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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1955

Page

4

Final Try Slated for Water Bill

The article reports on legislative debate over water law reforms in California. Assemblyman Harold Levering objects to the attorney general’s stance, citing a clash with a long-standing rule. In the Senate, oil industry interest pushes for offshore tidelands access, with AB3402 advancing after a rules committee hearing and coalition support from Shell, Cunningham, and several lawmakers.

Senate Assembly Harold K. Levering Los Angeles Levering Brown Joseph Shell Los Angles Rules Shell and Son James E. Cunningham Sr San Bernardino Lands Commission

Tornadoes Strike In U S Center

Tornadoes swept across the central United States with storms from the Rockies to the Mississippi River spilling into the Great Lakes Ohio Valley. No casualties reported though farm buildings and homes were damaged near Decorah Iowa and Encinal Texas.

United States Rockies Mississippi River Great Lakes Ohio Valley Continental Divide Laramie Wyo Butte Lewistown Mont Atlantic Seaboard Delaware Maine West Union Iowa Valley City N. 10 Weather Bureau Decorah Towa Kansas Nebraska Encinal Tex Laredo Superior Neb

Ford Plant and L B Pickets Block Gate Early Morning

About six pickets were stationed at the parking lot gate of the Ford plant, the gate locked to block road congestion. A separate official picket line stood at the main gate as up to 100 union workers gathered nearby. The Long Beach plant, partly in Wilmington, builds 396 vehicles daily and assembles Ford passenger cars, station wagons, and half-ton pickup trucks.

Rasmussen Tol Los Angeles Ford Long Beach Wilmington

Bandit Turns Loot Over to Priest After Sleep Loss

Dayton Ohio police report a bandit who could not sleep all night returned loot to Father Henry J. Taske of Our Lady of the Rosary Church. The man handed cash $1200 and checks $1600 seized from Duescy's market by a robber wearing a nylon stocking mask. Detective R. Hogan aided in counting.

Dayton Ohio Henry J. Taske Our Lady of the Rosary Charele Duescy’s Market Funman

Ford and Union Reach Agreement on Auto Settlement

Ford and the United Auto Workers reached a settlement on wage guarantees amid a nationwide walkout. Supplemental jobless pay begins June 1, with changes to state rules allowing workers to draw both employer and state benefits. Reuther and Bugas praised a strike-free agreement and expected ratification, while simultaneous talks with General Motors continued toward a similar conclusion. The accord funds come from a jointly managed trust and workers face idled plants and continued negotiations.

Reuther Bugas Ford John 5. Bugas Bucas Ford Company Sithout UAW Com- Waidpaus Germany Pany Reumn Thes U. S. Army Heidelberg U. S

Woman Tortured On Main Street In Disturbing Scene

Fragmentary OCR report describes a distressing incident on Main Street with references to pain and rough conditions. The text also mentions soothing remedies and ice mint products, implying a mix of crime and consumer context in a damaged transcript.

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Young Hiker Drowns After Slip Into Reservoir

A hiker named Ainer Larkin fell from a steep edge at Encino Reservoir while two companions extended a stick to aid him. He could not reach it and drowned on Sunday, ending a year of exploration with friends along the water.

Encino Ainer Larkin

Widows in Japan Gift Dolls to Mennonite Church

Japanese war widows near Tokyo presented 500 dolls to the Mennonite Church of the United States as thanks for 2000 food parcels sent last winter. Mrs Norman A Wingert accepted the dolls for the Mennonite central committee in Tokyo. The dolls, handmade by women at the War Widows Home south of Tokyo, will be shown at the World Mennonite Assembly in California and later distributed to participating churches.

Tokyo Mennonite Church of the United States Norman A. Wingert Mennonite Central Committee World Mennonite Upland Calif Wingert Comp War Widows

Sperti Ointment Claims Instant Sunburn Relief and Tan

A New York News item reports a leading research institution introducing Sperti Ointment that supposedly stops sunburn pain instantly, prevents blistering and peeling, and allegedly turns redness into a handsome tan. The ad claims oxygen and nutrients are drawn to damaged skin for rapid healing and promises refunds if results fail.

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