This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1955
Page
6
Florala Alabama reports Miss Sally Ann Booth a teacher at an Air Force Base in Florida engaged to Milton Steve Eisenhower Sr.'s nephew. Booth is visiting Germany, a University of Alabama graduate, teaching at Eglin AFB last year, while Eisenhower recently served as infantry lieutenant and now works for an airline in New York.
Los Angeles transit strike leaders propose an immediate end to the 26 day walkout if the company accepts arbitration or grants a 15 cent hourly raise in a one year contract. Francis J. Donnelly and Henry Mann urged city officials to help speed settlement after the strike affected about one million daily fares. Drivers in San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle earn about $2.04 an hour versus $1.81 here. Company officials declined arbitration, saying they do not want to cede management decisions.
DETROIT The CLO Unit of Auto Workers prepared for a strike vote among American Motors workers after breakdowns in contract talks. Talks paused until Aug 8, four days before the five year pact expires for 24,000 hourly workers. The vote is set for Aug 1 at AMC plants in Milwaukee, Kenosha, El Segundo, Detroit, and Grand Rapids.
FBI spokesman Joe Thornton said Aury Brandt, held in Joplin, was eliminated as a suspect in the Jonna Sue Davis kidnapping and slaying. Brandt had admitted the crime then recanted, with prosecutors reviewing false-information charges. Also, Airman John F. Crazman filed a slander suit against Lt. Col. Walter Callahan in Oklahoma City.
Four salvage vessels will depart for Moscow as typhoon weather snarls transport ministry plans. They aim to raise and salvage 57 ships sunk in World War II.
A Memphis judge considers whether to hold ex convict Frank Ellsworth without bail as police seek him on warrants from Philadelphia for murder robbery burglary and conspiracy. Ellsworth is a fugitive suspected in a flashers case tied to a $100 bill incident.
1122 German prisoners of war freed in Herleshausen Germany after ten years in custody in Communist Poland. Ages ranged 34 to 45. Separately Philadelphia police pursues extradition for Ellsworth in murder case. Las Vegas details surface as investigators trace two fugitives connected to the Philadelphia warrants and a July 4 crime.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.