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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1956
Page
2
Mrs. Margery Newton retrieved a diamond ring valued at $10,000 that had been dropped into a drain at her mother's East Side apartment. Sewer workers searched unsuccessfully, with a plumber later advised to check the building’s plumbing screen for entrapment.
In a 3-1 victory, Democrat Elmer J. Hollang defeated Republican David J. Smith to fill the late Rep. Hollang’s unexpired term. Official returns show Hollang with 86,019 to 11,781, a strong Democratic lead in the 20th Pennsylvania District centered on Pittsburgh.
A Los Angeles paper reports a California poll on 1956 presidential options. It shows overwhelming Republican support for Eisenhower if he runs again, with Nixon leading potential substitutes and Stevenson favored by Democrats. The survey includes 3,100 interviews across major counties and details party splits, opinions on alternatives, and overall vote intentions.
Negotiations to end the 11 day Westinghouse Electric Corp strike proceed without a federal mediator or the company’s chief negotiator. Mediator John Murray left Pittsburgh for a Philadelphia visit, while Westinghouse vice president Reid Blasier would attend a directors meeting in New York to report on talks.
Reno attorney Nada Novakovich 31 announces bid for the Democratic nomination for Nevada’s lone House seat held by Rep Clifton Young. She has been executive secretary to two senators and practiced law in Reno since 1950 after working in Washington for Sen George Ma Jones and former Sen E P Carville. She pledges bold leadership and a fresh approach in Congress.
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