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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1956
Page
1
Readers are warned of deadly Labor Day weekend traffic as millions take to U S highways. The piece details grim early fatalities, casualty patterns, and State Police preparations, citing 1955 figures and incidents across California Idaho Kentucky Connecticut and others.
In Cyprus three French troop carrying warships were reported en route to strengthen the island as a possible base in the Suez crisis. Unofficial reports placed the main force arriving within 24 hours at Limassol on Cyprus south coast near Nicosia.
Continued on page Ax ten column one reads as a cross reference note guiding readers to the adjoining page for the remainder of the item. The fragment provides no new names places or events beyond the navigation cue.
A 50-year-old Louisville man Vernon Montgomery was killed in a highway duel after a tavern fight dispute. A Levittown couple reported witnessing two speeding cars collide in a chase, with Montgomery's vehicle either flipping or being rammed. Police seek the other two occupants as witnesses Harry Hlair and his wife described the high speed sequence.
The note lists where to locate various items in the newspaper such as Johnny Dio coverage on Page A-16, Victor Riesel on Page A-16, college girls on Page B-3, and sections including Editorial A-20, Sports A-23 to A-25, and many specialized pages from classifieds to vital statistics. It functions as a guide to section navigation for readers.
Flaming Airliner crashes, twelve dead and three missing, authorities say. Investigators probe wreckage and search for missing crew as rescue teams comb the site. Passengers from several nations were aboard the liner when it went down amid bad weather.
A Canadian Pacific Airlines DC-8 with 22 aboard crashed on a tidal flat near Cold Bay Alaska after reporting an onboard fire. Navy reports 12 dead and three missing after search efforts hindered by high tide. Survivors include several critically injured. cause under investigation as plane was approaching Sokyo from Vancouver. Continued on Page A-4.
Metropolitan Coach Lines wins PUC approval to boost fares on 21 suburban routes including Long Beach Huntington Park 54 Long Beach Riverside 59 Long Beach Pasadena 61 Long Beach San Pedro 66 and rail lines 6 7 and Bellflower. The increase adds about 391000 yearly, five days after publication, with interurban fare rising to 17 cents.
A three story luxury lodge at Squaw Valley in the High Sierra burned after a flue fire on the third floor. No deaths or injuries reported though 75 to 100 people were in the rambling structure. Restoration work will begin within 48 hours and crews expect to reopen for the winter season on February 28.
Metro says it did not request a fare increase for schools. the commission order impacts 18 bus routes and three of the remaining four rail lines, serving Los Angeles Orange San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. Local Metro lines remain unaffected by the proposed hike.
Nina Ponomareva, 27, Soviet Olympic discus champion, was arrested for allegedly stealing five pastel berets in London. A warrant for rearrest was issued after she vanished from the Soviet Embassy, the consulate, and a hotel where she stayed, with police unable to locate her.
Violence over school integration erupts at Clinton High School Tennessee as three men are seized by police after objects are thrown at a passing Black woman. Meanwhile in Mansfield Texas a nine year old girl Monika Dye remains missing after an overnight search by police and relatives with church members aiding the hunt.
Clinton resident Dewey Hopper, 21, was arrested for resisting arrest and for throwing tomatoes while carrying a poster that violated a court order. The poster read We dont want Clinton High School mixed. John Carter and Bill Day, both 17, were held for questioning as police investigated the incident. Continued on Page A-4, Col. ?
Low clouds persist through night and morning with sunshine by Friday afternoon. Expect a slight warming trend as temperatures rise modestly.
Washington reports the Navy identified Lt Cmdr James William Ponsford of Long Beach as the second body recovered from the patrol plane downed off the Chinese coast. Ponsford, husband of Geraldine M L Ponsford, was found by the destroyer Taussig in the East China Sea, 90 miles southeast of Shanghai, as the crewed death toll rose to two of sixteen.
The Press Telegram announces layout changes starting September 4 to give more room for news and features, with sports moved to inside pages. The first sports page will head a separate daily section and TV and radio logs will be on the last page of that section for easier reader access.
A Golden Colorado Explorer Scout, Robert Cito, credits a religious medal for grounding a lightning strike while climbing Table Mountain. He suffered a broken shoulder and head cuts after an 18 foot fall. firefighters rescued him and 20 stitches were required at a hospital. Three other scouts were unharmed during the incident.
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