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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1955

Page

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Evacuation of Tachens under U S Navy protection

U S Navy carriers and Marines push the Tachens evacuation under heavy anti aircraft fire as Communist sources claim U S air intrusion. Thousands of Nationalist soldiers and civilians are ferried from the Tachens with U S planes and mine sweepers aiding the operation amid dim skies and choppy seas.

Taipei U. S China Elf U. S. Air Force Tth Tachens Formosa Janet Tachen Li Gen. Lin Lien-¥i Tacher Chiang Kai-Shek Jim Becker Alfred M. Pride 7Th Fleet Yikiangshan Cig Becker

Peace moves eyed in Far East crisis talks

President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles met at the White House in a wide ranging discussion on Formosa and related Far East tensions. Britain and New Zealand were consulted as Washington considered possible new steps including a possible unwritten cease fire and UN peace observation plans for Formosa and the Pescadores. The Tachen evacuation and fleet movement were noted but officials provided no specifics.

Washington Eisenhower Britain New Zealand Formosa Dulles White House State Department Leslie Knox Munro Chih United Nations Roger Makins London New York Times United States United Nations Pescadores Munro Far East Murray Snyder Tachen Islands U. S Snyder U.S

Two Children Die In Gasoline Fire In Dallas

Two youngsters Kathy Renay Clarke and Keith Lane Clarke, aged two and Q months, died after playing with gasoline Sunday. Their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Clarke, reported the jar spilled and fumes igniting, apparently from a bathroom heater. Battalion Fire Chief Ratliff noted the jar was taken inside to clean hands.

Britain Presses Reds to Restrain Formosa cease-fire push grows

Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons Britain has asked the Soviet government to urge restraint on the Chinese Communists amid the Formosa Strait crisis. Eden said talks with Moscow began January 28 via Sir William Hayter, with broader diplomacy ongoing as cease-fire efforts intensify and U. S. bid for talks grows. He avoided detailing Quemoy and Matsu and urged patience for cease-fire conditions before pursuing pacification. Police hunt for a possible female killer after two babies died and another was scalded in a Singapore hospital incident.

London Anthony Eden Britain China Moscow William Hayter Eden House of Commons Edon Commonwealth Formosa Strait United Nations Tachen Islands U. S West Pacific Washington Ial Formosa Quemoy Matsu Felands Tachéens Pescadores

City Council Bans Wooden Derricks With Extensive Oil Code Reforms

The City Council approved a broad set of amendments to the oil code aimed at banning wooden derricks and cutting hazards and noise. Key provisions empower the building superintendent to set drilling conditions in residential areas, require removal of wooden and noncombustible derricks, confine refineries to specific zones, and mandate rapid abandonment of nonconforming pits within 14 days after operations end.

Samuel J. Vickers Frank J. Hardesty Eire Frank Sandeman Edward M. Connor Willin

U N Waits U S Plans on Formosa

The U N Security Council weighed Formosa cease fire plans brought from Washington by U S delegate Henry Cabot Lodge as delegations recessed Sunday awaiting U S intent clues. Talks in London and Moscow were seen as shaping possible cease fire, with no clear agreement by weekend.

United Nations U.N. Security Council Formosa London India Moscow Arthur S. Lally

Roof Collapse Kills 2 Baltimore Firemen

Two Baltimore firemen died when a collapsing roof buried them under a burning cafe and a nearby pastry shop. The deceased were Capt. Jean Muller, 44, and Carl Dill, 51, as crews fought the blaze.

Baltimore Baltianee v Altimore County Jre Jean Muller Carl Dill

Actress Gulps Pills in Grief Over Mate

HOLLYWOOD Fi-Fileen Maxwell, an aspiring actress, gulped 20 sleeping pills amid overpowering grief after the death of her husband Steve Bidak from cancer on December 7. She was found by a friend, taken to Receiving Hospital, then moved to General Hospital where her condition was listed as good. Maxwell said the recording of her wedding demons Saturday affected her strongly and nearly cost her life.

Hollywood Fileen' Maxwell General Hospital Miss Maxwell Steve Bidak

Where to Find It Beach Combing Boyle Bridge Classified

A brief index lists sections and page numbers for the newspaper. It directs readers to Beach Combing on page A-11, Boyle on page A-11, Bridge on page A-1h, Classified on pages B-11 to B-15, Comics on page B-10, Crossword on page A-11, Editorial on pages 4 to 10, Financial on page B-3, Obituaries on page B-2, Radio and TV on page B-8, Shipping Table on page B-2, Sports on pages A-12 and A-13, Theaters on page B-6, Tides Temperatures on page B-2, Wilson on page A-11, Women on pages B-4 and B-5, and Your World on page A-?.

Boyle Wilson

Yalta Plus Ten Tragic Decade in Perspective

The Press Telegram begins a three part series by Leon Dennen examining the Yalta Conference held February 11, 1945. The piece recalls Dennen's 1945 book Trouble Zone and the notion that Yalta's tragedy would haunt future generations as the anniversary approaches.

Yalta Franklin D. Roosevelt Bir Winston Churchill Jossi Stalin Press-Telegram Leon Dennen

Wind holds Pinay Tries to Form Chaust Up French Government

In San Antonio a jet pilot Col Beane describes hanging in his parachute for about 35 minutes after ejecting from a downed trainer near Randolph Air Force Base. Vertical updrafts and darkness kept him aloft before landing in a tree. he suffered scratches and bruises and credited a rancher with coffee. Pinay, conservative head of a small tannery, seeks to form France's 21st postwar government, aiming to present ministers by Thursday after Mendes France cabinet.

San Antonio Tex Aleft Col W. C. Beane Beane Randolph Air Force Base Luke Afb Ariz Here Beare Jock Korea Norfolk Randolph Paris Antoine Pinay France Pierre Mendes-France Finny Jonger

Five Empty Boxcars Derail in Cajon Pass

Five empty boxcars derailed on a Santa Fe freight train in Cajon Pass Sunday night injuring two trainmen. The 95 empty cars were traveling from San Bernardino to Barstow when the derailment occurred after passing from a tunnel 20 miles north of here. Cause not learned.

San Bernardino MEI Fang Santa Ife Cajon Pass Barstow Here

Dixie Flood Fears Grow Across South After Heavy Rains

Associated Press reports heavy weekend rainfall across the South fills drought ponds and wells, with several rivers nearing flood stage. Three drownings reported in Alabama North Carolina and Louisiana. Pensacola records 9 inches in 24 hours and New Orleans sees a 5.5 inch regional rain, while travel halts occur on routes near Troy Alabama. The Oostanaula River is forecast to crest about three feet above flood stage near Rome Georgia by Tuesday.

Associated Press South Alabama North Carolina North Georgia Pensacola Fla Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee New Orleans

Pinay Nine Months Leader of France in 1932

France’s postwar premier list shows Pinay heading the government for nine months in 1932. He gained popularity with conservatives over franc policy, faced three confidence votes and resigned December 23, 1952, then failed to form a new government during the 1953 crisis as De Gaulle and MRP factions blocked him. He remained a strong voice for the Independent Republican Party and opposed Mendes France. The cabinet fell after seven months when a bloc including Communists and Gaullists opposed his North African policy.

Republican Mendes-France MRP Mendes- France

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