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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1954
Page
5
Pilot Officer Brian Cross, 21, RAF reservist, bailed out from a crippled Meteor jet over London after an uncontrollable spin. His parachute tore during the bailout, but he steered to prevent collapse, splashing into the Thames with a broken ankle and minor scratches.
Ottawa report states about 500 buffaloes in Wood Buffalo National Park near the Alberta Northwest Territories border will be slain to supply meat for Christmas tables and missions. The herd numbers 12,000 to 15,000 with meat sent to packinghouses and stores across the region.
State Controller Robert Kirkwood released figures showing total expenditures of 1,337,745,000 for the 1953-54 year, 15.38 percent above the prior year, with 55.83 percent of subventions and shared revenues flowing to local governments. Net revenues from all sources reached 1,270,975,811 as spending exceeded revenues by 66,718,139.
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