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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1955
Page
9
Lewis L. Strauss chairman of the U S Atomic Energy Commission arrived by plane from London on Monday night and will spend three days in Denmark.
Sacramento backers of fair employment practices plan a direct appeal to the Assembly after a Ways and Means defeat. Rumford urged withdrawal for floor vote and floated a $100,000 start, while opponents argued against a new state agency. Final action postponed. related bills on tax agencies and workers compensation advanced in the Legislature.
Governor Goodwin J A Knight greets Variety Clubs International as it opens its 29th annual convention in Hollywood. Knight praises the clubs charity work aiding indigent, aged, and other underserved groups and notes his associate member status with the show business organization.
Georgia Asper, 25, sues Adolph Spreckels and Polytechnic Hospital in San Francisco Superior Court seeking 30,000 general damages and 10,000 punitive damages for alleged entry into her room and attempted assault. An additional 50,000 seeks negligence damages against the hospital. Papers served on Spreckels’ attorney in San Francisco. 30 days to answer. Spreckels previously served a jail term for beating his fifth wife, Kay Williams.
Sacramento lawmakers approve exemption for state college students over 25 from compulsory physical education. Senate voted to send bill to Gov Knight and Assembly passed the measure. Supporters say ex servicemen need less mandated gym time due to prior exercise.
London reports Britain's Communist Party announced it would field 17 candidates for the House of Commons in the May 26 general election. The Reds seek support from Communist voters for Labor and entered 10 candidates in the last election. the party claims 35,000 members in Britain.
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