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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1956
Page
1
Five year old Robert Lewis Lavoie awoke at 2849 Lomina Ave and activated a kitchen burner. A towel ignited, burning a rug and a trash barrel contents, then a paint cabinet. He sustained second and third degree burns on his hand and fingers.
President Eisenhower spoke with Chancellor Konrad Adenauer in a 10 minute hospital meeting at Walter Reed. He expressed hope for early action on German reunification to liberate millions in the eastern zone.
Riverside reports Mrs. El sinore C. Mechris Gilliland, 67, obtained an interlocutory divorce from C. Ray Gilliland, 72, with a $2,000 monthly lifetime support and a $350,000 loan kept by him. He gains a Scottsdale motel and joinie while she regains her former name Machris and retains property. The couple married in Los Angeles on May 3, 1954, with a Sunset Strip party.
Los Angeles reports Mack Vanwinkle a city garbage collector claimed to be 80 after filing for retirement at 70. He listed birth in 1876 80 years ago and provided a 1920 census extract. The retirement system ruled he earns $81 monthly, considering 10 extra years worked.
Assessor Arthur Eddy, earning $15,000 annually, resigned Wednesday amid a grand jury investigation into the operation of his office. He cited failing health in his letter to the board of supervisors.
A compact listing of sections and page designations across the Daily News including Beach Combing, Hal Boyle, weather notes, comics, puzzles, death notices, editorials, financials, shipping, sports, theaters and more with page references for quick navigation across the paper.
A speeding Paris to Reims train derailed at over 68 miles an hour, killing ten passengers and injuring about 30 seriously. Rescue workers feared more victims trapped as ten cars jumped the rails, smashing bridge pillars and destroying poles. The fifth and sixth cars overturned and the next cars had roofs ripped off by wreckage.
A 40-foot hotel marquee at the Sheraton-Gibson in downtown Cincinnati collapsed during a severe storm. Six people were cut by glass. none trapped. Two were hurled through a restaurant window that shattered.
In St Louis AP report Matthew J. Connelly and T Lamar Caudle were found guilty by a federal jury of conspiring to fix an income tax evasion case. They face up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine each with sentencing set for July 19. The verdict followed an eight hour, forty three minute deliberation.
Two 17 year olds from Palo Alto and Redwood City rode the Lurline to Honolulu, lived lavishly for a day, then flew home with about 4 dollars between them. Chaperoned by Earle C Anthony, they toured Waikiki, had lunch at the Royal Hawaiian, and faced parental reactions after the trip. The teens, who finish at Denton Atherton High, hoped to stay longer.
In Queens a bank robbery attempt failed when teller Rose Wing screamed and fled. Two armed robbers forced porter Arthur Hampton at gunpoint, tied his neck and wrists, and demanded vault combination as head teller John Virby arrived to open the bank. Police set a roadblock but the bandits escaped.
Four gunmen in their early 20s held six customers at bay in McCoy's Market at 5264 Long Beach Blvd Wednesday night. They forced clerk Gerald A. Metzger and assistant manager Raymond P. Parkins to empty two cash registers before fleeing in a stolen car. Police recovered the abandoned getaway auto on Plymouth Street after collecting witness statements.
At Inukashira Zoo in Tokyo an elephant used its trunk to trample and kill a 45-year-old animal teaser after entering the animal’s compound after hours. Officials said the man had a bad reputation for teasing animals and may have climbed into the enclosure for illicit amusement. The beast then stripped the man’s clothes with its trunk.
A two foot high pile of cinders collapsed at a dumping ground on Wednesday afternoon, burying two seven year olds. Anthony Banadio, son of Mr and Mrs James Banadio of Scranton, died after 45 minutes of digging. Larry Miller, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Riley, escaped uninjured after summoning help. A group of 25 workers recovered the body.
Oren Ase Pruitt, 38, of Charlotte, married Tuesday in York, died when he plunged 6,000 feet from an open door on a Piedmont Airlines DC3 near Shelby while en route to Asheville. Investigations by three agencies followed. pilot says door could not be forced open. Only one passenger witnessed the incident.
Godfrey A. Sherman Jr., 26, dangled from a church bell tower in Cambridge watching a crowd of about 2,000. After drinking gin and eating a sandwich and orange, he released small items to the onlookers, then drank the last of a drink, threw the bottle, and fled when approached by a woman who tried to escort him inside.
Sherman intervened to calm a man dangling from a cross as police and firefighters restrained him. Henry J Sherman announced April 17 as the upkeld day while the election legality was debated after the Committee Against Incorporation claimed improper petition circulation. The court upheld the proceedings and Garden Grove can begin functioning as a city.
The Senate passed an $872,186,000 appropriation to finance nationwide water and power projects starting July 1. The bill, sent to a conference committee to resolve House-Senate differences, includes a $31 million increase over House allocations. The approval occurred Wednesday by the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Palm Springs residents Mr and Mrs Graham Dexter found a poisonous sidewinder in their private swimming pool as temperatures soared to 111 degrees. Police fished out the reptile and killed it. The incident was noted during a heatwave spell and highlights pool safety concerns for homes in extreme heat.
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