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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1954

Page

17

Wizard Out to Grab Rein of Ward Co

Financial wizard Louis E. Wolfson began an all-out campaign to wrest control of Montgomery Ward & Co. from chairman Bey M. of an immigrant junk dealer background. He announced the challenge after the stock market closed and claimed to hold the largest block of Ward shares, while avoiding specifics on stake size. The move follows prior battles for control of major U.S. corporations as investors position for postwar shifts.

New York Louis E. Wolfson Iiondolar Monts & Co Bey On Ward Ward Stee Wallson Robert P. Young New York Central Patrick McGinnis New New Haven Hartford Nh Siti Copany Wolfson Aid Myiny Ine Avery Montgomery Wael Sinergo AVOIS

Fatal plane crash near Spokane shoots down pilots

A single engined plane heading from Helena to Spokane crashed in cloudy rain over the continental turbulence, killing four people including Longview residents Jack Artis Moe and Alrs Bud Saunders after a failed second takeoff from Helena Municipal Airport. The wreck occurred in mid air as the aircraft nose-dived into a crashed arc.

Mel Jackartis Moe Alrs

Red Plot to Lure West German Officials East Revealed

Western intelligence officials said a claimed Communist plan led by John aims to undermine Chancellor Adenauer by defections from Bonn. With Karl Schmidt Wittmack among deserters, East Berlin hosts asylum for the family as East German leaders hint of a new Communist ministry to entice more West Germans to defect.

John Bonn Germany Otto Konrad Adenauer Adenauer Karl Schmidt-Wittmack Schmidt-Wittmack Self East Berlin Fred Oeissner East Germany Qeissner West Germany Frankfurter Allgemeiner

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