21 May 1954
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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1954
Page
1
Government data show consumer prices slid two tenths of a percent from mid-March to mid-April due mainly to April 1 excise tax cuts. The drop affects about 1.25 million workers in auto, aircraft, and farm equipment sectors tied to the cost index.
Actress Bette Davis and her sister Barbara Davis Berry face a Superior Court suit for 19464 dollars plus costs after a February Laguna Beach crash on Catalina Street near Miss Davis residence. Plaintiffs Robert and Yvonne Cherry seek 18000 and 1000 respectively for injuries and medical expenses.
The Navy boosted its estimate of Russian submarine strength to more than 400, about 30 higher than prior figures. Adm. Schindler warned of chaotic outcomes if a submarine penetrated U.S. waters and noted American subs could launch missiles with atomic warheads against enemy shores. Chemical defense plans and atomic power applications for aviation were also discussed at an Armed Forces meeting. Separately, three Los Alamitos girls missing for 12 hours were found asleep under shrubbery in Long Beach after walking from home. police reunited them with parents.
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In Jackson, North Carolina, Capt. Michael P. Carroll of Camp Lejeune slashed his wife and slaughtered three children with a hatchet, then stabbed himself to death. Coroner Talbert Jones identified Carroll, a Georgia native, as the killer. the children ages four to seven died at the Carroll home and hospital. The wife survived in serious condition. motive was not established.
Three small defense posts in the Red River Delta held off Viet Minh attempts to encircle and capture them as Dien Bien Phu defense. Yen Phu Anxa and Coquan, supplied by French air drops, faced heavy mortar and machine gun assaults for nearly two weeks. Anxa repelled two major infantry charges while defenders, outnumbered about six to one, received bombardment from Viet Minh and French air strikes targeted the besiegers. The Phu Ly sector houses 12 Viet Minh battalions, with a recent French counterattack driving back 4,000 attackers near Phu Ly and toward Pha Ly.
A weather note reports drizzle easing by noon in Long Beach with a cautious forecast for improved conditions. Hazy sun is anticipated Saturday and warmer weather, with no further drizzle expected this week according to the weatherman.
In Pittsburg California Air Force Captain Lawrence Thalkens of McClelland Field Sacramento was bitten on the right ankle by a two foot rattler while golfing. He killed the snake and walked a mile to the clubhouse where Pro Hen Graziola rushed him to a hospital. Suction devices drew venom overnight and doctors expect his recovery.
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FRANKFURT AP Eight years after the Danube Passau ax and fire killings of Maj. Everett Corran Capt Adrian Wessler and Lt Stanley Rosewater a US officer James M Leech of Lima Ohio former Army captain faces murder charges extradition papers move to bring him to trial Two victims died by ax one by fire The case tied to a town commander position and a reformatory escape earlier notes detail burglary and juvenile court proceedings unrelated to the Passau killings
Low clouds persist tonight followed by hazy sunshine Saturday morning. Temperatures rise slightly with sunny periods by Saturday afternoon as conditions warm through the day.
Two St. Louis policemen who helped capture Bobby Greenlease's kidnapers were jailed for perjury after lying to a federal grand jury about the $600,000 ransom. Former officer Shoulders received three years, rookie Dolan two. Judge Ridge cited Shallers' control over the case. Both men faced appeals and were jailed pending action.
A twin engine Navy flying boat with eight crew ditched in the Pacific about 460 miles northeast of Oahu while en route from San Diego to Pearl Harbor. The craft feathered an engine 610 miles out and landed on the water at 3 10 a m Honolulu time. All hands were reported safe as search efforts continued nearby.
Nancy L. Mertens, 21, daughter of Ches ter Lauck of Lum and Abner, was killed in West Los Angeles when her sports car struck a parked car and rammed another on Wilshire Blvd after traveling at high speed. She was divorced from Richard Mertens and lived with her parents.
The White House announced President Eisenhower will deliver the keynote address at Columbia University's bicentennial dinner in New York on May 31. He will fly to New York that afternoon and return that night after the broadcast across major radio and television networks.
The United States silenced a shortwave radio operated by Romania’s legation in Washington for unlicensed transmission to Bucharest. The State Department warned Romanian Minister Marin Florea Ionescu two weeks earlier that foreign missions may not run unlicensed radio senders, a move prompted by FCC monitoring. A Hungarian legation station was shut down similarly months earlier. No reply from Ionescu and no details on message content were provided.
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