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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1955

Page

2

Cunard Plans Airlift To Move Stranded Passengers

London Cunard Ling officials chartered planes to transport over 100 American bound travelers stranded in Britain by a wildcat seamen strike. The fleet will carry passengers from Britain and Paris to ships or onward routes, with fares around 55 pounds on charter flights and 60 pounds on the Queen Mary. The strike involves 1,500 seamen across eight liners, threatening the Queen Elizabeth, and could trigger draft exposure for strikers. Meanwhile a separate four-week port strike by the National Association of Stevedores and Dockers pressures 20,000 dock workers as Transport and General Workers Union seeks a settlement soon.

London Cunard Ling Britain Conard Line Comp Fany Paris Cunard Quebec Scythia Liverpool National Association of Stevedores and Dockers Transport and General Workers Union Eiwrenty

Confused Boston shopper finds wrong beach wagon mixup

Dorothy Boardman of Manchester visits Boston on a shopping trip. She returns to a different beach wagon, discovers missing purchases, buys duplicates, and ends up with two of each item after a mistaken swap. The mixup is later straightened out.

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Alhambran slays Wife and shoots self in Alhambra

Alhambran a cab driver and real estate agent aged 30 killed his wife Helene 45 with a bullet to the abdomen then shot himself. Helene had filed her third divorce suit in four years and had sought a restraining order. Their 18 year old son Richard was at school. Rogers was taken to General Hospital and faces a murder charge.

Alhambra Leo Rogers Rogers Heles Joosul Rélig‘ous Richeard General Hospital Wath

Augusta Cancels Soap Box Derby

Augusta Georgia sponsors canceled the July 13 Soap Box Derby with great reluctance due to many withdrawals and a large percentage of entries. They expressed regret for disappointing youths who had begun building racers and cited multiple problems making a successful derby unlikely this year.

Augusta Jnto Munities Ldl Sponsers

Do You Agree A Reformers Glass Hat Quote

A garbled quote fragment mentions a reformer, a man, and a glass bottomed hat, with stray words and partial names. The readable bits hint at a satirical or editorial line but lack clear event or person details for a fuller summary.

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