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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1956
Page
1
Brief item noting home edition price of 10 cents and eight daily editions published. Mentions distribution scope and period style phrasing typical of a newspaper notice, focusing on price and edition count for readers and vendors.
The Fourth of July traffic toll surpassed pre holiday estimates with 156 deaths during a 30 hour period ending last midnight. Drownings reached 76 and miscellaneous causes 39 for an overall total of 251, with one fireworks death in Wyoming. Ned Dearborn of the National Safety Council urged stronger effort to prevent such tolls in the future.
A Fourth of July crowd in Fox Lake Illinois was struck as a Milwaukee Road passenger train entered the track area near the American Legion field. Three people died and five were injured among 80 to 100 onlookers. Coroner Babcox noted the train traveled 55 to 60 mph.
A San Bernardino brush fire blackened about 400 acres and remained out of control in the Del Rosa foothills. Police say three youths admitted starting the blaze while playing with matches. The flames fed in open brush about 200 yards west of City Creek road near a main highway to the San Bernardino Mountains, with a crowd noise and fireworks reportedly drowning a passenger train whistle. No homes were reported threatened at the scene.
In a clash over school aid funding the House briefly struck out then restored the Powell anti segregation rider on a $1.5 billion federal school construction plan. The second Powell amendment passed 177 to 123, with debate over funding distribution and tax-based allocations impacting states like New York. The measure, led by Rep. Graham Barden, faced procedural shifts as the plan returned for further consideration.
A 25-foot fishing boat named Marion with five aboard disappeared during rough waters. Coast Guard and helicopter crews searched the area near Herman's Slough, Point San Pablo, after Charles Hammond and family members reported leaving at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Names listed include Lillian Hammond, Harold Smith, Claire Smith, Joanne Gibbs, and H W Gibbs.
Rancher Carl Arthur Weant died after a bee sting, doctors report. He suffered anaphylactic reaction and shock following the sting, dying in the physician’s office about ninety minutes later. Weant had a history of serious allergic reactions to previous stings.
CAIROWl-Egypt's Middle East News Agency said Jordan ordered troops to move to the frontier with Israel at midnight. A Jordan army rep charged Israel was massing near the demarcation line, which an Israeli foreign ministry spokesman denied as fabrication. The agency reiterated the claim of Israeli troop concentrations near Jerusalem and along the line, quoting a Jordan military spokesman. Separately, a Lakewood boy suffered severe burns from fireworks in Lakewood, and the incident prompted hospital care and family statements.
Algiers halted as a general strike called by nationalist rebels froze activity in the city of about 600,000. French troops patrolled, shops were shut, moslem cafes closed, and licenses canceled. The strike spread to Tizi Gzu Setif Mila while Constantine and Bone stayed quiet. Police arrested North Africans in Paris to deter walkouts.
The page listing shows where to locate features in the newspaper, including Beach Combing on page C-1, Hal Boyle on page A-23, Bridge on pages A-23, Classifieds C-7 to C-13, Comics C-4, Crossword B-8, Death Notices C-2, Editorial A-22, Financial C-3, Shipping C-2, Sports A-25 to A-28, Theaters B-12, and vital sections such as Tides Temperatures O-2, TV Radio B-10, Wilson page 4-23, Women B-2 and 3, Your World A-.
Secretary of State Dulles prolongs his vacation at Lake Ontario and will remain at Duck Island through next weekend. Officials say he had been due back in Washington today but chose to stay until Monday after leaving the capital last Friday.
Late night and early morning clouds dissipate with low fog. Temperatures hold with little change as skies stay mostly clear through Friday. Winds light as high pressure remains overhead.
In Columbus Ohio 32 year old Blanche Jacobs wife of Air Force major confessed to stabbing elderly neighbors Andrew J. Robinson 74 and Maude 73 to death after a check forgery scheme unraveled. She and husband Eugene W. Jacobs 35 reported the double murder to police after three days of concealment. The pair found the bodies in the Groveport home with multiple stab wounds tied to forged checks totaling 1149 dollars.
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