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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1956
Page
1
President Eisenhower vetoed the natural gas bill as Senate debate spurred scrutiny into a $2,500 campaign donation tied to Senator Francis Case. He cited concerns over propriety while saying he supports the bill’s aims for consumer protection and long-term gas supply.
In Los Angeles a unidentified man’s body was dragged 15 blocks on the front bumper of a hit and run car after being struck near Idth and Griffith Streets around 1 a.m. A pursuing motorist obtained a license number and hours later Clarence Jamison, 56, was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. He claimed he was driving but unaware he had struck a person.
Washington reports a last minute halt on an 18 tank shipment to Saudi Arabia. The move prompts Senate Foreign Relations Committee scrutiny and a State Department review as officials seek explanations from Dulles upon his return from vacation.
Four Glenwood youths died when a car was hit by a truck on an icy highway near Glenwood. The large truck, driven by Thomas Simmons of Chillicothe Missouri, crossed into the car’s path. the car’s top was sheared off. Victims: Gerald Bomer 25 Murray Chase 15 Daclene Hartley 18 and her sister Donnal Mario 15. The truck driver escaped with injuries.
BM3 Thomas Renegan, 22, nears Long Beach aboard USS Roanoke as wife Jean, also 22, travels by ambulance to Seaside Hospital. She gives birth to a baby girl at 1:10 a.m. aboard the cruiser en route to the Long Beach Navy Shipyard. Both mother and child are reported fine.
The 14th Navy weather balloon in the intapan mission traveled from Alaska to Mexico and was then over Kansas this morning. It has logged more than 10,000 miles in just over three days of the Wandering tour.
An early morning snowfall snarled traffic across the New York metropolitan region. The Bronx River Parkway in Westchester County was closed to traffic. Motorists were urged to avoid unnecessary travel on the Northern State Parkway and Long Island. A 35 mile per hour speed limit was set for the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway.
A brief weather note indicates mild conditions continue into Saturday with temperatures only slightly cooler tonight. The forecast mentions a gradual warming trend and notes the nights remain above freezing in most areas.
Freezing temperatures blanketed parts of Orange County with some snow in Silverado Canyon east of Santa Ana. Long Beach reported 34 to 36 degrees with the coldest reading in two years. Orange County growers noted minimal fruit damage but warned stems froze, risking premature drop. Authorities urged motorists to carry chains as mountain regions saw snowfall.
A man plunged 200 feet from a Pacific Coast cliff to his death near the highway. He was identified as Robert Sota Monica by pocket papers. A witness recalled seeing him pause near the statue of St. Monica at the foot of Wilshire Blvd before diving.
President Eisenhower, admitting he was frightened, toed off at a golf course for the first time since his heart attack last September. He shot a 47 over nine holes in misty rain, saying it felt good to play but he feared the swing and himself. White House physician Maj. Gen. Snyder explained the psychology of the attack is tougher than the physical strain, and Eisenhower was glad to resume a regular round.
A tornado struck Aberdeen Mississippi on Thursday night killing Israel Hayes, 50, and injuring 35. The storm damaged four stores and about 20 homes, with volunteers checking ruins for possible deaths or survivors and damage estimated up to 750000 dollars.
Divers using underwater lighting recovered the body of Thomas L. Clark, 18, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology freshman who disappeared during a fraternity initiation. The discovery was near the Cambridge reservoir on the Waltham side. Authorities, including Middlesex County DA Ephraim T. Martin, noted foul play cannot be ruled out and planned an inquest when the body was found. Alfred Clark identified shoes and a scarf near the scene.
A compact index lists where to locate sections and features across the issue. It notes page and section designations for Beach Combing Bridge Classifieds Comics and more. The guide helps readers navigate across pages B-1 to A-13 and beyond.
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