16 Dec 1955
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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1955
Page
1
An elderly man and his wife, hand in hand, ran to catch a bus but were struck and killed as traffic approached on Thursday evening. Authorities name the couple and are investigating the incident at the city street scene.
Fifteen NATO foreign ministers met in secret in Paris for three hours to coordinate policy on global danger spots. The session focused on the Middle East, Asia, and tensions around Goa with Portugal, while economic cooperation and non military alliance activities were also discussed.
Sen. Kefauver of Tennessee announced his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination and said he will enter as many state primaries as possible. He faces Adlai Stevenson, who plans five primaries, while Gov. Lausche backs a favorite son bid and Gov. Harriman signals inactivity. Kefauver also indicated a campaign manager may be Joseph F. Donahue. He expressed hope for Tennessee support, acknowledging national ambitions.
In Superior Court John D Spreckels adopts the name John D Smith amid a tale of two million dollars and four marriages over 25 years. He says he is now a cabinet salesman and owes back taxes, while insisting he is neither financier nor playboy.
Colin P. Kelly Jr., 15, son of World War II hero Colin P. Kelly, earned the Eagle Scout award in a solemn church ceremony in Concordville, Pennsylvania. Delaware County Court Scout executive William R. Toal presented the medal while noting Corky Kelly has carried his father’s mantle and lived by a great ideal. Capt. Kelly died in a bombing mission shortly after Pearl Harbor.
Colin P. Kelly TI son of the first U S hero of World War II receives an Eagle Scout badge from his mother Mrs J Watson Fedlow in Concerfville Pennsylvania on Thursday night AP wirephoto notes the 15 year old scout is honored in a proud family moment with the ceremonial badge presentation and a mother’s kiss role and early recognition of leadership potential during the event leading to his scouting milestone
In a holiday tableau a man with a white beard appeared on Christmas morn asking about a brand-new sled for a neighbor’s young lad. Residents, including a woman who named the stranger, wondered aloud who this old man could be, with a hint of humor about Rabbi Sholem. JULIEN C. HYER
On March 24, 1954 a blustery night at Lockheed Air Terminal in Burbank saw a yellow single engine Beech plane land then vanish. Pilot John J. White, 37, of Mexicali, and three passengers three attractive young women disappeared with the craft. The waiting travelers included a striking brunette carrying a makeup case and two other women identified by addresses in Harbor City and Torrance.
A compact directory style listing details newspaper sections and page numbers for local topics. It directs readers to sections such as Beach Combing Bridge Classified Comics Crossword Editorial Financial Radio and TV Shipping Table Southland Cities Sports Theaters Tides Temperatures Wilson Women and Your World across pages A-2 A-19 and B-3 B-6 B-9 B-19.
Richard Tenneson, a Minnesota farm boy who renounced America for communism, returned home to meet his mother Portia Howe after five years apart. He arrived in Minneapolis from Hong Kong via Tokyo, comforted by his mother and his twins Jan and Eben, amid a restrained reunion before a Seattle news conference.
Night and morning low clouds and fog. Saturday morning drizzle. Hawky hazy sunshine expected in the afternoon.
Bruce Dexter Parkhurst, 42, AFL-CIO Reinforced Iron Workers Union Local 416 business agent, was shot in the back in his Hermosa Beach garage. A man with a rifle fled in a blue and white car. Parkhurst’s son, 19, witnessed the moment two feet away, mistaking the sounds for paint thinner before seeing the blood. A car of similar description reportedly tailed Mrs Parkhurst home the prior night. No strike was reported and police describe no ongoing union trouble.
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