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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1953
Page
5
Douglas K. Candland son of Mr and Mrs Horace G Candland of 2695 Fashion Ave has been appointed co editor of the Pomona College student handbook. Candland a freshman majoring in sociology is a Poly High School graduate of 1952.
A 14 year old Compton youth is jailed on charges of stealing 670 in cash and merchandise from four stores between March 15 and April 27. Police recovered most items, save 45 packs of cigarettes, and found a mapped list of 14 target sites. The boy, who entered only four locations, allegedly sold the cigarets and carried stolen goods on his bicycle. He will be turned over to juvenile authorities.
Attorney George B. Shibley faced nine contempt charges as a result of a Marine Corps court of inquiry at El Toro over the new military code. He declined to answer questions during Dec four to six and failed to return on Dec eight, triggering an arrest warrant. Shibley had represented Master Sgt. John Russell Bennett in an earlier court martial whose sentence was revised and annulled. The ruling affirmed a confidential attorney client bond, though Yankwich said the bond was waived by Shibley’s letter to the commandant.
U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and Mutual Security Administrator Harold Stassen arrive for the first stop on a 12 nation information tour of the Middle and Near East. Their mission focuses on Britain Egypt and Israel amid Suez crisis tensions. Dulles says the trip aims to learn and convey friendship between the United States and the region’s peoples.
Chester Bowles former Ambassador to India said at the White House the fight against communism in Asia is better militarily than a year ago after a 45 minute conference with President Eisenhower. He returned from six weeks touring Southeast Asia and Japan and noted economic and political issues remain the core problems.
Connie Jean Ayres, 34, of 4447 Woodruff Ave, suffered minor burns in a house fire that caused 1250 dollars in damage Saturday night. Deputies said the blaze started in a closet where a child and her brother Charles, 7, had been playing with matches while 15 year old Jerry Anne Chapman was in the kitchen. The older girl failed to extinguish the fire with a pan of water and called the county fire department.
Seven American civilians freed from North Korean internment arrived in Moscow aboard the Trans-Siberian Express. Ambassador Bohlen led the welcome as a U.S. plane was arranged to fly them home from Vnukova Airport. The group included five missionaries, a Maryknoll priest, and a former State Department employee, among others.
A passenger train struck a car at 60 mph Sunday night near Nome Texas killing six people from Beau Kilse area. Identified victims include James Edward Polivet J W Dean Jr John Ramsey Raymond Mitchell and Annie B Briscoe. a female victim remained unidentified.
A promotional notice invites readers to join Arthur Murray's Over 40 Club for informal dance classes. It promises learning new steps, regaining confidence, developing grace, and making friends while noting dancing helps keep you young as doctors recommend.
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