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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1955

Page

3

Seven Jailed After Sunset Blvd Cowgirl Clash

In Los Angeles a 26 year old rodeo rider Billie Burnopp and six others were jailed after a cafe confrontation. Burnopp was arrested for suspected drunk driving on private property, while all six adults face assault with a deadly weapon charges. Six children were placed in juvenile care.

Los Angeles Miss Burnopp Sunset Blvd Kline Miss Burnopp Lonnie Wilson Billie Burnopp Pear Blossom Wilson Joe Kline Miss Burnapp William Beulah Snodderly Paul Beulah Collins Arlie Shirley Walling Juve

Chiang Forces Sink 15 More Red Vessels

Nationalist forces sunk fifteen additional Red ships as the Taichens and Taishan area saw heavy clashes. Nationalists evacuated the Tachen Islands with U S support while air strikes reportedly hit Taishan installations. Reports say Red subs from the Far East region are unconfirmed.

Chiang U. S. 7Th Fleet Tachen Taishans Nanchishan Island China

Storm Death Toll Tops Eighteen Across Several States

Storm deaths rise to eighteen across Texas Arkansas Oklahoma Illinois Minnesota Nebraska Montana with several states reporting accidents and heart attack fatalities. Forecasters warn winds snow will ease but spread east and south toward the Mississippi and Texas by late in the order. Weather warnings blanket the region as schools and air traffic face disruption.

Texas Arkansas Louisiana Oklahom Ilinois Minnesota Nebraska Montana Wyoming Colorado North Dakota Chicago Rockies Great Plains Mississippi Glasgow Mont New England Upper Great Lakes Great Flying Far West Michigan Iowa Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Wisconsin Illinois North Platte Cheyenne Wyo Sidney Omaha Peoria Ill New Orleans Theli Ught Ellis Grove Rocky Mountain Rabbit! Ears Denver Minneapolis Northwest Airlines

Hunt Airliner Missing Over New Mexico Wilds

Air Force ground parties and Civil Air Patrol search a large clouded high mountain region near Santa Fe for a missing TWA airliner from Santa Fe to Texas and Topeka. Authorities say a landing is unlikely, with emergency strips at Otto and Longhorn Ranch checked and no sign found.

Texas Topeka Kan Santa Fe Air Force Sandia Albuquerque Civil Air Patrol Kirtland Sansidor Stanley Alburquerque Col William Gibson Air Search and Rescue Lowry TWA Kansas City Civil Aeronautics Administration CAA Otto Longhorn Ranch

Private plane crash kills four near Springfield

Sangamon County sheriff reports a twin engine private plane crashed in a muddy farm field killing four aboard. Identified victims include R. O. Brezeale of Jefferson City and his wife Gina, plus James W. Jones and David Edward Robinson. Flight originated from New River Tennessee via Terre Haute en route to St. Louis.

Springfield Til Upt Sangamon County Sheriff's Thhree R. O. Brezeale Jefferson City Terre Haute St. Louis New River Tenn Brezeale Gina James W. Jones David Edward Robinson UpArown

Nixon in Managua Mardi Gras Plane Tour

U S Vice President Nixon on a goodwill swing visited Managua Nicaragua meeting President Somoza and officials. He traveled with Henry Yolland and earlier visited Cuba Mexico El Salvador and Honduras. In Louisiana a search found an oil slick near Lake Pontchartrain and possible wreckage from a four seat plane believed carrying three Indiana men Tom Smith Jim Dickerson and Milton Landis en route to Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

Nixon Managua Lake Anastasio Somoza Henry Yolland U. S Latin America Cuba Mexico EL Salvador Honoiuias New Orleans Stinson Lake Pontchartrain Lafayette Ind Civil Aeronautics Authority Tom Smith Jim Dickerson Milton Landis

Lights Out in CALPULALPAN After Plant Sale

CALPULALPAN Mexico has endured over a week without electricity as officials sold the old power plant to raise funds for a new generator. The move aims to restore power, with residents awaiting repairs and authorities outlining steps to secure a replacement facility.

