and low tides with times and heights, water temperature 68 and calm surf conditions as part of Friday weather statistics.
Geneva report states Russia ratified three ILO conventions giving workers and employers the right to organize and bargain, with Russia to report to ILO commissions, face international questioning, and possibly accept fact-finding missions into operations.
In Algiers Casbah district a Friday night explosion collapsed five buildings and damaged others. The death toll rose to 26 with rescue teams still working. Fifteen injured were recovered as investigators explore possible nationalist extremist involvement amid broader rebel activity in the region.
Fire gutted the 36 foot cabin cruiser Emily while moored at the 7th Street landing Friday afternoon. Owner William Mines of Los Angeles said he was working on the boat when the bait tank motor ignited the blaze.
James D. Fullerton a 39 year old Pasadena insurer has filed for nomination as the Republican candidate for Congress in the 20th District. The Republican Central Committee will name a candidate later this month to run in November for the seat held by Rep Carl Hinshaw who died last Sunday.
700 acres burned before flames were checked near the foothills 12 miles west of Lancaster. About 150 firefighters battled the blaze as southwest winds eased to 30 to 10 mph. Division Chief Harvey T. Anderson said the small ranch fire grew out of control northeast of Lake Hughes near Pine Canyon Road.
In San Francisco Superior Court judge B Molinari ordered union leader Harry Bridges' ex wife Nancy Hick to return their two children Julie and Robert to California. Hick has petitioned New York courts to block the move. A New York hearing is set for August 16. The Reno divorce awarded custody to Hick in January 1955 but required the children stay in California. Molinari upheld the provision and ordered immediate return.
Mrs Gladys Thatcher seventy three of Los Angeles died from injuries suffered in a traffic crash at Lakewood Boulevard and Center Street on July 24. She was a passenger in a car driven by her husband Charles Harold seventy two, which collided with a truck.
Denver court documents show a two week before deadline brief request to Colorado Supreme Court for a new trial for John Gilbert Graham. Attorneys argue lack of funds delay printing, contesting jurisdiction since crash occurred in another county.
George Smolen, jailed since 1936 for kidnapping and assault, found a jury presence error in his Green Haven trial. A Kings County judge voided the life sentence, offered a guilty plea for a 20 year term, but Smolen has already served that time and will be released.
A weekly market analysis notes a correction triggered by the Suez tension, with expectations of a return to new highs and a Dow near 570 by year end. It cites a 6-7 point Monday dip, a near-recovery, and solid volume as signs of vitality.
The report notes stock indexes pushing to new highs on May 4 while volume trails, with 12 day totals around 36 million, 32 million, and 29 million shares. Industrials may peak in August and fall in September, but volume must rise decisively to add authority. Rails show renewed weakness, potentially delaying a summer advance.
James FE. Son, director of the Long Beach Junior Concert Band, fell while alighting from a car at Wilson High Friday evening, injuring his shoulder and was taken to Pack Hospital. Brenda Howell, 11, seen in Azusa with a woman believed to be visiting from Ohio, was reported missing during a bicycle outing linked to the event. Revolvers stolen in a market break-in involved three young customers including Brenda.
A felony complaint filed by the district attorney charges 43-year-old Chester Charles Russell of 1820 Junipero Ave with aiding and encouraging death by own action. If convicted, he faces up to five years in state prison. Russell allegedly handed a gun to 33-year-old Betty Jean Grabowski after she said she did not want to live, and she then shot herself. Police say they lived together and that the woman was despondent after an argument over a jointly owned car.
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