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Newspaper

Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1956

Page

3

California flood relief plans clash in state budget debate

Sacramento lawmakers push flood relief funding with a $25.6 million package and varying tax and rainy day fund proposals. Senators and assembly members clash over gas tax hikes, county and city cost shares, and emergency expenditures while Gov. Knight cautions against tax increases and seeks different allocations for roads, parks, and flood repairs.

Sacramento Assembly Senate Nia Snnaw Valley Randolph Collier Ereka Patrick D. McGee Los Angeles Good- Pein J. Knight Mom AP Essaunce Wi Owee Sons Conservation Planning and Public Works Committee Collier Sain Knight McGee California League of California Feather River

Planes Hunt Five Missing on Sea Flight

A dozen military aircraft searched the sea and nearby islands today for a private flight from the Bahamas that failed to arrive in Miami with five people aboard. The first hours of the air search found no sign, and Coast Guard officials said the plane could have landed on several islands in the Bahamas, with air coverage extending over water along the Miami Eleuthera corridor.

Miami Fia Bahamas Coast Guard Eleuthera Eleuthera Island James G. C., Corcoran L. A. Grelle Iling Tyler Texas Shebeh Stelin Barrow Greta Stalin Herling Guard Navy Jonusay Jglales

Rioting reports unravel in Khrushchev era power shift

Reports from Moscow depict turmoil after Khrushchev’s speech attacking Stalin. Malenkov deflects questions while Western diplomats gauge if Soviet leadership shifts aim to appease the West. Nine killed in Tbilisi protests amid anti Stalin campaigns as Denmark’s Hansen seeks clarity.

Khrushchev Communist Party Malenkov Moscow Georgia Russia Iao Foreign Office Cpai Yaroslav Vhnishchev Tear Stalin H.C. Hansen Denmark Tbilisi Thy I Hanson Soviet Union Kiev Stalingrad

Three Die in Farmhouse Fire Believed Murder Suicide

Mount Clemens Mich. Macomb County Sheriff says a mother Julig Vince 37 and her daughters Nancy 12 and Christine 3 were killed by bullets from a .245 caliber revolver found in the debris. The blaze near Mount Clemens was likely set to hide evidence, suggesting murder death by own action.

Mount Clemens Mich Macomb County Harley Ensign Ensign Here Robert Sillerway Wayne County Julig Vince Nancy Christine

Riot at Osaka Station Over Late Trains

A 1,000-man riot erupted at Osaka station when a train ran 40 minutes late. Commuters stormed the station master's office demanding individual statements for each worker. Earlier the same day they invaded the office and smashed windows after no apology notice was posted for a two hour strike.

Osaka Japan UPI

France moves to pacify Algeria under emergency powers

Premier Guy Mollet convened a special cabinet session to launch a major new drive against Algerian rebels as clashes raged in the territory. Paris moved swiftly to enact decrees likely to impose martial law, with French troops increasing to about 200,000. Paratroopers and mechanized units clashed with rebels 150 miles east of Algiers, killing 107 rebels in a night skirmish. one French death was reported.

Guy Mallet France Algeria Mollett Reh Alger Robert Las Coste Paris Mollet Senate National Assembly Algiers

Severe Nor'easter Wrecks Ships And Kills Dozens

A powerful storm cripples eight ships and causes 47 deaths amid heavy snow and 30 mile per hour winds. Coast Guard escorts a trawler taking on water near Atlantic City, while Nantucket endures flooding from high tides. Snow blankets New England and the Midwest with record depths and road closures.

Five Die as Maine Fire Grips Pride's Corner Home

Five persons perished in a midnight fire at Leslie E. Andrews home in Pride's Corner Westbrook Maine during a heavy snowstorm. James Andrews 17 escaped by leaping from a second story window after attempting to aid his parents Vivien 36 and an unnamed father 38 and siblings Barbara 18 Richard Ames 13 Donna Ames 13. One body found on the charred first floor others in a waterfilled cellar.

Westbrook Maine Leslie E. Andrews Pride’s Corner Andrews James Vivien Barbara Richard Donna Ames Cumberland Mills

Five Tommies Wounded in Cyprus Ambush

In Cyprus near Troodos mountains eight miles east of Troodos town British forces repelled an ambush that wounded five Tommies and left one pro Greek Cypriot dead. Reinforcements besieged seven villages as house to house searches began. The incident follows intensified anti British activity since Arch Bishop Makarios exile and a week long protest.

Nicosia Cyprus ESBA Troodos Greece Ma‘saris Greek Union Movement Britain Makarios Kov' Fesamarit

Iron Lungs Arrive in Buenos Aires to Aid Polio Fight

A U S Air Force Globemaster landed in Buenos Aires with 28 iron lungs and gamma globulin to combat polio. Five advisers James Whittemberg and Benjamin Ferris arrived to assist the Argentine health service. Eight new polio deaths raise toll to 160 and 46 new cases push total to 1,722 as government plans to begin vaccinations for children Monday.

