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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1955
Page
5
The captured American flier Bumpas was released after a crash in North Korea. He spoke nervously as an Allied medic reported a concussion and was transported by helicopter to an Army hospital near Inchon. The armistice zone centered exchange occurred at a small bridge along the line.
Mrs Frances Cloyd known as Mrs America of 1949 petitions for divorce from Arthur Cloyd, father of five, alleging cruelty. She seeks $330 monthly support for herself and children while he earns about $500 a month as a salesman. The couple married in 1943, divorced in 1950, and remarried in 1952.
A brief feature in The American Home teaches shoppers how to select beef cuts by label such as short rib and brisket. It promises cost savings and includes a beef chart and recipes. The September issue highlights packing and timing tips for home cooks.
President Eisenhower called for Red Cross donations and outlined federal relief tools as he met with governors at Bradley Field. Senate aide Hayden said no special session would be needed to fund flood relief with existing disaster funds and potential transfers by the President.
President Eisenhower urged states to begin work at once on a national plan to prevent future disasters. He pledged federal support and expressed confidence in state cooperation, promising to do everything possible to implement safeguards.
A U S Army light plane carrying a pilot missing since departure from Frankfort was found 35 miles east of Frankfurt. The pilot was pinned in the wreckage and died. A 42 hour air and ground search reached toward the Czechoslovak frontier. The pilot's identity will be released to relatives.
Mrs Rey Peters anxiously waited in Portland for her son Daniel Schraidt 22, an airman who had been released from a prison camp in California and was due to return to the United States. She had heard little since last Thursday and feared news from a San Francisco paper. His wife Una believed Schmidt was dead when he was captured, and the family faced uncertainty amid the communications mix up.
George E. Lewis 46 of R167 x Alhambra St Paramount died when his car overturned on U S Highway 99 in the Newhall area. A neighbor said he fell asleep at the wheel as officers reported his body found in the modest apartment complex. In Massachusetts polio rose with 68 new cases bringing the annual total to 1,236 of 1,674 since Aug 1 and 80 unofficial deaths.
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