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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1953
Page
3
AFL and CIO edge toward a possible merger amid tentative union pledges and a mix of supportive and resistant leaders. Core executives envision a formal signing in coming days, while major unions debate the scope and timing of commitments amid lingering raiding fears and internal divisions.
John L. Lewis reportedly contributed at least $30,000 to the International Longshoremen's Association to back its fight against the AFL and form a third term rival to CIO and AFL opponents. Reports say Lewis pledged more funds, with figures ranging up to 875,000 cash and 125,000 promised if needed, as the ILA seeks to reestablish strength within labor unions. The ILA had been expelled by the AFL for racketeering issues, and the AFL later created the AFL ILA to counter the old union.
A 46 year old woman, Frances Polley, was struck by a car at Otange Ave and Brody. She was dragged about 38 feet under the vehicle before the driver, Russell Miller Bell, stopped. She was taken to Spashe Hospital with possible injuries to her left ankle and head and face for observation.
SIOUX FALLS SD 1 Former U S District Judge A Lee Wyman 79 died Tuesday night from a heart ailment eight days after retiring. Appointed in 1929 by Herbert Hoover he planned to serve until a successor could be named. Born in Yankton he held multiple local and state offices including Yankton County state's attorney city mayor and state senator before his 1929 judicial appointment.
A U S Navy Privateer amphibious plane with nine aboard disappeared while tracking a typhoon in the Pacific near Guam. Navy headquarters reported the last contact was at 4 p m with three hours of fuel remaining. the fate of all on board remains undetermined.
Burglars stole about 100 dollars worth of costume jewelry from the Cravath home during memorial services for former Southern California football coach Jeff Cravath. The theft was discovered Tuesday by Cravath’s brother in law Army Captain John A. Colgrove.
The 14 nation NATO Council endorsed Eisenhower's idea for a worldwide atomic energy pool and backed a European Defence Community including German military power. The communique urged continued modern weapon supply, discussed information sharing on nuclear weapons with NATO military chiefs, and supported four power talks with Russia.
Witnesses describe a downtown Los Angeles meeting to sell a 1953 car and a South Whittier drive where Kmiec was shot at close range. Alexander Milne, a Lockheed test pilot and Kmiec’s roommate, testified Kmiec planned to meet a buyer at the Biltmore at 3 pm.
Two L. E. Men named to the committee of arrangements for the Fourth Division reunion to be held at the Hotel Alexander in Los Angeles from August 4 to 8. James W. Hanberry is chairman of the distinguished guests committee and Jere J. Hille heads the registration committee.
About 500 people were routed from rooms by a fire in an air conditioning unit on the fourth floor of the Mucklebady Hotel in downtown Kansas City early today. Smoke prompted precautionary evacuations as guests left, some in nightclothes, via the elevator and exits.
Indictments charging murder were returned against Manuel Mata 49 Richard Venegas 19 and Robert Marquez 17 after a street fight in downtown Los Angeles left William Cruft 56 a Hollywood manufacturer dead. The trio are to be arraigned in Superior Court Friday.
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