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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1956
Page
2
Up-Boyd Crumley, 27, a carnival performer in Lenton Harbor, earns about $600 weekly from a twice daily show. He places two sticks of dynamite in a thin wood box with helmet, ear plugs and goggles. The act backfired 18 months ago, sending him to the hospital with a concussion, and this run in Michigan previews tours in Canada.
A Paris zoo scene shows camels appearing to court in winter tones as a young onlooker smiles, capturing a quaint moment of romance amid chilly air. The caption notes the tenderness of the moment, deeming it a genuine instance of affection.
Seoul president Syngman Rhee today urged South Korean officials to rely less on automobiles and more on bicycles. He argued it would cut costs, aid Korean bike makers, and reduce imports of cars and gasoline at high expense.
In Los Angeles a woman won a divorce after testifying her husband’s uranium hunt caused marital strife. Catherine Keraslotis, 27, said Peter hunted last spring and returned empty handed in August. She testified he chose ongoing searching over the marriage and will pay $150 monthly child support plus 25 percent of any future riches for their 4 year old daughter.
Pi Bell Telephone Laboratories announces a diffusion transistor that can amplify 2,500 telephone conversations simultaneously on a line and absorb radio frequencies up to 500 million cycles. The device may enhance television and radar use and outperforms existing transistors.
New York fuel drivers strike, lasting five days, is settled after an all-night negotiation at City Hall. Deliveries may resume by late afternoon for residents without fuel. Local 533 Teamsters and dealers will recommend acceptance at early-afternoon meetings. Mayor Wagner calls the settlement averted catastrophe.
New York Governor Averell Harriman warned of an alarming drift at home and abroad under President Eisenhower. In a Town Hall meeting he labeled Eisenhower's dynamic conservatism as static motion and accused Republicans of reluctance to act until elections approach.
Harriman criticized President Eisenhower over Russia policy and warned against complacency about farm legislation. He spoke in San Francisco calling for stronger allied action and said if President, he would pursue a robust world stance while maintaining the farm program, noting Geneva tensions and the need to oppose communism.
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