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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1955

Page

3

Arabs Urge U.N. sanctions over Israeli actions

At the United Nations the Arab bloc pressed for economic penalties on Israel after Syria accused Israel of a brutal raid that killed 49 Syrians near the Sea of Galilee. The Security Council awaited Maj. Gen. Burns’s full report before action, while NATO members urged modern weapons and a broader Western strategy.

United Nations Israel World Syria Ahmed Shukairy Security Council Ncation Council Sea of Galilee C Council Palestine E. L. M. Burns Burns Damascus Shawkat Shuquair Shuquair Sanjaye Shukairy U. N U.N Abba Eban

Boy and mother struck by truck near Ocean Boulevard

A three mile truck struck a boy and his mother outside a market at 5915 S Ocean Blvd injuring them. The boy James R Tebbetts suffered growth and head injuries while his mother Elizabeth Tebbetts aged 2921 Livingston Dr sustained bruises. Both were taken to Community Hospital.

Veen S. Ocean Blvd James R. Tebbetts Elizabeth Tebbetts Livingston Dr

Cardinal Spellman En Route to Orient

Cardinal Spellman arrived in Seattle late Friday night en route to the Far East to spend Christmas with American troops. He stayed with Archbishop Thomas a Connolly and was to fly to Alaska this afternoon.

Seattle Francis Cardinal Spellman Far East Thomas A Connolly Alaska

Long Beach Press Telegram Style Statements Missing Pages

A garbled press tidbit from Long Beach California lists distribution figures and postal details. It references a press title, audit terms, carrier rates, and a postal act, all presented in broken OCR style with unclear names and figures.

Iwo Jima narrowly escapes typhoon fury

Tokyo reports Typhoon Rum narrowly misses Iwo Jima and moves northeast along a 600 mile Pacific swath. U S Air Force spotters record winds near 115 mph while earlier gusts reached 170 mph, leveling many installations.

Tokyo Iwo Jima Pacific Iwoj U. S Air Force Air Force Towa

Christmas Kindness From Boy and Mutt in Norfolk

A bare, shivering mixed breed dog with no license or collar sat by a Poindexter Street shop. A small, raggedly dressed boy, crying out for the dog to be taken in, stood nearby as the pair locked eyes and the boy hugged the animal, sharing a moment of warmth. They then walked away together, sheltering the dog from the cold.

Norfolk Poindexter St Hoth

Ike Recovery Seen Excellent Despite Weather Delays

Specialist said Ike’s heart shows excellent recovery and ready for four to five weeks of gradual activity starting around January 9. Dr White noted outdoor exercise limited by cold Gettysburg weather. Hagerty and White House aide discussed possible late December or early January south trip and Augusta National Golf Club as a vacation option.

White House James C. Hagerty Hagerty Augusta Ga National Golf Club South White Gettysburg

Temblors Rattle Valley Center Strain Across Desert

Night after night temblors hit the Imperial Valley with strong quakes rattling Brawley El Centro and nearby towns. Officials evacuated a two block downtown area and moved cars and equipment for safety while fires and police kept watch. No major injuries or canal damage reported, though cracks appeared and dishes fell as residents endured aftershocks.

Brawley el Centro Charles F. Richter California Institute of Technology Whi San Ahereas Richter Desert Valley Haltville Imperial Imperial Valley Canal Imperial Valley

Kin of Queen Shot Dead in Irish Estate Death

John Michael Blair, 30, a famed huntsman and country squire, was found shot beside a shotgun at Lough Bawn Estate near the Northern Ireland border. Blair, overnight guest of Mrs Ruth Tennyson, was linked by marriage to Lady Nancy Blair, daughter of the Earl of Strathmore. His wife is a daughter of Queen Elizabeth's family. Lady Nancy was recently reported unconscious on an English train after a drug overdose.

Castleblayney Teeland L Queen Elizabeth John Michael Blair Lough Bawn Northern Ireland Blair Ruth Tennyson Aj Tennnyson Nancy Blair Queen Mother Elizabeth The Earl of Strathmore Nancy Princess Margaret Termyson London

Mother 19 Amid Beath Threat Grabbed in Home

Police in Los Angeles report a 19 year old mother, Mary Hudspeth, grabbed a 99 caliber pistol during a call from her home in the High Hana Fark district. Officers Burke and Justice arrived within minutes, subduing her as she brandished the weapon at a colleague. The woman was booked on assault with a deadly weapon. Her husband George Hudspeth, 26, works as a parking lot attendant.

Los Angeles Highhana Fark Mary Huespeth Hudjepeth George Burgeor Sam Justice Justice Hudspeth George

Miami youth admits extortion attempt against Knight

FBI said Peter Napoleon Williams Jr., 2, confessed to trying to extort 600000 from publisher John Knight by threatening his family. He was caught picking up a dummy package after the package was left on a garbage rack behind houses. Extortion charges likely to be filed today. Knight publishes the Miami Herald and other papers.

Wnogro John Sr. Knight Federal Bureau of Investigation Peter Napoleon Williams Jr FBI Charles E. Weeks Williams Knight Miami Herald Chicago Daily News Detroit Free Press Akron Beacon-Journal Weeks Chicago Miami

Ouster Fight to Be Made by Alderson

Los Angeles Fire Chief John H Alderson vows to fight his ouster by the Los Angeles Fire Commission. The panel fired Alderson Thursday after a protracted clash over the department s integration program. He had served 45 years as chief and said he would retire January 1.

Los Angeles John H. Alderson Los Angeles Fire Commission Alderson

Westinghouse Offers Loans to Striking Workers

Westinghouse Electric Corp proposed loans up to 100 to strikers and furloughed staff for Christmas. Union officials called it a bribe or a gesture, while conference board leaders eyed the plan for potential tricks. Loan applications would open at local plants next week as strikes affect more than 50,000 workers across 46 plants.

Pittsburgh Uwo Westinghouse Electric Corp Gwilym A. Price Westinghouse Union of Electrical Workers Daniel Margaritt United Electrical Workers (Independent Price Robert Nellis 1Ub Festinghouse Conference Board YUE IUE Come Allequin Mash-Panyer Ce Tn McEss Iens

Tragic Fires Claim Several Young Victims

Continued report lists victims Maria Leer Rosatio Monccerrata aged 9 months Maria de Moncerrata 2 Amadeo Mercado 7 months and Eva Mercado 3 who were the children of Vicente Moncerrata and Manuel Mercado living in the same house with their families in a series of fires.

Maria Leer Rosatio ‘Monccerrata Imontagold Maria de Moncerrata Amadeo Mercado Eva Mercado Vicente Moncerrata Manuel Mercado

Rose Bowl truants face discipline for tickets sale

Pasadena High School students who cut class to buy Rose Bowl tickets at a public sale last Thursday face disciplinary action for truancy. Police say teens made up about a quarter of the 2,000 lining up. first in line was 16 year old Will Pauro of John Muir Bligh School, who will be questioned along with others by Dr. Frank Walkup, the John Muir principal, as photographers captured the scene.

Pasadena Will Pauro John Muir Bligh School Frank Walkup John Muir Pauro

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