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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1956
Page
12
In Colombo Ceylon a struggle for power among union groups calls out 12,000 dock workers and harbor employes amid threats of violence and clashes between rival unions. The situation escalates as organized groups threaten action and possible trouble at the harbor.
William P. Lear arrived in Moscow in his personal plane with a cargo of aircraft equipment barred by NATO from sale to the Soviet bloc. He said the Soviet Union is interested in Lear automatic pilots and flight control gear. Lear denied relocation of Lear Inc HQ to Geneva and noted production bases in Grand Rapids and Elyria. He and his wife, plus a Russian navigator, completed a 1000 mile flight from Berlin in under seven hours with a single stop at Vilna.
Delegates of a national church body voted to fund a legal action against the Omaha American Legion Post for racial discrimination in housing and other areas. The council urged forgiveness while affirming the need for court action, reflecting broader anti segregation resolutions by 350,000 Christians.
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