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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1953

Page

2

Custody Fight Over Three Daughters Winds Through Santa Barbara

Zelda Gerber filed for custody of Valerie Melody Lee and Breve Nel amid a divorce suit against Del Gerber operator of a dry cleaning business. A court session included Del dancing with a supposed blonde in the corridor as evidence, but a judge awarded custody of the three girls to their paternal grandmother pending trial. Santa Barbara residents debate a new local TV station KEYXT owned by Santa Barbara Television and Broadcasting Corp with director Ronald Colman. The station's 50,000 watt signal has sparked unrest and divided loyalties among viewers unable to receive Los Angeles channels Channels 2 and 4.

Del Zel Val Mel Nel Sugar Zelda “Gerber Los Angeles Delbert Gerber Valerie Melody Lee Santa Barbara Keyxt KEYT Mt. Wilson KEY Santa Barbara Television & Broadcasting Carp Ronald Colman

Open Hearts for Homeless Roy in Oklahoma City

Roy Edwards, 17, left homeless after his mother’s Oregon accident, sought his father in Antlers. Deputies found him on Oklahoma City courthouse steps and learned he was a football center and baseball catcher near Eugene. Offers to fund his schooling poured in from childless couples and others, with Sheriff Fob Turner awaiting Roy’s decision.

Roy Edwards Oregon Roy Antlers Okla Oklahoma City Eugene Fob Turner

Break in French Mass Strike Shifts as Workers Return

Paris reports a first break in a 16 day wave of strikes as thousands of workers resume duties. Unions across France discuss settlements while rail and telecom services lag. Government promises wage consideration and no sanctions, with talks to involve unions before Sept. 1.

Paris France Socialist Workers’ Force Christian Labor Federa Ition Laniel

Bulls Worth 160000 Killed in Barn Blaze

Fayetteville Tennessee reports a livestock barn fire killed 15 registered Hereford bulls valued at 100000 by owner P T Holloway. He found the blaze on returning home and saved one 30000 bull. The cattle were being groomed for showing at the Lincoln County Fair next month.

Fayetteville Tenn P. T. Holloway Hbome Lincoln County

Twenty five jet fighters cross Atlantic nonstop to England

Twenty five F-84 Thunderjets flew from Turner Field, Georgia to Lakenheath England in the longest non stop hop for single engine jets. The group refueled at Nouasseur Morocco and Keflavik Iceland, completing the Atlantic crossing in about 11 hours 20 minutes. Eight planes landed at Nouasseur with others reaching Lakenheath.

Mark Puztling Mark Maggert Donald W. Maggert Baday Turner Field Atlantic U. S. Air Force Capt. Maggert Ringwood Okla Goodby Maggert Air Force Lakenheath England Georgia Rocco Keflavik Field Iceland Utes Thunerjets Nouasseur Morocco

Stocks Alone Can't End War Says Strauss

WASHINGTON U S AEC Chairman Lewis L Strauss warned that stockpiling atomic weapons cannot deter aggression. He wrote Aug 18 to Sen Wiley arguing that even a large arsenal may not prevent conflict and that hydrogen bomb developments and a Soviet test on Aug 12 require new disarmament talks.

Strauss Washington Lewis L. Strauss Atomic’ Energy Commission Sen. Wiley R-Wis Moscow AEC U. S Wiley Senate House Atomic Energy Committee Strauss’ Commission Central Intelligence Agency United States W. Sterling Cole R-N. Y Atomic Energy Committee Hinshaw Senate Foreign Relations Committee

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