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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1956
Page
4
City council approves Harbor and Water budgets and discusses retirement benefits expansion. Water rates and a seven-figure capital program loom, with proposed harbor and marine improvements estimated at 578000 dollars. Councilman Reese suggests tidelands funding use, while the city attorney weighs propriety.
Wednesday night CIO members discussed strike plans with 125,000 workers urging the public to avoid Thrifty Savon or Whelan drug stores until a satisfactory dispute solution is reached. The CIO said it would assist to make the strike effective.
Britain’s largest auto maker announced 6000 employees to be laid off due to higher sales tax tighter installment plans and rising costs and import restrictions in Australia and New Zealand. The firm builds Austin Morris Riley Wolseley and MG models and will shift some staff to a four day week.
Mrs Cantor shows improvement after coronary thrombosis with better vitals and stable condition. Doctors report no complications and monitor heart function as she recovers.
Officials predicted a first day attendance of 250000 at the 17th annual San Diego Fair and Southern California Exposition on Friday. Agriculture exhibits from Orange, Ventura, Imperial, San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties were among those being prepared for opening.
Negotiations over a five year contract for steel workers extend past midnight with a 72 hour warning to strike if no deal. Union seeks retroactivity and higher wages, while industry favors shorter terms and limited raises. Talks moved from Pittsburgh to New York amid escalating tensions.
A 5-year-old boy used an iron rod to smash a toy station wagon window at a juvenile department store. He squeezed through the hole and was found unharmed inside the wagon by police after the Wednesday night incident.
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