12 Aug 1954
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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1954
Page
1
President Eisenhower claimed the economy has "been better than during any earlier time" and that the recent decline in activity has halted. He cited improved overall performance since taking office and suggested bright prospects for the midyear outlook amid campaign-season political debate.
Three U S airmen are missing after a collision of fighter jets during a night training mission. A fourth airman was rescued unharmed within an hour after parachuting into a nearby terrain. search efforts continue at noon led by Air Force officials.
Chicago burglars break into a drug store and postal substation after an alarm service is discontinued. They steal about $1,020 in cash, $1,000 in stamps, and a $300 money order and a parable safe.
Gene Thompson of Lubbock flew a light plane between the towers of Tower Bridge and beneath London Bridge as a bold romantic stunt to impress Helen Brown, a Texas Tech student he met on tour. He arrived aboard the Atlantic from Southampton and said he is now unemployed and seeking work in the United States.
A man was throat slashed and a bystander knocked down as four suspects two men and two women fled a wild beach fight near Virginia Park Tuesday night. Their car struck two autos and a light standard before crashing and disappearing north on Magnolia Ave. Witnesses described a chaotic scene with more injuries and a chase through the Pike area as police pursued the four suspects and questioned five people in Heylquarters.
Maria Martha Rocha 71, Miss Universe winner, refused a 13 week contract at 123 dollars weekly saying offers are better and she is homesick. She will return to Brazil after visiting a sister and plans further time with relatives before going home.
President Eisenhower plans a half hour speech on the record of Congress. time is undecided and likely after Congress adjourns. The White House indicated the address would cover racing and television policy.
The Washington Evening Star reports IRS investigators conclude Sen McCarthy owes about 25000 in additional income taxes plus interest after an 18 month probe. McCarthy denies any fraud and says there is nothing to the charges. The IRS will present evidence to him and seek repayment plus interest to resolve the matter.
San Francisco pilot Rete este a Bt Gluckman, flying a Luscombe Silvaire, departed Beverly Airport at 8 40 a m for Sidney Nova Scotia en route to The Azores and London in his third solo transatlantic flight in a 90 horsepower plane. His single engine craft landed after a Wednesday night.
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Thousands of Studebaker employees filled a high school stadium in South Bend Indiana to vote on a proposed wage reduction. CIO United Auto Workers leaders expressed cautious optimism as they urged acceptance while production costs must be cut to compete and the contract could be terminated within days after the vote.
A fairly sharp earthquake woke Hollister residents at about 5 50 am today. Deputy Sheriff Frank Pearson said there were no reports of damage. The tremors occurred in three shocks each lasting about a minute near Hollister about 100 miles southeast of San Francisco near the San Andreas fault.
The forecast calls for low clouds tonight and Friday morning with mostly sunny skies by afternoon. Temperatures show little change, with only slight variation expected through the period.
A brush fire in the Angeles National Forest burned 60 acres near Chariton Flats on the west side of Angeles Crest Highway. Two firefighters, Davin R. Cox and Lawrence Lee, suffered serious burns and were taken to Physicians and Surgeons Hospital in Glendale. A patrol of 100 men remained at the scene after the blaze was controlled early today.
In New York a former burglar Albert Dorsey, paroled 11 years earlier and long trusted by a Brooklyn shoe factory, seized $3,750 in payroll envelopes from a woman bookkeeper as plant vice president Samuel Dones questioned the motive and trust.
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