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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1954
Page
3
A garbled report claims Miss United States won Miss Universe amid judge deliberations. The piece notes speculation on runner up prizes for Miss Brazil and mentions commentary from several contestants about the outcome and future plans.
The article details the Miss Universe contest with 76 entrants narrowed to 33, 16, 5 and one winner. It lists semifinalists including Miss Argentina Ivana Kissinger, Miss Brazil Sara Hacker Rocha, Miss France Jacqueline Beer, Miss Sweden Ragnhild Claussant, Miss USA Miriam Stevenson, and others. Photographers, spectators, and naval cadets attended as finals approach at the American grand hall.
LA nurse Susan Hayes was quizzed in California by police and county coroner about her relation to Dr Samuel Sheppard as the inquest into his wife Marilyn Sheppard's July 4 beating death resumes. Detectives pursue Hayes's California connections including a weeklong stay and possible encounters.
California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board rules illegal aliens are ineligible for benefits as they are not available for work and face possible deportation. The ruling follows a Department of Employment policy shift amid a fatal collision near Laughlin’s Air Force Base that killed first Lt. Roberts and involved a trainee from Del Rio and another from Los Angeles.
In Snowflake Arizona residents staged a whimsical event electing a fictional figure Jack Frost as mayor. The stunt sparked chatter about local traditions and summer heat, illustrating residents’ humor amid hot weather. The playful act drew attention from neighbors and social media alike.
First Lieutenant Robert S. Morgan of Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania was cleared by a five member special court martial on charges connected to the June twenty first heat incident. He testified he did not order reformations after trainees fainted in the ninety two degree heat. The case now goes to a separate administrative hearing for Morgan and his aide Staff Sergeant Richard J. Witbeck of Wellington Ohio who faces dereliction of duty and maltreatment charges. Witnesses described recruits passing out as heat endured training. Prosecution said water douses revived the men and forced reformation. Defense backed Morgan’s version and other witnesses supported him. The panel deliberated about an hour before acquitting Morgan.
Million Texans voted in a tight Democratic governor primary with Gov Allan Shivers and Atty Ralph Yarborough leading. Republican Todd Adams stood in Crockett. Key races included U S Senate and multiple state posts as tensions rose over Parr influence in south Texas while Rangers sought calm in volatile areas.
Betty Marlowe testified in a federal case against Ed ward Clippinger Roxie Clippinger and Dick Kellogg that during four work stints at Rosies Motel near Las Vegas she earned between 3000 and 4000 pounds or dollars and gave 350 to Joseph Sanchez. Sanchez was named coconspirator but not a defendant. A former witness said 8 to 15 girls worked at times and all were on duty after 8 pm. The defense denied the charges as the session recessed until Monday afternoon.
Destroyer crews on the USS Dougs las H Fox and USS Stermeson returned to Norfolk after a 42000 mile world tour. The ships visited Naples Singapore and Midway detailing visits with governors generals and a St Patrick's Day celebration. They ferried the Randolph to Gitral Beef on the Hoof eer and later patrolled off Korea before returning via the Panama Canal. The ships honored Lt Cmdr Douglas H Fox by receiving his sword from his widow in San Francisco. They are commanded by Comdr A D Engte and Comdr J A Sharpe with crews of about 20 officers and 200 men each. They expect to return to Norfolk around August 16.
Six Americans were among 18 aboard the four engine liner attacked in the South China Sea near Hainan. Survivors reported multiple strafing passes as the plane went down. Passengers and crew, including five from the Tay family of Texas, were rescued or recovered. some reports say bullets struck passengers and the liner carried possible incendiaries.
Washington that wheat growers again voted to accept production controls for next year, with 73.2 percent of the vote in favor though turnout was light. The Agriculture Department said North Dakota’s 46,208 to 2,073 margin helped clinch a slim yes majority, influencing the level of price supports and plant restrictions under Secretary Benson’s program.
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. and the United Rubber Workers have recessed negotiations until Monday to settle a strike involving 23,000 workers. No progress was reported during five days of talks. Meanwhile in Karachi Pakistan Khurshid Begun 20 wife of a clerk in the constitutent assembly gave birth to quadruplets three girls and a boy at Lady Dufferin Hospital all four children said to be healthy and surviving.
A large part German shepherd named Blackie became stuck Friday in a tar sump along Union Pacific tracks north of South Street near Cherry Avenue and Paramount Boulevard. Offiers freed him with a plank, but life could not be saved due to long immersion in tar. Police warn children may be at risk as tar regions extend along the railroad right of way.
Betty Jean Walker 27 of 224 Avalon Blvd jumped from a second story window at a police station after learning she would be jailed on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. She was treated for injuries, taken to Lincoln Heights Jail. Investigators said she brandished a pistol at Relph Castagna and at Tyana Gauer at two addresses, a struggle ensued and a bullet was discharged into a wall. Walker said jealousy over Castagna's attention sparked the events.
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