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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1956
Page
2
The Edwards of Boston recalling stagecoach days flew from Logan Airport to St Augustine Florida for a two month vacation. They began winter trips south in the 1930s and swapped to trains in 1956 before moving to air travel. The pair has long history of travel narratives.
Maxwell D. Taylor said he has not been forced to operate under predetermined limits as Army chief of staff. He favors an Army ideal of about 28 air divisions, up from 19, and suggested he might approve such growth if he were secretary of defense. He noted 19,000 youths enrolled in six months of active reserve training, aiming for 90,000 this year, with possible congressional action to authorize more manpower. Admiral Radford called for well rounded forces to handle limited wars or a world war, opposing arbitrary funding shifts among services. Lincoln expert Dr. Harry E. Pratt, Illinois state historian since 1951, died at age 67 on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.
Gray whales are the subject of a National Geographic Society expedition off the Pacific coast near Baja California. Dr. Paul Dudley White reports progress after attempts in 1953 and 1954 to wire a whale heart with a telemeter. The team aims to learn about slow heart activity and potential methods to study these large mammals without harming them.
A 1954 count showed large turnout as Graham preached to over 3,000 in California and more than 25,000 along the Korean coast. Observers note ongoing migrations of evangelist crowds between stages and regions, with visits planned to Japan, South Korea, and Manila.
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