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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1955
Page
6
Niagara Falls Niagara River ice jam remained under natural control as weather turned favorable for the first time in a week. Open water appeared in several sections along the 12 mile lower stretch between the falls and Lake Ontario. Demolition work with dynamite at the river mouth did not move the jam, while slush fires burned and the main mass held firm.
Janet Kay Cruzen of St. Louis, 11, tells police she was abducted and forced into a car on her way to school. She was dumped near a hospital in Alton Illinois after the attack. A 36 year old laborer was taken in for questioning.
Griswold urged drastic changes to smog laws, asking Los Angeles officials to push seven proposals for state legislation. Suggested limits cut pollutant density from stacks and vehicles, halve oil emissions to 0.5 grams per minute, and classify steam from plants containing any chemical contaminant as a pollutant.
Panama's National Assembly convicts former president Jose Ramon Guizado as an accessory in the assassination of Jose Antonio Remon. He receives six years eight months in prison, loses his rank, and is barred from public office for the term. The verdict, by 45 to 8, followed a secret session at the Palace of Justice after a two thirds vote.
In Sacramento a bill to raise death benefits for widows of workers killed in industrial accidents from 8400 to 16000 failed in the Assembly Insurance and Finance Committee for lack of one vote. Eleven members supported it and five opposed, short of the twelve needed to move to the Assembly floor. Proponents may seek another vote later amid industry opposition over the heavier burden. The panel also defeated a bill to start compensation benefits from the first day of incapacity after seven days of disability, instead of after 49 days.
Standard Oil of California uses pint-size laboratory pilot plants to test cost reducing methods before full scale production. These tiny refineries help create balanced gasolines for higher compression engines, enabling more miles per barrel while prices rise only modestly since 1925.
Santa Barbara dedicates a 408 acre Goleta campus as a liberal arts center under a 22 million dollar plan. Provost Dr. Clark G. Kuebler warns that highly trained technicians can be cultural illiterates. Gov Knight and UC President Sproul attend the ceremony with 3,500 in attendance. Investments sure to pay off, classified ads.
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