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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1955

Page

4

U S Hope Red China to Free Others Told

The State Department welcomed reports that China will release four American airmen held since the Korean War and urged swift action to free others. India’s V K Krishna Menon announced the pilots would be freed within hours, signaling Beijing’s possible replies to pressure from allies. The joint move could ease tensions and open trade prospects with noncommunist nations.

Washington Department Redis China Reds New Delhi India V. K. Krishna Menon Nehru Menon Peiping State Department U.S United States Asia Meron Red China Far East U.S. State Department Reda North Korea John Thomas Downey New Britain Conn Richard George Fecteau Lawrence Mass John K. Arnold Silver Springs William H. Baumer Lewisburg Elmer F.alews Jelya Missoula Mont Eugene Yandi Clayton N.Y John W. Buck Armathwaite Tenn Wallace L. Brown Banks Ala Howard Brown St. Paul Minn Steve E. Kiba Akron Ohio Harry M. Benjamin Jr. Worthington Daniel C. Schmidt Scotia Calif John W. Thompson III Orange Peiping Radio Ameritan Geneva Switzerland Defense Department U. General Assembly Dag Hammarskjold U.N Hammarskjold Chou En-Lai Hammarskijold

U S Efforts Grow To Free Airmen From Red China

U S officials press Peiping for release of 11 B29 airmen held on espionage charges and two civilian employees. Peiping radio announced sentences and killings of many agents amid UN protests and Hammarskjold mediation efforts.

Santa Rosa Snares 18 Youthful Revelers

SANJA RUDA wr authori ties pledged today to keep hoo diumism out of Santa Rosa and Russian River resorts after a weekend roundup of 18 teenage boys charged with illegal drinking. The youths, all between 17 and 20, were arrested Sunday by sheriff's deputies and state liquor control agents as they were drinking beer and gin in parked cars and cabins along the Russian River. Six of the youths who were over 18 were fined 25 dollars each.

Sanja Ruda Wr Santa Rosa Russian River

Race Pileup Brings Death to Vukovich Molloy Special

Vukovich’s car led 50 miles at 136.258 mph, below last year’s 138.842, as 82400 in lap prizes were noted. Reeces broke a connecting rod and overran the pit area but avoided contact. Fred Aga spin ended his race. Jarry Hoyt retired after 306 laps due to oil loss. first 100 miles averaged 196.894 mph, near last year’s 137.823.

Molloy Reeces Vukovich Fred Agapbashian Jarry Hoyt Robbins

Copperhead in TV Screen Stuns Mrs Stevens

In Kansas City Missouri Mrs Verlin R Stevens reported trouble with her television and discovered a two foot copperhead lodged between the picture tube and the glass, a startling and unusual domestic incident.

Real TV Kansas City Gfi Verlin R. Stevens

Nonchalant husband narrator says wife fell in trunk

John Ve deckis 72 told friends his wife fell into a trunk the night before and remained inside with only arms and legs showing. He admitted not pulling her out and went to sleep. Mrs. Ve deckis was later taken to a hospital.

Lhicalyy John Vedeckis Vedeckis

Red China Air Power Seen Manacing Formosa Threat

Analysts warn Red China's air strength may outpace Nationalist and challenge US capabilities. Senators Johnson Magnuson urge a defense budget review amid talks of Peiping aviation growth and potential clashes across the Formosa Strait. The 7th Fleet maintains patrols as experts assess who holds air and sea superiority and the risks of broader involvement.

Senate Lyndon B. Johnson Eisenhower Sen. Magnuson United States Russia China Peiping Red China Nationalist China Formosa United] ‘States America Far East Quemoy Matsu Chiang Kaishek U.S 7Th Fleet

Radish Knife Stabs Man Mate Jailed

Forrest Dunbar, 54, was treated for a chest wound from a paring knife after an argument with his wife Edith, 42, who was jailed on suspicion of assault with intent to murder. Edith claimed her husband kicked her and forced the knife into his chest during a jealous dispute at their Encino home. Dunbar remained in fair condition at Valley Hospital.

Encino Forrest Dunbar Edith Dunbar Valley Hospital

Hunt for Boy's Body in Colorado River

A search is under way for Darrell Snow of Pacoima who drowned in the Colorado River after slipping into a deep pool. His older brother and sister were with him as the family traveled home from a trip east, and the parents are Mr and Mrs Eugene Snow.

Needles Darrell Snow Pacoima Colorado Eugene Snow

Asian Communist Leaders to Parley in Peiping

Chung Shing Jit Pao reports Southeast Asian Communist chiefs from Red China North Korea Cambodia Laos North Viet Nam Burma Malaya India and Japan will meet in Peiping for talks once Peng Teh-huai returns as defense minister. Final arrangements follow his Warsaw conference attendance.

Sungapgn Peiping Chung Shing Jit Pao Hong Kong Red China North Korea Cambodia Laos North Viet Nam Burma Malaya India Japan Peng Teh-huai Russia

SAS plane sets unofficial trans polar record to LA

A Scandinavian Airlines aircraft completed a Copenhagen Denmark to Los Angeles flight in 21 hours 62 minutes on Sunday, surpassing a prior SAS record. The milestone marks a new benchmark in trans polar air travel for the carrier.

Los Angeles Scandinavian Airlines Copenhagen Denmark SAS

Canyon Blaze Burns Seventy Acres in Hasley Canyon

UPI reports a brush fire burned seventy acres in Hasley Canyon starting Saturday in a cabin. No injuries were reported. The blaze occurred about fifty miles north of Los Angeles along the Ridge Route.

Castric Upi Hasley Canyon Los Angeles

Four Kiddies and Mother Found Dead in Montana Coulee

Authorities theorize exposure caused the deaths of 23 year old Alice Phillips and her four children Mary Cary Clifford and William found in a rough Montana coulee seven miles from their ranch home. Sheriff Bradley said a heavy rainstorm Thursday night likely contributed to the tragedy. The husband Howard Phillips 24 told police he left for groceries Thursday and returned to find his family missing initiating the search.

Geraldine Mont Coulee Montana Alice Phillips Mary Cary Clifford William Jack Bradley Bradley Howard Phillips Geraldine Thurs Cehildren

Youth Charged After Sash Weight Thrown at Clergy

Ken W. Perry, 18, a Los Angeles City College student, held on charges after hurling a 10 pound sash weight from the Wiltern Theater balcony toward a minister and his assistant on stage. The incident occurred during a service as Perry was arrested nearby on a bus.

Ls Angtled Sun Royce Ken W. Perry Wiltern William Hornaday Church of Religious Science Norman Lunde Perry

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