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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1956
Page
4
An eight year old boy was hospitalized in critical condition after eating a hot dog tainted with strychnine in Florence. Police found at least two more poisoned wieners in the same block Thursday night, suggesting a passerby aimed to harm dogs. Dr. J L Bruce estimated five grains of poison in the meat, enough to kill an adult.
The State Department halted all export arms permits to the Middle East with Lincoln White noting only a tank export permit to Saudi Arabia was known. France suspended all light arms to foreign buyers while Britain kept selling arms to Israel and Arab states, prompting concerns over possible policy shifts. A group of 30 young Zionists protested outside a New York pier gate as the embargo took effect.
President Eisenhower, playing with John Walter at Glen Arven, defeated James Hagerty and Lloyd Megahee after using a driver for the first time since his heart attack. He rode an electric cart, while doctors planned a checkup to gauge his condition.
Mercury dipped to 36 as frost warnings ahead of the cold snap proved prescient. The U S Weather Bureau predicted not quite 30 tonight and Saturday morning. Mrs L Shrade of Half Way Rd Silverado Canyon reported heavy snowfall that blocked sight across the road, with many Imperial Valley points recording snow despite average January highs of 73.
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