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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1955
Page
7
Secretary of Agriculture Benson reported improvement in the dairy industry after April price support cuts. Production leveling, surpluses disposed, and rising dairy consumption signal a move toward balance without production controls.
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board resumes hearings into charges that attorney Edgar B Hervey secretly owned a liquor license issued to business associate Frank Naso. The license was later transferred to John Ralph and Rose Villano amid disputes over witness access and court orders.
Rome reports that by end of 1954 most of the over 5,000 foreign Catholic missionaries in China were expelled by Communist authorities. The International Fides Agency says 79 foreign bishops have been expelled from China.
In Annapolis Sen. Harry A. Cole plans a repeal of Maryland’s 1715 and 1880 interracial marriage bans. Minority Leader Robert Kimble rejected backing the idea, saying the state’s tolerant record may not extend to Cole’s proposal. Cole, a Republican, said he has not decided when to introduce the measure. The 1715 statute imposes a $100 fine. the 1880 law bans marriages between Negroes and whites and Malayans and whites, with prison terms of 18 months to 10 years.
SAN FRANCISCO reports figures from Dr. Ian MacDonald of the California Division of the American Cancer Society showing cancer now strikes about one in four people rather than one in five. He notes the corrected statistics reflect reporting changes and incidence trends. The mortality rate remains about one in seven.
The Mixed Armistice Commission in Jerusalem condemned Israel for sending a five man team into Syria on December 1 to monitor a Syrian telephone line. The panel urged Syria to treat the five captured soldiers as prisoners of war and return them to Israel after votes by the Canadian chair. Israel's own members opposed the resolutions.
Washington reports repeat police runs to Senator McCarthy Wisconsin home after neighbors alarms. Officers found no intruder both nights. George Ennis next door says he heard noises on a roof. Ennis, a neighbor, notified police. McCarthy invited officers in for coffee. a guard remained at his residence.
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