Calpulalpan Mexico

Pastor Mortician Editor Track Down Bank Robbers

A minister a funeral director and a newspaper editor formed a motorized posse to chase down three men charged in a 1683 bank robbery in Carl Junction Missouri The FBI identified the suspects as Paul Courtwright 47 Earl Vaughn 55 and George Stoneking 57 all of Webb City The gang allegedly left most of the money inside a pillow case under Vaughn s back porch Courtwright and Vaughn signed statements admitting their roles and implicating Stoneking Stoneking refused to speak All three are jailed on federal bank robbery charges in Carl Junction Missouri

Carl Junction, Mo FBI Paul Courtwright Earl Vaughn George Stoneking Webb City Vaughn John Martin Courtwright Citizens Bank Ray Miller Carl Junction Standard Rube Stone Keith Bottles Stoneking Miller Stone Carl d Junction Martin Courtright Carl Junction Kansas Cy

Bull Charges Guard at French Harbor Scene

Pvt Herman W Rogala of the 81st Transportation Co faced a charging white bull at Rochefort boat basin France. He dodged, jumped into the water, and after the bull followed him underwater, he struck the animal between the eyes with a fist. the bull went under and did not resurface.

Rochefort France Herman W. Rogala Rogala 81St Transportation Co

Dulles in Hawaii Bound for Siam

Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrived in Honolulu en route to Bangkok for the SEATO meeting. The trip aims to bolster Asiatic nations against communism as Adm. Felix B. Stump joins the official party in Hawaii before the three day session begins.

Honolulu UPI John Foster Dulles Bangkok Southeast Asia Treaty Organization SEATO Adm Felix Stump Navy Forces Pacific

Allies Reject Soviet U Ban Plan In Atomic Cure Probe

United Nations observers and Washington officials dismissed the Soviet proposal for an international plan to curb armament as too vague and unacceptable without a foolproof inspection system. The U S stockpile and Western deterrence remain central as Britain announces hydrogen bomb development and London hosts disarmament talks with five nations.

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Two Arrested in Wiretap Ring Exposed in Midtown Manhattan

Police uncovered a covert wiretap operation centered at the Plaza Exchange where about 15 numbers were monitored over five months, six at a time. The center could tune into phones across Midtown east including UN offices and foreign consulates. Raids occurred Feb 11, secrecy broke via the Anti Crime Committee, spurring calls for federal investigations.

Plaza Francis W. H. Adams Eastside Manhattan United Nations New York City

TRUSHADE Hair Color Restoration Ad Claim

An advertisement promotes Landlin Fortified TRU SHADE promising to restore youth color to fading hair. It asks readers to send $3.00 including taxes and postage to Town & Country, Box 156, Buena Park, California.

Landlin Town & Country Buena Park Calif

Hoax Warned as Vet Civil Defense Order Fails

A bogus civil defense order urged local veterinarians to buy citrus juice and dried raisins for hospitalized animals, triggering 400 telegrams and orders for oxygen. Dr Rankin W. McIntyre and Dr Eugene Jones questioned the scheme, which involved Western Union alerts and claimed state authorization that never existed.

Eugene Jones Long Beach Veterinarian Civil Defense Coordinating Council Rankin W. McIntyre McIntyre Los Angeles County Arthur E. Boyd Loyd Sacramento Western Union Ls Angeles Orange Counties Boyd

Auto Strikes 16 Year Old Driver On Ocean Drive

A 16 year old boy was hurled 35 feet and knocked unconscious when struck by a suspected drunk driver at W Ocean Blvd and Cedar Ave at 10 p m Friday. Arthur Schwerdt, 44, of Downey, a Ford plant manager, was arrested for investigation of felony drunk driving. The victim, Anthony J. Smith, 16, Gar dena, was crossing Ocean Blvd in a crosswalk when hit. He was treated at Sea side Hospital for contusions and lacerations over the left eye and possible back injuries.

W. Ocean Blvd Cedar Ave Arthur €. Schwerdt iHorley St Downey Ford Motor Trp Long Beach Anthony J. Smith 133Th St. Gardena Ocean Blvd Selnwerdt Smith Seaside Hospital

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