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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1955

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Eisenhower urges Zhukov to back NATO and German unification

At the Big Four summit in Geneva President Eisenhower directly appealed to Soviet Defense Minister Georgi Zhukov to listen and reappraise NATO. He stressed the alliance as a peace trust and warned against war, stressing the urgency of German unification while Russians push to abolish NATO. The session lasted 2 hours 40 minutes and the leaders planned to discuss Germany further.

Geneva Eisenhower Georgi Zhukov North Atlantic Treaty Organization Germany Nikolai Bulganin United States NATO Zhukov Soviet Union Europe Hel Bis

Weather Forecast For Long Beach Predicts Heat With Chance Of Rain

Continued net weather and possible light rain are predicted for Long Beach through Wednesday. An observer says a mass of moist tropical air moving onto the Southland Monday may bring sprinkles or light showers. This morning's low was 68 degrees.

Long Beach Southland

House Demos Press for One Dollar Minimum Pay

Confident Democrats push House passage today of a bill to raise the federal minimum wage from 75 cents to 1.00. The measure would send to the Senate for a minor adjustment, with the Senate already approving a 1.00 figure and the White House backing 90 cents as a ceiling. The bill would cover about 24 million workers in interstate business, with 2.1 million workers in the South expected to gain raises. The House version sets March 1 as the effective date, while the Senate proposal would set January 1. Organized labor favored 1.25 but offered no House floor move. The bill does not extend coverage to additional groups this year.

Washington House Senate South

Judging to Begin Here Tonight for Miss U.S.A.

Forty three contestants compete for Miss U.S.A. tonight at Municipal Auditorium with 15 semi finalists to be chosen. Preliminary judging starts 8 p.m. Tickets $4 air seating. next two evenings to be televised on KTTV Channel 11 starting 10:30 p.m. The winner will receive a Universal-International screen contract and assorted prizes.

America Larry Collins Jr Independent, Press-Telegram Teaders U. S Universal-International Studio 5 Empress Pearl Syndicate American Beauty Catalina Long Beach Mon Iday Universal-International Studios Lex Barker George Nader Rory Calhoun Tony Curtis Maureen O’hara Pat Crowley Martha Hyer Paul Kelly

Bolt of Lightning Kills Trio in Tree

In Owensboro Kentucky three boys aged 12 to 14 were killed by a lightning strike while four caddies sat in a tree to escape rain. A fourth youth leaped free and survived. The victims were Jerry Morris 14 Charles Ray 12 and Frank Burger 13. Danny Thompson, son of a former county judge, also present escaped injury. A second lightning tragedy occurred nearby as two Kentucky National Guard members died under a tree on Sunday.

Owensboro Owensboro Country Jerry Morris Charles Ray Frank Burger Danny Thompson Kentucky National Guard Pvt Edwin C. Miles London Pfc Carl W. Cloud McWhorter

Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy With Light Showers Possible

Partly cloudy skies at times with a chance of sprinkles or light showers. Temperature expected to hold with little to no change overall. Coastal and inland areas may see brief drizzle in the late afternoon. Winds light and variable.

Bandits Target 74 Year-Old In Greeneville Holdup

Greeneville Tennessee AP Three gunmen robbed 74 year old real estate dealer Bohannon in his kitchen carrying 68000 dollars. He resisted, fought back with a pistol, and freed himself before the robbers fled in a car. Police arrested two men nearby three hours later for questioning. Bohannon known for carrying large sums daily and owning extensive Greene County property.

Greeneville Bohannon Morristown Tas Greene County Greenville

Formosa Typhoon Rates 200 Homes

A tornado struck Hsinchu, Formosa, destroying or damaging over 200 homes and injuring three people. A follow up thunderstorm killed a farmer by lightning and caused further property damage. More than 600 people, including families of 120 Nationalist air force personnel, were left homeless as storms spread to west-central Formosa.

Hsinchu Formosa Air Force

Physicians to Reveal Suzan Ball Condition Today

Doctors at City of Hope Medical Center plan to issue a bulletin on actress Suzan Ball's health after a recurrence of cancer. The statement will address her condition and prognosis, with clues about her treatment options and next steps.

Suzan Ball Duakash, Wal Susan Ball City of Hope Medical Center

Etna erupts again as lava courses down its slope

Report notes Mt Etna's crater belched lava reaching 5 000 feet up and flowing 2 500 feet down by noon. The piece mentions prior activity and foreign observers in Geneva with references to security chiefs and Soviet figures amid a chaotic, unclear context.

Catania Sicily Etna Europe U. S Secret Service

Power Line Fall Kills Four in Louisiana Crash

In Alexandria a rainstorm caused a power line to fall into a flooded gutter. E Tillman 36 truck line operator William Brossette 23 dairy truck driver William Voorhies 33 dairy fleet supervisor Linda Carolyn Voorhies 5 died and a child was injured. Police traced the sequence of events as the Voorhies family visited the Brossettes and tried to leave when the line shocked the boy. the father went to help and died, followed by Linda Carolyn and Brossette, and a passing motorist Tillman was also electrocuted while offering aid.

Alexandria E. Tillman William Brossette William L. Vookes Linda Carolyn Veorhies Brossettes Voorhies Brossette Tillman

Ike Guards Biggest Kremlin Guard In Geneva

In Geneva Ike travels with an unusually large guard, open car for the president and secret policemen in closed positions. Local observers note Swiss and American security contrasts, with guards at gates, near gardens, on the lakefront, and patrols along the villa grounds. Multiple carloads of police and soldiers reinforce the protection around the president’s route and property.

Geneva Kremlin Eisenhower Marc Pernet Lake Geneva Secret Service Toni Mygwis Ninli¢Emern

Angeles Fire Blazes Unchecked in Little Bear Canyon

A massive brush fire in the Angeles National Forest Little Bear Canyon burns over 350 acres including watershed land. About 600 firefighters and USDA Forest Service crews work a 1.5 mile front with helicopters aiding. A whirlwind expands the fire toward Switzer's Camp, threatening the area as crews try to contain it.

Pasadena Angeles National Forest Little Bear Canyon U.S Horest California I Baele Switzer

Woman Stowaway Found Aboard San Diego Navy Ship

Twenty five U S Navy vessels conducted a manhunt for a woman aboard a ship after an alarm rang through the fleet. Betty Talk, 24, was located in a steel locker aft the after smoke stack on the destroyer Hollister and turned over to police at the Navy Landing.

San Diego SAN DIEGO _LP U.S. Navy Bosun Cook U. S Hollister Navy Lanting Betty D. Talk Glen N. A. Lebus

Where To Find It Listings Of A Newspaper Sections

The notice lists section references including Beach Combing Bridge Classifieds Comics Crossword Editorial Financial Obituaries Radio and TV Shipping Table Sports Theaters Tides Temperatures Wilson Women Your World and page numbers for each item. It serves as a contents guide for the publication.

Boyle Wilson

Stocks Fall Sharply After Selling Deepens Market Slide

New York stocks dropped heavily amid brisk selling after a quiet start. DuPont fell to 226.50, U.S. Steel to 51.25, Bethlehem Steel to 149, and Standard Oil New Jersey to 134. Boeing, Douglas and General Dynamics slid over a dollar. Wall Street linked the decline to the Geneva conference and a mild peace scare as investors booked profits.

New York DuPont U.S. Steel Bethlehem Steel Se Youngstown Sheet & Tubs Standard Oil New Jersey Boeing Douglas General Dynamics Wall Street Eldon Grimm Walston &Co

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