Buenos Aires U. S. Air Force Globemaster James Whittemberg Benjamin Ferris Desarbnett Govsvernment

Bulgarian Vice Consul Sentenced in Turkey Espionage Case

Ankara reports Georgi Verabsnoy Tcholakov, former Bulgarian vice consul in Istanbul, was sentenced by a military tribunal to 24 years in prison for espionage. The verdict labels him a spy and ties him to actions aimed at harming Turkish security.

Ankara Turkey Anikera Georgi Verabsnoy Tcholakov Istanbul

Trial of Unionists in Assault Case in San Diego

San Diego UPI reports a trial date set for eight defendants, including three San Diego butchers union officers, linked to an assault against John H. Maurer. Key figures include Sailors Union of the Pacific secretary-treasurer Harry Lundeberg's alleged involvement and seven named defendants facing conspiracy and assault charges. The case stems from a national jurisdictional dispute over packaged meat handling at retail markets.

San Diego UPI Butchers' Union San Francisco Sailors Union Harry Lurdebers John F. O'Loughlin Lundeberg Savo Lundeberg Sailors Union of the Pacific Seafarers International Union Butchers’ Union Nen John 4. Hewick Grand ‘Jury Jerry L. Dimitratos Chester D. Hazel Charles Allen Tu John H. Maurer Long Beach The Clerks’ Union Chula Vista

120 000 New York Irish Parade Draws Raucous Crowds

Some 215 organizations joined the noon to dusk St Patrick's Day parade in Manhattan. Grand Marshal Sean Keating led the march past a green divider line with 40 mounted officers at the front. The color guard of the 69th Infantry followed with two Irish wolfhound mascots, as lodges, schools, parishes, and veterans groups marched in a sea of green amid rain-soaked streets.

44Th St Marca Sean P. Keating New York 69Th Infantry Regiment MacGilliscuddy Patrick O'Brien

Hometown Change After 49 Years In Rome Mixup

George Kara dimas, 75, a retired Cleveland Q bartender, ended up in Rome by error on a return trip to Greece. He left an Athens bound flight at Ciampino Airport, mistaken it for Athens, and wandered into town past passport control, boarding a taxi to Rome and later being rebooked to Athens.

Rome George Karadimas Cleveland Q Greece Kheradimas Athens Ciampino Passport Control Athans

Bank collection car stolen in San Francisco robbery

Thieves stole a Craocker-Anglo National Bank collection car from a busy street in San Francisco on Friday. They pried into the trunk and took about Isissa in cash while two bank employees were in a drug store for seven minutes. PBS agents found the car hours later in another city area.

San Francisco

Fired Professors Win Back Pay and Regents Move Ahead

Edwin W. Pauley was elected new chairman of the University of California Regents. Regents approved paying 162000 in back salaries to 18 faculty members swept up in the 1950 loyalty oath dispute, and allowed construction of a 2000200 music building at Berkeley. Governors Knight called the election unanimous amid reports of a contest. Settlement ends lawsuits and restores rights, with some salary offsets for outside work. all professors returned to duty in January 1953.

Berkeley Los Angeles Edwin W. Pauley Regents of University of California Pauley Regents Fred Goodwin J. Knight Knight State Supreme Court Robert Gordon Sproul Edward C. Tolman

U S Decision Looms on Crisis in Mideast

Washington officials assess a U S plan on the Middle East crisis as Dulles returns from Asia. Discussions focus on UN action against aggressors, possible diplomatic or military steps, and Israeli arms requests to counter Egyptian weapons. Eban pressed for a yes or no on arms aid before Dulles departed.

U. S Mideast Washington Upi George V. Allen Jeter United States Middle East John Dulles Asia Tyr Ursency Cyprus United Nations Israel E L. B. Burns U N Palestine Burns Egypt Abba Eban J Eban

Pasadena Riot By LA Hoodlums Injures Two Teens

Thirty youths from Los Angeles sparked a riot outside a Pasadena hamburger stand at Orange Grove and Fair Oaks. Two youths were critically injured and 24 were arrested after a chase down the Pasadena Freeway. Army Pvt James Davis Delferson and Hubert Hunter were treated at Huntington Memorial Hospital. Police pursued in 10 to 12 cars with units from Pasadena South Pasadena and Los Angeles, halting several suspects near Hermon, Highland Park, and Riverside.

Pasadena CNS Los Angeles Orange Grove Fair Oaks Army James Davis Delferson Hubert Hunter Lake To Huntington Memorial Hospital Jefferson Hunter South Pasadena Hermon Ave Highland Pack Pelice Riverside Sunset Blvd Pelice

Bug Man O'Malley's Not Wearin' Green

A Filipino man named John E. O'Malley, 38, was sentenced Friday to one to ten years in prison after theft convictions. He allegedly posed as a scientific researcher and bilked people of small sums, with 26 arrests and 19 aliases in 35 years. He is held in jail awaiting processing.

Los Angeles O'Malley John E. O'Malley Tzigh

Housewife Kills Son and Hangs Herself in San Bruno

In San Bruno California Mrs Helen Maher a 27 year old housewife strangled one of her five sons with a bathrobe cord and then hanged herself in the hallway of their home Her husband Daniel found the bodies of Mrs Maher and Kevin age 13 in the home The note she left said everything was just too much.

San Bruno Helen Maher

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