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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1955
Page
14
Wes-anthony Kert, press agent for George Hormel II, was freed of a charge of firing a gun into an inhabited building after a court ruled the Jan 9 shot at Hormel's house was fired without malice. The case followed Hormel's marijuana possession incident.
The Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee approved an average 10 percent raise for about one million civil service, judicial, and legislative workers, costing just over 300 million dollars annually. The plan sets a $200 minimum and caps at the top grade 18, retroactive to January 1, 193%. The House action on postal workers seeks 7 to 8 percent raises, with committee delays ongoing.
Seoul officials announce the ROK Army resumes command in Seoul after five years in Taegu. Rhee predicts future ceremonies in Pyongyang and vows no South Korean will oppose reunification efforts.
New York financier Louis E. Wolfson campaigns to win control of Montgomery Ward at the annual meeting April 12. He travels to 20 cities from Jacksonville to Los Angeles, urging stockholders to oust Sewell Avery backed officers Winder and Kambestad, calling Ward management policy gloom and draw and promising a public Q and A session in Los Angeles and San Francisco events.
In Washington President Eisenhower plans a strategy session with about 70 members of the National Federation of Republican Women. The meeting aims to map GOP plans for victory in 1956 as the group shares ideas on how the party can win. The delegation includes board directors meeting with the President to discuss campaign themes and messaging.
O A Knight, president of the Oil Workers and future head of the merged union, called the offer a signal to the industry but could not predict the reaction of members to the wage pattern.
The old-fashioned Bay City Grill in San Francisco, a landmark since 1898, closed its doors Monday night ending a long run in the city’s dining scene.
British Imperial General Staff chief Sir John Harding begins a two day inspection tour of Commonwealth troops. He will visit key bases and meet commanders to review training readiness and morale ahead of current operations.
Birth notices list multiple families in Long Beach and surrounding areas with dates Feb 21 to Feb 24, naming parents and locations such as Long Beach, Lakewood, Norwalk, Seal Beach, and Anaheim. Included are several marriage licenses for Los Angeles County residents and a Seaside Memorial Hospital entry.
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