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Newspaper

Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1955

Page

2

Airline clerks union seeks strike amid mediation row

The Western Airlines clerks union asked the National Mediation Board for strike permission as wage talks broke and a driver offered a Christmas cleaning job for 1.50. Marines returning from Korea refused the work, stating they needed a pension plan, while pilots pursue separate mediation over retirement benefits.

Los Angeles Lyle McKinney Brotherhood of Railway Korea Indianapolis McKinney Brother Goen Tojhood Ation Wastern Air Line Pilots Assn National Medication Board

Christmas relics and letters mix with railway heroics

A museum in Chicago acquires a prehistoric Alberta fossil named Gorgosaurus as holiday display material. A Christmas letter from a Memphis girl asks for cheering messages rather than gifts. A Sutton boy earns praise from railway officials after preventing a train derailment by spotting a broken rail. 1923 memories and a long-remembered Christmas card from Albany police highlight seasonal recollections.

Santa Memphis Tenn Santa Chrus WMG Jesus Hersef Sutton N. Dp Manity Kenneth Great Northern Railway John M. Budd Sam Merry Yale Albany Albany Police Long Branch Kenneth Thorne

Bumper Yule Drunk Crop Aims for LA Jail

Los Angeles police anticipate a bumper Christmas drunk batch. A police spokesman described the new jail facility as with hard beds and simple nourishing food. Chief Parker notes 206 officers assigned to the metropolitan area with renewed reinforcement in outlying districts.

Los Angeles Parker William H. Parker

Christmas in Courtroom Brings Jail Time Over Fine

A Utah judge sentenced Wandel McDougle to 10 days in jail after radio executive Linyd Cooney refused a $24 fine for a license plate issue. The case, connected with a separate incident involving Wandel's 18 year old companion Nandell, tied into a chaotic holiday courtroom scene as police accounted for many drunk drivers and arrests. The judge stressed swift return home for the girl, while discussions of jail menus and holiday costs highlighted the day.

Salt Lake City Linyd E. Cooney Wandel McDougle Gall Cooney Nandell Lelande Formosa Presined Santa Rosa Calif Chiang Kai-shek Malad Idaho Jarsen Chamge John Clever Parker Christ Frank See Hoover Booking Office Chiang

Americans Embrace German Holiday Gift Custom Abroad

In Frankfurt German traffic officers return home with gifts of schnapps wine whisky and cigarettes from locals. Americans now join in the practice, once viewed as graft back home, adopting the custom during the holidays.

Germany Frankfurt

Judge Went OK Transfer for Chessman

Judge Louis E. Goodman in San Francisco refused to transfer Daryl Chessman from San Quentin death row to a county jail. Attorney George T. Davis argued the defense needs free consultations to prepare for a habeas corpus petition. Goodman said there is adequate opportunity at the prison. Chessman’s writ hearing is set for January 10.

San Francisco Louis E. Goodman Daryl Chessman San Quentin Patty George T. Davis Chessman Los Angeles Goodman

City Prosecution Details in Bus Fare Case

The city prosecutor Roscoe Irvine was told he would pay Nan l gells bus fare home. Nan boarded the bus Thursday afternoon. Judge Larson reduced Cooney's fine to nine dollars but with a twenty one dollar and eighteen cent bus fare for Nandell, Carney faced an extra six dollars and eighteen cents.

Roscoe Irvine Nanlgells Cooney Larson Nandell Carney

Legless Vet Dropped Over Socialist Tie by VA

New York UPi reports James Kutcher, a disabled veteran from Newark, lost his 282 a month disability after the Veterans Administration cited alleged socialist links. The VA says charges stem from a 1951 statement Council, with Kutcher given until January 12 to answer and stand trial.

New. York Upi Orkc Eral Veterans Administration Post Newik Housing Authority James Kutcher Effars Kutcher Newark N. J Notre Dare Italy New Jersey Supreme Court Socialist Workersays — Party Fhe United States

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The Pasadena Long Beach news record shows the Press Telegram publication note with Sundays omitted and distribution details. The text lists audit bureau membership, weekly per copy price, and postal registration details for the Post Street area.

Press-Telegram Sixthweset Ting Avenue Long Beach Ianitorniz Audit Bureau of Circulation Tanner St Long Benet

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