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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1955

Page

4

Senator Seeks Probe of Problems for the Aged

Senator Potter of Michigan urged a congressional probe and a Hoover type commission to study aging issues. He noted advances in medicine extend life and demand action on employability income health housing and care for an expanding elder population. an aging commission bill has been introduced and support is stirring in Congress.

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North Carolina Secretary Picked as Maid of Cotton

Patricia Anne Cowden Miss Raleigh of 1955 was chosen as 1956 Maid of Cotton after two days of appearances and interviews. She will tour New York and then an international cotton industry tour, wearing an all cotton wardrobe. Cowden, 21, graduates from Cathedral Latin High School Raleigh, attended St Marys Junior College, and majors in secretarial administration.

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Youth Owing Debt Admits Slaying of Two Planters

In Tallulah Louisiana a 21 year old Negro, Bailey, admits killing two planters, Jesse Nelson and Eddie Montgomery, after a shotgun robbery at their plantation store. He claimed debt related motive and that he removed cash from pockets during the killings. Local sheriff C E Hester notes he was in charge briefly and was urged not to admit others. The victims were longtime friends who ran a plantation and a nearby store. Bailey faces murder charges and robbery counts.

Tallulah Montgomery C.E. Hester Son Parish Bailey D. C Nelson

Sheppard King II Marries in Tangier

The American Consulate reports that 30 year old Sheppard W. King II, former husband of Egyptian belly dancer Samia Gamal, wed Mona Johnson, 33, in Bethany Mission Church Tangier on a Wednesday. King, heir to a wealthy Texas family, had previously married Gamal in Cairo in 1951 and was divorced two years later after public disputes aboard.

Tangier Sheppard W. King II Samia Gamal Mona Johnson King Texas Miss Johnson Bethany Mission Church

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