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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1955
Page
6
Dick van Berbevian arrived in San Francisco after World War I and built a tobacco and candy distributing firm, later expanding into liquor. He died Feb. 8 at 62. An estate inventory valued at 51,298,175 largely goes to brother Arthur Berberian.
Hollywood youth group reactivated the Thalians, a 1930s group, to support mental health. With 250 members aged 20 to 30, led by Hugh O'Brian, Gary Crosby, and Maureen O'Hara, the nonprofit honors late members with annual achievement awards. A $12.50 ticket dance at Ciro's funds the National Mental Health Foundation.
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown endorsed Adlai E. Stevenson for the 1956 Democratic presidential nomination. Brown, the sole Democrat in a major state office, said Stevenson could defeat President Eisenhower if he runs and pledged to do everything he can to prevail.
The Navy disclosed plans to build four more atom powered submarines with two at General Dynamics Groton Connecticut one at Mare Island California and the fourth at Portsmouth New Hampshire. A new Forrestal class attack carrier will be offered to qualified private shipyards on a competitive basis. The program for the year ends June 30 includes 11 new vessels and 26 conversions. The Nautilus is in operation and Sea Wolf has been launched.
Brookville Pa police report a 30 year old woman Marie Keller admitted taking 280 dollars from the billfold of 80 year old Harry Long who died before a planned dance. District Attorney William J. McKnight said Keller and two companions planned to meet Long Saturday night. They found his body when unable to locate him at home.
Hollywood marked the 29th anniversary of Rudolph Valentino's death with three floral tributes at his crypt in Hollywood Cemetery mausoleum. Two dozen red carnations were ordered by an unnamed woman. The Rudolph Valentino Society of America based in Buffalo sent two dozen red roses, and a bouquet of American Beauty roses came from Joan Valentino and E. and D. Baroni. Dura Flame, called the woman in black for her annual mourning visits, did not appear. Last year she said it would be her last visit.
Richard Dixie Blandy, 54, a flagpole sitter at a local amusement park, was injured Monday when the steel pipe supporting him broke under strong winds.
In Catonsville Maryland Miss Louie Meyer, assistant secretary of Sabbath School for the Adventists, told a Chesapeake conference that comic and television heroes are displacing Lincoln and Washington in American children's minds. She urged greater emphasis on Jesus Christ as the savior over pseudo heroes.
A U S Air Force jet trainer landed safely at Great Falls Montana after the left wheel brake jammed. Lt. Andrew B. Gass of Pittsburgh and Capt. Robert L. Page of Mason City freed the wheel. foam sprayed the runway as fire trucks guarded the approach. The aircraft breached a net barrier but cause no injuries.
Riverside County supervisors narrowly approved pursuing Cabazon’s incorporation to reach a 500 population threshold for an election on boundaries and date. Promoters pledged a 10 room hotel if Cabazon becomes a city, while legal draw poker would depend on local bans. Houseboy faces trial for Bel Air murder in Santa Monica as former laborer confessed then recanted.
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