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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1956
Page
7
A New York City public works dispute grows as workers groan under a heavy snow pileup, with the pact vote shaping responses and ongoing service delays.
The report notes wage increases at Douglas and North American and high contract acceptance at several locals, bringing 33,000 workers into a two year period of peace. It also details a severe Northeast snowstorm with evacuations, transportation disruptions, and numerous closures across New York and surrounding states.
New York reports Merck and Ciba announced two hypertension drugs Inver sine and ecolid. Inver sine claims 10 to 50 times stronger blood pressure control, described as a major advance. Ecolid aims to halt nerve impulses affecting blood pressure and works alone or with tranquilizers like Res erving.
In Los Angeles a Mrs. Rockefeller, 35, says she values Southern California privacy after a monthlong stay with her one year old son while she awaits a big divorce settlement from Winthrop Rockefeller. The mention ties Bobo Rockefeller to Bobo Olson, a prizefighter, in a tabloid snapshot.
Dorothy Pursley, 44, who shot her stepdaughter Paula Pursley in Las Vegas, was found with friends after an overnight disappearance from a Phoenix private sanatorium. Released on 9000 bond for assault with intent to kill, she planned to shoot her ex-husband's new wife Olive Pratt. Last seen at the sanatorium around 4 pm Sunday in a pink robe.
U S Air Force in Europe says it is rushing 37 000 pounds of earthquake relief supplies to Lebanon from Dhahran Saudi Arabia and Nouasseur Morocco. Tents blankets and medical items are included as part of aid to destitute families in the region.
Secretary of Welfare Folsom told ABC on Sunday that about 40 million children in the United States have already had one or two Salk polio injections. He indicated under 15 will likely have two shots, while many may not receive a third dose before this summer.
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