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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1955

Page

3

Third Marine Air Wing Equipment Headed to Santa Ana

Equipment for the 3rd Marine Air Wing, moving from Miami to El Toro, arrives in San Pedro at 1 30 p m Friday aboard the USS Ray 2 va. The move will make the wing self sustaining at Santa Ana with about 10 officers and 900 men, 550 with families, and is to be completed by Sept 1 when operations resume. Most aircraft are already at the station. The forward echelon arrived Aug 10. Wing commander Col Boecker Batterton will be relieved Sept 15 by Maj Gen Marion Dawson in Korea. The wing, activated at Cherry Point in 1942, was reactivated in 1952 at Miami and will absorb most Fleet Marine Force Pacific units at Santa Ana.

3Rd Marinel Aire Wing Miami Fla Thel Marine Air Station el Toro San Pedro Santa Ana Col Boecker Batterton Marion 2 Dawson Ko‘Tea 1St Marine Air Wing Cherry Point Gawii T. H Santa Anas Fleet Marine Force Pacific

Polio Cases Rise 20 Percent in Seasonal Wave

A U S report shows polio cases up about 20 percent for the week as flood damage costs loom in the six state area. Officials warn the tally may rise with ongoing surveys, while federal agencies mobilize funds and relief programs. The health service notes regional increases, with New York leading in cases and a broader seasonal pattern evident across the Northeast.

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Wedding Amid Flood Lights Church in Water

Slurley Malo and Normand St. Germaine wed at candlelight after flood waters blocked town roads. The ceremony proceeded with reporters, a photographer, and altar boys aiding as churchyard lights failed. Honeymoon postponed due to National Guard duties and access limits.

Waterbury Conn St. Joseph’s School Slurley Malo Normand St. Germaine Jaltor Mose Ledoux St. Germaine National Guard

Shigemitsu Leaves S F for Washington

Japan's foreign minister and deputy prime minister Shigemitsu departed San Francisco for Washington at 9:08 am on a Golden Gates flight. He travels with daughter Hanako and a party of experts, to meet Dulles Nixon and other top U.S. officials for peace talks. He commented on trade with China and called for clearing wartime traces while noting Sugamo Prison holds and Japan-US cooperation.

U. S Mamoru Shigemitsu Japan San Francisco Tokyo Hanako Katsuno Shigemitsu Matmoru Shigemitsu Washington American Airlines Golden Gates Dulles Nixon Arthur W. Radford Joint Chiefs of Staff Reuben Robertson Defense China United

Koreans Continue Small Demonstrations Amid Tense Talks

Diplomatic sources report ongoing demonstrations in Korea as the Far Eastern Mil discusses revisions to the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission. The 68-year-old diplomat cites possible postwar adjustments and seeks American help while urging withdrawal of U.S. troops from Japan. Violence was reported as talks began in Washington with Secretary of State.

Shigessetsu San Francisco Seoul Fairmont United Supervisory Commission Japan South Korea John Foster Islands

Airman Shot by Comrade Still Critical

Margate England March incident at Manston Air Base ends with gunman Napoleon Green, 22, dead after shooting two Americans and a Briton, wounding eight others. Airman 1C Pi-Les Hunt, 21, from Rantoul Illinois, remains in critical condition. Victims include M Sgt Lawrence Velasque z and Airman 2C Nelson Gresham. Royal Air Force corporal Raymond Peter Gayer was shot in the back while biking.

Margate England Lester Hunt Rantoul U. S Rey Amuck Manston Air Base Napoleon Green Hunt Green Ramsgate Beach Lawrence Velasquez Antonito, Cole Nelson Gresham Philadelphia Royal Air Force Raymond Peter Grayer Quannah Parker Waldorf John M. Goovies Santa Clara Calif

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