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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1955
Page
7
In Tokyo workers demanding higher wages staged a wage strike disrupting municipal services. Tax department staff joined the action, calling for summer bonuses and pay raises as notices went unpaid and operations slowed. The protest underscores labor tensions within Japan’s public sector.
Nervous excited cadets registered at Lowry Air Force Base as the nation prepared for the dedication of the third service academy. The first cadet to sign in was Valmore Bourque of Massachusetts, followed by Roy Dorey of Virginia and Zachary Anders Coles Jr of Tennessee. Bourque, 18, said he feels nervous but eager to start, after waking at 3 30 a.m. to report on time for the temporary site in Denver. Registration was to finish by 9 a.m. as Secretary Talbott and General Twining headlined the ceremony.
New York report claims a non surgical discovery using Bio-Dyne named Preparation H to shrink hemorrhoids and relieve pain. Doctors observed rapid relief and gradual reduction in many cases over months, with claims of long lasting improvement without narcotics or irritants. Sold nationwide with guaranteed refund.
Three former prisoners of war return to the United States from Red China amid dishonorable discharges. They describe indoctrination, harsh farm labor, and a failed escape attempt at Taiyuan, detailing fear, propaganda, and claims of Communist hypocrisy. Families in the U S prepare for reunions.
Three U S hopefuls reached the United States as Miss Holland departed for an Orient fashion tour. Oscar Meinhardt received a cryptic tablegram confirming the withdrawal, leaving 80 contestants in the Miss Universe contest with 34 international entrants and 46 from the states. International entries include Solveig Borstad of Norway arrival noted. remaining participants await official confirmations. Public events begin Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium with tickets sold at Walkers, the May Co, and the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce.
A group of 54 House GOP members urged Eisenhower to seek a second term. They named Rep. Peter Fretinghuy sen dr. of New York and others to present the petition. Goldwater advised delaying any formal announcement to avoid partisan attacks while Democrats warned of tough political odds if he runs again.
Three members of a singing convict quartet who escaped from Kilby Prison in Alabama were recaptured near Fredericktown Missouri. Bobby Tidwell and Bobby Cottrell, both 22, from Roanoke Virginia, were arrested after a trooper found their abandoned station wagon. Walter Tidwell, 30, described as the group’s leader, was captured earlier in Memphis. Orville Brax, 27, had refused parole last year to stay with the quartet. They traveled with only three dollars between them.
PRESCOTT Ariz Prime Minister U Nu will visit Caltech in Pasadena and tour the Grand Canyon after arriving from Knoxville Tennessee. He had a boyhood wish to see the canyon and is scheduled for the Caltech visit later today.
Thousands of Roman Catholics arrive in Brussels to protest Premier Achille Van Acker's bill tightening control of private schools and cutting subsidies. Demonstrators blame the measure for a church education setback, while government sources say the plan reestablishes balance between state and Catholic schools despite near record heat and minor disturbances.
Ruth Ellis, a 28 year old ex model with platinum hair, is set for execution by hanging at Holloway Prison after the home secretary refused clemency. She admitted firing six shots at David Blakely, 25, in a jealous rage after he jilted her.
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