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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1956
Page
3
The EOKA movement declares execution of British Governor Sir John Harding as a duty of every Greek. Leaflets label him a sadistic tormentor and promise a national hero’s name for the assassin. Police distribute counter leaflets urging Cypriots to disown the violence and defend their island’s Greek cultural reputation.
A wealthy contractor, Joseph Collins, 35, was arrested at 4:20 am in Hollywood Hills on charges tied to operating a house of prostitution described as a sex orgy. Victor A. Case, Denise Winters, Linda Randalls, and Pam Perry faced various charges. all were released on bail.
Avie Alay Hunter died today as the third of quadruplets born ten days earlier at Methodist Hospital in Dallas to Mrs. George Hunter wife of aviation worker Alarie Gay. Marie Gay survives with a birth weight of three pounds. Hospital attendants attributed deaths to complications of premature birth.
Democratic chairman Paul M. Butler said President Eisenhower would rather be popular than lead the nation and accused him of abandoning leadership. Doctors completed an annual check of Eisenhower at Walter Reed Hospital amid campaign health questions. Kefauver and Adlai Stevenson campaigned in California for the June 3 wine over take-all primary, as delegates close in on the Democratic nominating convention.
Pigeons from the Signal Corps pigeon center at Ft Monmouth N J will be flown in review during Armed Forces Day events at Ft Huachuca Arizona on May 19. They may return to Ft Monmouth as part of training, per the fort's public information office.
Detroit was hit by weekend layoffs as Chrysler and General Motors reduce output to match demand. About 6,500 Chrysler workers were told not to report Friday and Monday, with Friday extension to Tuesday, while GM curtailed production for the weekend and offered one day shutdowns at many plants.
Sonoma County District Attorney Joseph Maddux argues the Santa Rosa murder trial should stay closed to protect the defendant’s right to a fair defense. He cites federal and state cases and asks the Third District Court of Appeal to uphold Judge Donald Geary’s order, noting the case involve sensitive testimony and the defendant’s protection.
Hollywood police report an ad bandit robbed a housewife and attacked her with a knife after gaining entry under a pretense of buying a fur coat. Mrs. Louis Shores, 43, was tied and tied with a nylon stocking, later hospitalized. Authorities link similar crimes in nearby cities and consider a possible link to a fatal January knife attack in Van Nuys.
MacCagran admitted heroin use and a daily habit after the first discovery aboard a Greek or Swedish ship inbound from the Orient to New York. He peddled narcotics and lived off the proceeds. He is in county jail awaiting arraignment in Long Beach Superior Court May 25. Trembly notes a prior San Quentin marijuana sentence.
In Knoxville Tennessee a blind University of Tennessee student Edgar Lee Edens received a 60 day jail term and $100 fine for drunken driving. The judge suspended both sentence and fine. Edens, aided by a state rehabilitation program for the blind, claimed he operated the gear while a sighted companion handled gas and the car was found intoxicated. Patrolman Miller testified Edens was under the influence as the companion issued directions. The companion remained unidentified.
Los Angeles police arrested the final two suspects in a 300000 extortion robbery and kidnapping attempt targeting retired La Canada chiropractor Dr Ralph Dorn. Sylvester Creal, 20, and Georgette Watson, 20, were jailed on robbery suspicions after arrests at a East Los Angeles party and a Watts motel. An all day night search followed an informant tip about Dorn's cash stash amid a Las Vegas money order plan. Dorn faces a May 28 superior court trial on an abortion charge.
Britain signals possible independence for the Gold Coast within the Commonwealth pending a general election and favorable legislature. Togoland votes on a U.N. plebiscite to join the Gold Coast at independence, with similar moves for French Togoland. Kwame Nkrumah leads the Gold Coast government and parliament formed in 1952.
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union leaders in the New York metropolitan area voted to move their 18,000 members from the independ ent union into the AFL CIO International Union of Electrical Workers. The bolt ends the UE after CIO expelled it six years ago for alleged Communist links. The plan by 300 shops chairmen and district 4 delegates from 60 locals in New Jersey New York City Brooklyn Long Island and Westchester awaits member approval.
Panama shuts saloons liquor stores and social clubs from noon today to noon Sunday under order for election day calm. Voters will choose a president two vice presidents and 53 national assemblymen with bans on parades demonstrations and inter-district travel already in effect.
After initial questioning Miss Webster remained in a distraught condition. Police held her for further quizzing as they investigated the shooting of Miss Hatcher in Apt 5 at the apartment house managed by Wilbur L. Webster. A neighbor reported a disturbing record player while the scene showed unkempt surroundings, two whisky bottles, dirty dishes and full ash trays. The bullet entered Miss Hatcher’s temple and exited under her left ear.
Czechoslovakia announced today it had arrested 10 members of an alleged American directed spy ring. The Prague Radio said those arrested spied on the Czech aviation industry for the American secret service and were directed from West Berlin.
London reports the Foreign Office confirmed Britain published its apology over the Lionel Crabb case. Crabb, a retired RN skin diver, disappeared April 19 near Portsmouth Harbor by Soviet warships during Bulganin Khrushchev visit. Moscow claimed dive tests. Britain said Crabb likely acted without authorization and expressed regret.
DETROIT UE The search for Ben Levinson missing since Wednesday night concluded Friday when he was located two blocks from his residence. A separate item notes a 130 pound cast iron lion.
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