04 Feb 1955
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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1955
Page
1
Theron Freese of the Board of Education urges calm after report cards. He says parents should discuss grades with teachers at school rather than resort to punishment, emphasizing evaluation, regrouping, and shared goals for a child's studies.
United Nations diplomats discussed next steps to peace in the Formosa Strait as Peiping’s boycott of ceasefire talks hinders U N action. Three options emerged include pressing Chou En Lai to send a representative, excluding China’s communists, or convening a Geneva style conference.
A major winter storm dumped heavy snow across the central United States from Iowa to the Rockies and into the Dakotas and Texas Panhandle. Nebraska and Kansas saw depths up to nine to ten inches, with many areas reporting drifting and road closures. Temperatures plummeted from New England to the South, while Gulf Coast cities reported milder 34 to 58 degree readings.
Chiang Kai Shek weighs a U S request to evacuate troops from the Tachens amid Red threats near Formosa. TheState Department presses readiness to use the U S 7th Fleet for evacuation while Partridge notes Reds and Soviets muster about 3000 planes in the Far East. Nationalists consider holding Tachens or risking an amphibious attack with war looming, with more details on Page A-3.
Mrs Kathleen Hindman Smith president of Broadway Escrow Co pleaded guilty in Superior Court to two counts of grand theft tied to fund shortages estimated at 92 000. Judge Maltby granted probation petition. sentencing set for March 14. Bail set at 5 000. potential 2 to 20 years if probation denied. An auditor found 82 000 missing from 1954 era books. Smith allegedly used a Yapping technique to juggle records. Her attorney says she disputes the amount and possession of funds. Receiver Lyle Ellis confirms 52 000 in claims filed with liquidation receiver. more claims expected.
A concise wrap up of City College speed reading techniques. The author urges readers to keep practicing with posture, concentration, pre-reading, sweep reading, and ample light. Emphasizes vocabulary, pacing, self-testing, and avoiding re-reading while noting goal of balancing speed with comprehension.
Sheriffs deputies arrested Joseph Longoria 28 Magdeline Longoria 22 Theron Castle 24 at a trailer court on narcotics suspicion. Three others WilDogose 25 Bermis 20 Till 22 were booked. 50 heroin capsules found hidden in a 3 year old boy’s pajamas. Two children placed with grandparents.
An automobile crashed twice on Ocean Boulevard near Orange Avenue Thursday night injuring three people. Marion Merritt and Barbara Sherman were jailed on charges including hit and run and robbery after weapons were found. Sherman claimed she drove the first impact while Merritt allegedly tried to interfere with officers and later slugged one. The suspects’ car struck Barber near Torrance and Gurley near Kieth Street before fleeing. police continued investigation.
Rebels attacked the Los Chiles airport and a LACSA airliner that had just landed, cutting radio contact as a government report described. The LACSA flight with 14 to 35 aboard was en route from San Jose to Los Chiles, near the Nicaraguan border, piloted by Guillermo Nunez. Government planes were dispatched to the area.
Long Beach residents reported frost on lawns as downtown readings showed 37 degrees, two degrees below at Municipal Airport. Weather Bureau predicts continued chilly mornings with a warming daytime wind and weekend highs in the mid 60s for the city. Desert regions share the same outlook, while mountain highs range 42 to 56 and lows 10 to 20. Generally clear Southland weather forecast.
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Weather is clear through Saturday with today’s high around 62 degrees. Little temperature change expected Saturday, keeping mild conditions across the area.
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