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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1956

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Eccentric in Angola Kills One and Wounds Two in Grudge Fight

In Angola Indiana sheriff says 40 year old Merlin McNaughton surrendered after a grudge shooting that killed neighbor Mervin Forrester and wounded two others. He abducted 4 year old Cathy Bradley from the Bradleys home before retreating to his own, as prosecutors prepare charges. A second incident in Pittsburgh details four men arrested in a top-secret oil exploration maps theft linked to Gulf Oil, with an FBI investigation ongoing.

Angola Ind Ray Harry Dirrim Merlin McNaughton Cathy Bradley Unc McNaughton Mervin Smoky) Forrester Preston Bradley Nancy Forrester Sneritt Sree Dirtim Bradlays Dudley Gleason Divrim Steuben Bradley Pittsburgh U. 8 Malcolm Anderson FBI New York Anderson Gulf Oil Corp Gulf State Maag Odie Richard Sangraves Texas Oil and Natural Gas Seagraves Emanueli Lester John Marvin Olvia Orange Tex Edward Lieberman Brong Tackless Gray Maps. Com

Court Rules Out Dallas Integration

Federal Judge William H. Abell ruled Dallas public schools should not implement immediate racial integration. He cited modern psychological knowledge and upheld a lower court ruling for the Dallas Independent School District against parents of 19 Black children seeking entry to white schools. The decision emphasized the potential displacement of white students if 15 percent of the 119,000 student population were integrated at once.

Dallas Fik Federal Dist William H. Abell Turdge Abell Supreme Court South Atwell Dallas Independent School Atoll

Van Nuys Teens Fatal Electric Wire Accident

Police report two youths, a 14 year old and 18 year old, playing with a spool of thin wire in Van Nuys. The wire looped over a 48,000 volt high tension line and current electrocuted John Herting. Curtis Smith provided the account after Herting’s death Tuesday night.

van Nuys John Henning Herting Curtis Smith

Woman in Harbor Freeway crash escapes wreckage

A tar aboard a car derailed on the Harbor Freeway in Los Angeles, plunging through a railing and onto a street 30 feet below. Mrs. Carrie Louise Washington, 27, crawled from the wreckage and, joking about the damage, said she broke four fingernails.

Harbor Freeway Los Angeles Carrie Louise Washington

Four in Family Die of Gas Asphyxiation in Glendale

Glendale police broke into a small apartment to find a gas heater burning full blast with windows closed and four family members dead from apparent asphyxiation. Temperatures reached about 130 degrees. Gayle Hinton, 23, was found in the living room near a tipped lamp. his wife Francis, and children Ava, 18 months, and Michael, 5 months, were located in or near their beds. Landlord had called police after being unable to get an answer.

Glendale Gayle Hinton Francis Ava Michael Isaid Hinton

Mostly sunny and warmer weather forecast

The forecast predicts mostly sunny skies with a slight rise in temperatures for Thursday. Winds will be breezy at times, creating periods of gusty conditions across the day.

Nehru Sees Hope From Talks With Eisenhower

Washington AP Nehru said his conversations with President Eisenhower raised hopes for peace and showed U S policy not as rigid as he once thought The Indian leader noted potential shifts toward China and emphasized the need to build confidence between the United States and Russia After a 45 minute White House news conference Nehru left for Blair House for a disarmament briefing and talks with officials.

Washington Nehru Eisenhower White House Chou En-lai United States China U. S Blair House Harold E. Staessen James C. Hagelarly

Police Talk to DA About Cohen Fight on Sunset

Hollywood police say they are talking to the district attorney about a confrontation involving Mickey Cohen at Schwab's drug store on Sunset Boulevard. Manager Henry Maltman said Cohen punched kicked and spat in the dispute. Maltman declined to press charges and police will decide if action follows.

Cohen Hollywood Mickey Cohen IIT Schwab Henry Maltonan Sunset Blvd Maltman Poline

G BEACH Press Gebaram headline reframed

G BEACH Press Gebaram volume lxix issue 279 appears in print with date and page details not readable. This item lists the newspaper’s branding and issue number from a historic edition. The incomplete OCR prevents extraction of event, people, or location specifics.

U N salvage fleet ready to clear Suez canal

United Nations sources report Dag Hammarskjold plans to reject British French salvage help and rely on a UN fleet. Ten ships are ready to begin removing sunken ships and debris immediately, drawn from Denmark Netherlands Germany Italy and Belgium. A further ten vessels are due to reach the canal area.

United Nations N. YI WU Dag Hammarskjold Egypt Suez Canal Hammarskjold U. N Britain Franet Hammarshield Danemark Netherlands Germany Italy Belgium Canal

Light tremor reported in Redding region

A light earthquake was felt in the Redding region for a few seconds at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. There were no reports of damage or injuries.

Redding

Suspect Confesses Burning Five Churches in Trenton

Mercer County Prosecutor Mario Volpe said a suspect under police questioning confessed to starting fires in five Trenton churches. The cathedral blaze killed three, including St Marys, and damaged First Methodist Church. The suspect, unnamed, remains in police custody awaiting psychiatric evaluation.

Trenton N. J UFI Mercer County Mario Volpe Volpe St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral Richard T. Crean First Methodist Church

Eight-Hour Heart Surgery Boosts Patient in Los Angeles Case

A patient named Cecil Badger underwent an eight hour operation to repair a narrowed heart artery and valve using a heart lung machine. Surgeons said the risky procedure allowed them to bypass the damaged area for 18 minutes. Badger, a 51 year old Republican national committee member, faced a bleak prognosis before the operation. He will be home for Christmas with his wife and four children.

Cecil Badger Los Angeles Robert Kuhn Badger Victor Satinsky Washington UPI Leon Anyard W. Hall Republican National Committee Lessus Paign Notting Hall Lorgan

Relief Sailors for Hungary Gift from Navy Crew

Norfolk veterans aboard the carrier Coral Sea in the Sixth Fleet serving in the Mediterranean and Atlantic Fleet sent a petition asking their skipper to convert gifts from the ship’s recreation fund into a $7500 check for the President’s Relief for Hungary Fund. Captain J A Jaap announced the check will be mailed Thursday, noting the petition would accompany the donation.

Norfolk Coral Sea U.S. Sixth Fleet Mediterranean Atlantic Fleet J. A. Jaap Relief For Hungary

Vice President Nixor Visits Vienna on Refugee Study

Vice President Richard Nixor arrived in Vienna Austria today for a three day inquiry into the Pacarian refugee problem. The edition notes additional stories on Cyprus home rule, Greece union prospects, and various features across pages A-2 to C-16 with pages listed for arts sports and notices.

Richard Nixor Vienna Austria Great Britain Cyprus Greece

Truck Slices Trailer in Half Fatal Highway Crash

A collision on U S Hwy 66 near Needles killed Richard Eugene Moffitt, 35, of Dallas, instantly as his refrigerated trailer severed the other truck’s trailer during a turn around. James Lawrence Eastwood, a passenger, was hospitalized in serious condition. The other driver, James Blazer, 20, of Twin Falls, Idaho, was unhurt.

Needles Richard Eugene Moffitt Sullivan Dr Dallas Tex Moffitt U. S. Hwy Here James Lawrence Eastwood Ft. Worth Needles Hospital James Blazer Twin Falls Ida Las Vegas Donald Halem Hagerman

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