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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1955
Page
4
TOPEKA Kan The Kansas wheat harvest is virtually complete. The Department of Agriculture disclosed Tuesday that the crop has been of especially high test weight and protein content.
An appellate court denied Dr Samuel H Sheppard a second request for a new trial in the Marilyn Sheppard case. The 41 page opinion dismissed an affidavit by Dr Paul Kirk claiming a prowler attacked the murdered pregnant woman. The court found the affidavit speculative and fallacious. In other news President Kennedy announced resignation of Roger Lewis as Air Force assistant secretary and named Dudley Sharp to succeed him. Sharp’s nomination to the Senate was expected today.
State officials in Sacramento report an unexpected 32 million boost to 1954-55 receipts, part of a 359 million yearly total. Strong auto sales, farming equipment demand, and higher personal and corporate taxes lifted revenues, but experts warn the 1955-56 deficit may still grow if the trend slows. Carryover surplus rises to about 63 million as industrial expansion and consumer buying surge.
Dr Theodore Adams pastor of First Baptist Church Richmond Va was elected president of the Baptist World Alliance for a five year term at the Jubilee Congress held in Albert Hall. The event drew over 3000 delegates from 60 nations with acclamation for the new leader. His first trip will be to the Soviet Union as a guest of Soviet clergymen.
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