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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1956
Page
2
The article recounts Miss USA Miriam Stevenson winning Miss Universe in 1954, with Latin American delegates reacting to the final. It also covers New York City siren tests, civil defense preparations for a simulated nuclear attack, and evacuations across cities including Austin and Canton, with officials debating response tolls and evacuation feasibility.
A violent Sierra storm caused two cloudbursts that unleashed a flash flood washing autos off Highway 4 and trapping travelers on mountain roads. Witnesses describe a wall of water and debris as rescuers worked to reach injured motorists and evacuate to higher ground. Authorities filed reports on missing and injured, with several people identified among the survivors.
Five people were injured in three separate crashes late Friday. David Resnick 46 of Santa Ana Ave failed to see a boulevard stop on San Anselme Ave and Mezzanine Way injuring Patricia Mills and Linda Jacobs after her car rolled. Resnick cited for failing to observe the stop. A third crash on Mezzanine Way involved Allen Sharp 26 causing a laceration to his left eye and concussions in others. A fourth collision on Market Street and Lewis Avenue injured James Boyd 20 and Carol Harding 16 with both treated at St Marys Hospital. John Scheible 15 cited for learner’s permit only as the station wagon struck a motorcycle making a right turn on Lewis Avenue.
Bulganin and Marshal Zhukov arrived in Warsaw for a Polish National Day fete. Western observers say the visit could shape East Bloc responses to Poznan unrest and prevent further revolts in satellites. Polish leader Edward Ochad warned blame lies with both party and government for neglecting workers concerns over living standards and quotas.
In Hialeah Gardens Florida a circuit court hearing set for Thursday seeks to resolve a clash over the city’s police chief position. Mayor J A Grimsley is accused by council members of firing the mayor and appointing a temporary successor, then declaring himself chief while refusing to surrender badge car or office to William J Geronimo Jr whom they named to the post. Judge Grady Crawford told Geronimo not to move on with takeover efforts.
An OCR fragment mentions the Audit Bureau of Circulation and a delivery event, with garbled names and a second lane mutter. Details are unclear, but the text references a fire, a bus, and various proper nouns. Further readable context is unavailable to confirm specifics.
Dr. W. David Sievers head of Long Beach State College drama directs the Idylwild Arts Foundation drama festival July 27 to August 5 at Bowman Arts Center Idylwild. Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor and Dark of the Moon will be produced on alternate nights by the festival.
Former Illinois state auditor Orville E Hodge testified before a federal grand jury as state authorities sought warrants in Springfield. Indictments loomed in a sprawling case involving alleged embezzlement of 650000, with charges including conspiracy to defraud the state and cashing checks through Southmoor Bank.
Averell Harriman Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver campaigned for delegates in Colorado attacking the administration's farm policy and a 500 billion dollar 1985 economic goal, urging higher growth and criticizing tight money. They tied farm distress to broader economic policy and vetoed farm bills to bolster the Democratic message ahead of the convention.
Aly and Pfennigs, aged 24, and Swan, 23, obtained a marriage license and planned to wed today. A damage suit remains unsettled in court. In NICE France Prince Imin, 1S year old son of Prince ly Khan, wrecked his father's red Alfa Romeo near Cannes while returning from Monte Carlo, escaping unhurt after hitting a parked car and a palm tree.
Funeral service for Mrs. Anna B Campbell 83 of 3371 East Ist Street will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Mottell's and Peek Mortuary with Rev. William Harrison Myers officiating. Survived by son Joe Campbell of Los Altos daughter Mrs. John Munholland three grandchildren three brothers and two sisters. Born in Pennsylvania entombment at Forest Lawn Glendale.
President Eisenhower lands in Panama for a summit with Presidents of Latin America. He greets President Arias, attends a wreath ceremony for Jose Antonio Remon, and plans aDeclaration of Panama amid security tightness and high diplomacy as Dulles arrives early and other leaders join discussions.
New York authorities said a newborn's body found in the East River is not the missing Weinberger baby. Autopsy put the infant at three to seven hours old at death. Parents Morris and Mrs. Weinberger expressed hope their child remains alive.
Two planes from diverging runways collided Friday night over Lakeside airport in Granite City. Four people died including Arthur J. Brauer, president of Brauer Brothers Shoe Co., his 15 year old daughter Becky, Albert Johnson 41 chief engineer of Continental Boiler Co., and his wife. The crash occurred near 350 feet altitude as both aircraft plunged to the ground engulfed in flames.
Baldwin Kan Dr William John Scarborough of West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon W Va was announced today by Baker University board of trustees as its new president.
Bonn chancellor Konrad Adenauer urged Soviet premier Nikolai Bulganin that foreign troops not be withdrawn from Germany until European security and German reunification are settled. He backed disarmament in principle, welcomed Soviet force cuts, and stressed a general disarmament accord alongside allied replies to Bulganin.
Han Chien-pei, 85, the eldest member of Nationalist China's legislative assembly, wed on Friday to a 35-year-old woman. He said he sought to have a son and felt it would be unfilial not to. The ceremony occurred as Formosa remains under the government.
San Diego witness testified in a Chula Vista court that John H Maurer Jr a Long Beach retail clerks union agent was judo chopped kicked and struck in the stomach during a jurisdictional clash over meat handling. Two market employees said they saw the assault by three San Franciscans later identified as Charles Tucker Paul Dempster Louis Cacia with other suspects in the store.
A cryptic note states that soldiers win battles while generals get the credit. It mentions Franen general and aed emyerar in unclear terms, suggesting a debated or misremembered view of who deserves praise in military success.
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