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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1956
Page
1
Washington reports the Senate agreed to start voting today on a 4.502 billion foreign aid bill. Prospects of a major battle loom over proposals to cut the amount as the session moves forward.
Susan Payette, 15, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lyle Payette of 2728 Ostrom Ave Long Beach, remained in a coma on day 29 after a tonsillectomy at St Marys. Her heart stopped 3 to 5 minutes during surgery and doctors revived her. She later underwent another operation to place a tube for breathing and developed post operative pneumonia but is now said to be under control. Her parents and three special nurses stay at her bedside as she remains unresponsive aside from reflex movements.
Six persons died when a car collided with a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train at a Williamsdale grade crossing in Hamilton Ohio. Victims include James Neach 30 Jerry Stidham 36 Claude Raleigh 38 Leana Collier 33 Qina Blackwell Jones 27 Opal Brogan 16. Coroners identified the men. a Franklin family identified the women.
A wealthy Oakland investor, Charles Rose, was abducted from his home in a pink Cadillac. A 19 year old airman and another man were involved. Rose and family were bound but unharmed and one kidnapper was captured after a police chase. Police reported the girl alerted neighbors, leading to the suspect’s capture.
Vice President Nixon has accepted an invitation to visit Saigon in the new southeast Asian republic of Vietnam early next month. The White House, announcing the trip, said President Eisenhower is delighted Nixon could accept. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Nixon.
Sunny weather with variable high clouds and light fog near dawn. Morning haze thins as the day progresses with a gentle breeze and mild afternoon temperatures.
A motorized handcar and a Sacramento patrol car chased an automobile from Tremont to the outskirts of Sacramento along 11 miles of tracks. Tommy L. Turner, 21, of Dixon, was held as three men rode the car at speeds up to 60 mph. Turner claimed a $500 bet inspired the stunt, while officers booked him on trespassing at Woodland.
WASHINGTON. Governor Allan Shivers of Texas said he would not support a Democratic ticket of Adlai Stevenson for president and Lyndon B. Johnson for vice president. He spoke after a National Press Club address, opposing Stevenson and Johnson while seeking to empower the South through a two thirds convention rule, though he doubted its likelihood this year.
Premier Chou Enlai proposed direct negotiations with Nationalist China to arrange a peaceful transfer of Formosa to the Communists. He urged Taiwan authorities to send a representative to Peiping to discuss steps and conditions for liberation while warning U S backing could be unreliable.
President Eisenhower scheduled a 4 pm discussion with Secretary of Defense Wilson on the nation’s defenses. White House press secretary James Hagerty said they would talk about Wilson’s forthcoming testimony before a Senate committee led by Senator Symington investigating relative strength of US and Soviet air power.
In Rome, Ivanna Ferri, a 19 year old blond, staged an unsanctioned strip tease during a Miss Rome contest. She shed clothes, danced in black lace, and splashed water on two judges before being urged to dress. Angela Lurt and Luciana Morena were named winners amid uproar.
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