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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1956

Page

3

Miss U S A title won by beauty from Iowa

Miss U S A was crowned after a long night of posing for press and film crews. Carol, awakened at 6:30 am by her guard officer, received a $200 option to renew and a complete wardrobe from Buffums. The runner up earned a Europe trip and a $150 weekly stipend for a movie contract. Final results and semi finals were set for Friday night as the contest continued.

Carol Mike Butler U.S.A Buffums Europe At & Pm Jim NRW Municipal Bob Russell Atlantic City Minnesota Tam Frank Shaw Quech Miss Texas Shaw Urals Lafayette London 4 Moscow Radio Khrushchev Carol Morris Iowa United States of America Municipal Auditorium Shari Lewis Nebraska Betty Cherry South Carolina Nancy McCollum Arkansas Jo Dodson Texas

Dulles Cairo talks loom over Aswan High Dam aid

Secretary of State Dulles meets Egyptian Ambassador Ahmed Hussein as Washington weighs West financed Nile dam assistance. Cairo press portrays Egypt eager for Western help despite U S concerns over pro Soviet tilt. proposed World Bank loan and mixed aid totals are debated.

Washington United States Egypt Dulles Ahmed Hussein United States Britain World Bank Nile River Wassein Gamal Abdel Nasser Cairo Aswan High

Communist paper lauds Marilyn Monroe marriage in Berlin

Junge Welt praises Marilyn Monroe for marrying Arthur Miller after HUAC inquiries. The tribute, with a large Monroe photo, marks an unusual nod from a Baltic East bloc publication to an American film star and her interest in classical Russian literature. In Los Angeles, annual traffic count by California Division of Highways cites 1800 vehicles per hour during a mid July period, noting an 8.79 percent rise from 1954.

Berlin East Germany Marilyn J. Monroe Maywright Arthur Miller Junge Welt House UN- American Activities Committee Mss Monroe Miss Monroe Los Angeles California

Two Navy fliers killed in Stromboli air collision

NAPLES A U S Navy spokesman said two Navy fliers were killed Wednesday in a plane collision over Stromboli. The dive bombers from the carrier Intrepid collided and crashed on the volcanic island's shore.

Naples U.S. Navy Stromboli Intrepid Ivolcani¢E Island

Wilson Tells Senate He'll Use AF Fund

Secretary of Defense Wilson says he plans to use part of the extra 900 million dollars Congress added to funds requested by President Eisenhower. He denies inconsistencies with top air officers but says differences of view are natural as Senate investigators seek solutions. Wilson plans to keep the lead in air power and won’t impound the funds. Symington will study Wilson’s reply.

Washington Wilson Democratic Congress Eisenhower Sen Symington America Senate Air Power Senate Pentagor Congress Nathan Fe Twining Air Force Russia Wileson

Lights Fail At Missouri Penitentiary Riot Fear Grows

In Jefferson City Missouri a power outage at the Missouri Penitentiary left 2 700 inmates in darkness as a faulty electrical cable shorted around 7 p m Prison officials feared a riot similar to a 1954 blaze that destroyed prison property and killed inmates Sgt Clyde Tucker said city power could be restored if needed and that replacement work would take several hours while nearby residents faced a tense night near four blocks from downtown Jefferson City.

Jefferson City Missouri Penitentiary Congress Secre Air Force Wilson Clyde Tucker

Mine Town Church Reconstructed in Gulnare Colorado

A Roman Catholic church once serving scores of coal miners at Delagua is being moved and rebuilt in Gulnare, Colorado. The church of Sts. Peter and Paul stood in the bustling mining town until operations stopped. Reconstruction is well along.

Galnare Colo. GP Colorado Mountain Sts. Peter and Peulstad Delagua Gulngre

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