11 Jun 1955
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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1955
Page
1
Local classified section lists long Beach ads with telephone numbers 70 5951 and 6 9071 for contact. Indicates size price 16 cents per line and reference to the price and contact numbers in the ad column.
President Eisenhower urged the United States to aid free nations with nuclear materials money and know how to obtain atomic power and research reactors. He proposed that the US cover half the cost of reactors and urged Russia to join an international atomic pool, appealing to the Russian people rather than its leaders. The address at Penn State marked the centennial commencement with about 20 000 in Beaver Stadium amid rain and umbrellas.
Los Angeles transit union members voted 93 percent to strike next week after rejecting the latest company wage offer. Federal conciliator Harry Malcom scheduled talks to begin Monday at 10 a.m. The workers seek a 21 cent per hour raise plus sick leave holidays a medical plan and other benefits. The company proposed a 3 cent raise now and 3 cent increases in December 1955 and June 1956.
In Chicago a CIO United Rubber Workers spokesman said a negotiated deal for about 23 000 workers across 10 Goodrich plants is likely before the strike deadline at midnight. A. L. Lewis voiced optimism from a Friday night session.
The forecast calls for night and morning low clouds with mostly sunny skies by afternoon. Temperatures will be cooler tonight and into the day, bringing a refreshing break from recent warmth.
HOLLYWOOD AP A Hollywood woman Marjorie Frodsham 41 shot herself in front of a hotel as her daughter Merilyn Jean Krissman 24 watched after a family argument. Merilyn described the scene, saying her mother pulled a .25 caliber pistol from her purse and died from a heart shot. Police arrived as Merilyn struggled with officers until a physician gave a sedative.
Dallas Texas. G. E. Alderson 38 a furniture salesman drove off a concrete bridge railing Friday fell 20 feet landed upside down in a pond. Five minutes later three unidentified men pulled him out. Wrecker crew worked two hours to remove the car and Alderson’s face was scratched.
The Local 689 teamsters ratified a contract raising wages by 10 cents an hour with phased increases over two years and a Saturday time and one half pay. A 5 cent hourly pension credit and three week vacations after three years are included, with retroactive raise for about 1,000 drivers from May 1.
Los Angeles area employment rose from 2,118,000 to 2,195,700 in the first four months of 1955, a 3.7 percent gain. Manufacturing weekly earnings advanced to 384.78 dollars, a 26.4 percent rise. The report notes 4.5 fewer business failures than the prior year.
A shell fragment exploded near Camp Williams during Governor J Bracken Lee's Governor's Day demonstration. Cpl Norman W Jorgensen suffered multiple jaw fractures and a metallic fragment lodged in his throat while two guardsmen and several dignitaries endured the perilous flash. The event drew over 4000 spectators on VIP Ridge in the Oquirrh mountains west of the camp.
Los Angeles witnesses a concrete overpass collapse on the Santa Ana Freeway during paving. A beam pierced a car windshield injuring Lawrence A. Smuth 37 of Norwalk while truck driver Bob Gilbert 23 of Bell Gardens escaped injury. Deputies diverted traffic to Atlantic Blvd as cranes cleared debris and the incident caused a lengthy freeway snarl.
A sightseeing bus carrying 43 Dutch Children from Den Ham, Netherlands, caught fire and exploded in Osnabrück, killing 2 and injuring 21, with five in critical condition. Police say gasoline from spare cans in the rear likely caused the blast. the driver survived but collapsed.
The excerpt lists where to find sections in the newspaper including Classifieds on B-8 to B-11 and A-4 A-5 of Churches Comics on B-12 Crossword on B-4 Financial on 4-2 Obituaries on A-2 Radio and TV on B-3 School News on A-2 Shipping Table on A-2 Sports on A-6 and A-7 Theaters on B-2 and Weather on A-2.
Robert W Wilcox Diana Barrymores husband was found dead in his New York Central Pullman compartment as the train neared Rochester New York He died of natural causes with a heart attack listed by Monroe County authorities His death came as he and Barrymore recently toured in Pajama Tops and faced a stormy marriage Dempsey said she fainted but would try to perform in two remaining shows before the week ends
Police report 30 to 40 killed and nearly 100 seriously hurt after two sports cars in the Le Mans 24 hour race collide near the grandstand. Mercedes-Benz driven by Levegh smashed into the wall and vaulted into the crowd, with spectators struck during the chaotic aftermath. John Fitch, Levegh’s co-driver, was not in the car at the time. The event unfolds on public roads around Le Mans, about 160 miles southwest of Paris.
A four engine U.S. Air Force B29 bomber crashed on Teckberg near Owen in dense fog killing 10 crewmen and injuring no others. The aircraft from Molesworth England was on an instrument training mission toward Stuttgart when contact was lost. Names of victims withheld by police.
A 21 year old Orange County jail inmate undergoing back treatment at Orange County Hospital escaped late Friday night wearing only a towel. Police launched an intense search for Marvin R. Ford of 2381 Rodeo Place Costa Mesa, a suspect in multiple Newport Beach burglary and attempted burglary cases. Roosevelt G. Wilkins, 22, of 2183 Rodeo Drive, is the other suspect.
A brief earth tremor shook Bishop Resort area and a Chicago strike ended as dock workers and the dock company agreed to a two year contract retroactive to the start of the dispute. Officials estimated losses at about a week’s pay. The quake registered magnitude 4 on the Richter scale near the port area.
A 35-year-old man, William Robert Mounce of 1434 Rose Ave, died from a skull fracture after a two-car crash at Willow Street and Orange Avenue in Signal Hill. He ran a red light and his car struck Harold L. Sweeney’s car, injuring Sweeney. Mounce’s vehicle crashed, ending at the cemetery fence.
Three gunmen, tying up watchman Joseph Nohel, flooded a department store with tear gas and drilled the safe door to steal $12,000. Nohel described being forced to lie on a mattress while the intruders worked the safe for about three hours ending around 11 p.m. in Chicago.
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