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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1954
Page
3
Twenty Nebraska Penitentiary inmates were kept in solitary confinement under 24 hour guard after a riot in the prison laundry. Damages were about 3000 dollars and one guard was slightly injured. Guards were able to subdue the disturbance after tear gas was used and inmates surrendered.
A Tonopah district court jury of nine men and three women found Joseph C. Howard guilty of voluntary manslaughter after nearly eight hours of deliberation. Howard, 33, of Long Beach California, was accused of beating Ernest Douglas to death during a drunken confrontation tied to the loss of a hotel key.
William McKinley is the new president of the Long Beach Bar Association after a Friday night installation at Virginia Country Club. Ted C Sten steps down as deputy district attorney, with Will Winston as first vice president and Charles W Stratton as second vice president. Board members include Thomas W Couhran, James J Baker, Laub Hart, Jann C Spence Jr., and Roger W Young. Hart Sr., former president in 1921, officiates and honors past presidents, judges, and new admit tees to the state bar.
At 64342 Pine Age, Andy Gagsaway, proprietor, announced that Friday the day’s receipts would go to the anti polm fund. Patrons dropped meal prices into a glass container, totaling 540.05 dollars. This marks the third year he has followed the custom of giving one day’s receipts to the March of Dimes.
Washington reports Republican leaders haggled over a constitutional treaty power amendment to satisfy Eisenhower and Bricker. A new proposal led by Sen Snowland sought a bipartisan path as Bricker signaled willingness to consider but not commit. Johnson and Russell joined talks to explore acceptable language amid shifting Senate support.
In a frigid Santa Ana fog, two train car crashes occurred near MacFadden Street. Lois, 27, suffered minor injuries while Patrolman Eldred Ondrick was hurt investigating another wreck. Dozens of crashes erupted across Long Beach, Torrance, and nearby areas with injuries including a 59-year-old Irene Pickard and 63-year-old Frans Gay. Weather officials warned more dense fog overnight and into Sunday.
At the Big Four talks Molotov and Dulles sparred over a Soviet plan to unite Germany under a military dominated regime. Bidault condemned Moscow’s approach while supporting Eden's five stage path to German unity starting with free elections. Talks continued through the week with sessions in East Berlin and the American sector.
The AEC report details progress from raw materials to weapons, noting new designs require tests in the Pacific and an industrial nuclear power plant by Westinghouse. It highlights potential future plants, private power efforts, medical radiation advances, spleen cell activity against radiation, and advances in reactors and submarine propulsion. It also references Eisenhower’s atoms for peace proposal and US investment in atomic projects.
Quincy California detectives investigate possible tampering in the Plumas County Grand Jury case linked to the murders of a Chester grocer and three children. Undersheriff Abernathy cites a San Francisco call warning a witness to stay silent. Indictments for Santo Perkins and Miss Henson were returned for the October 1952 slaying on a remote logging road with over $7000 stolen.
Radio and TV listings show Harry Owens and his Royal Hawaiians returning to KNXT at 7 30 p m with a half hour stage show featuring Be Unto Others by Owens, Hilo Hattie and NaPua. The segment includes musical numbers and comedy routines as part of Meet Millie on stage, with other network programs and sports listed for the evening across KNXT KNBAH KNEH KECA KNX and KCOP.
Former President Franklin D Roosevelt's domestic scandal resurfaces as his wife Eleanor Roosevelt files for separate maintenance, accusing him of adultery with three co respondents and seeking alimony. The case, detailing alleged misconduct from 1941 to 1953, risks political impact as Roosevelt runs for Congress in California.
Cleveland report states industrialist Poncet Davis was found guilty in federal court of fraud and tax evasion. A jury convicted him of evading $738,000 in income taxes from 1945 through 1948. Judge McKamee sentenced him to five years in prison and $40,000 in fines. Davis, owner of Robbins Fire & Rubber Co. in Tuscumbia, Alabama, was described as committing a colossal fraud.
French artillery and air attacks struck hundreds of Vietminh rebels north of Bien Bien Phu in Indochina. The fortress region saw 105 mm guns firing, patrols reporting enemy movements, and fighter planes with napalm bombs aiding the assault.
A compilation of diverse permits and expansions including Jose Crawford addition at 714 Watrut and Harold and Genevieve Sire addition at 825 MGT Reever with varied costs. Other entries list contractors like Marshal A Weite and Kibler Heating with amounts from 5750 to 72200, plus alterations, sales, and miscellaneous improvements across multiple addresses. Entities include Ralph Co contractor, Gerson, Budwall Engineering, and Flora M Phelps, among others.
A dense TV guide style block lists multiple channels and times with programs, musicals, plays, cartoons, and theatre shows. Entries mention performers, show titles like The Trial and Life of Riley, and various time slots from 2:00 PM to after midnight, including cinema and musical acts.
Fragmented airplay guide lists shows from ALAC Alex Cooper to KHJ and KLAC with programs ranging from music reviews to weather forecasts. Entries mention youth weather, a town meeting, and a race preview, reflecting a busy broadcast day with miscellaneous notes and program shuffles.
President Eisenhower’s press secretary James Hagerty said the public welcomed the president’s TV appearances. Hagerty noted letters and telegrams after each broadcast support the positive reception and said the president feels more at ease facing the press after a year in office and handles news conferences with growing skill.
BERLIN A Red Cross first aid station set up for the line Four coryee treated 74, seases within ve days. The services are required chiefly by newsmen with splitting head aches. A nurse reported.
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