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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1955
Page
10
In Long Beach, California, Friday’s notices summarize local items including community events and civic updates captured in the Friday edition. The fragment references November occurrences and civic postings characteristic of the period.
Ex convict Saulter formerly tied to heroin addiction faced a Senate subcommittee in San Francisco seeking details of narcotics traffic with Red China. Sen Price Daniel cautioned him about perjury while Saulter invoked the Fifth Amendment before answering some questions with silence or denial.
BERKELEY Dr Malcolms Department has invoices showing 630,720 doses shipped into the state and available through public health programs and private physicians to all persons through age 14 and pregnant women. The rate is about 17,000 inoculations weekly with deliveries lagging. Merrill said California uses all vaccine allocated, with some orders not yet filled, and emphasized vaccine is safe and protective against paralytic polio. Also noted veteran actor Donald McClelland, 52, died in New York, with Broadway appearances.
In Philadelphia seven musicians and a girl vocalist from a rhythm and blues band were arrested on narcotics charges after police allowed the act to finish three more numbers to avoid revealing backstage drama to about 1,000 dancers. Ray Charles, age 25, cooperated with police. Also charged were William J. Peoples 24 Orlando FL Jay Dennis 28 Pranisb Beer Newman 25 Les New York LA Jay Shiffild 25 Joe Willis 33 and Joseph Harris who appeared as Joan of Arc in The Lark at Longacre Theater in New York. The piece by Lillian Hellman reimagines Joan as a young woman choosing duty over love. Harris and Boris Karloff star. Leonard Bernstein provided music interludes.
Julie Harris delivers another standout performance on Broadway as critics hail her energy and precision. Mark Barron notes the production’s steady pace, sharp dialogue, and Harris’s compelling stage presence driving strong audience acclaim.
Hollywood builds James Dean legend as a genius who died young. Nick Ray, who directed Dean in Rebel Without a Cause, recalls their bond and plans for a shared company and TV series. Ray notes Dean was vital and earnest, not difficult, and suggests he would have become a great actor or director.
The article notes a celebrated figure rising in Oscar chatter as Rebel magazine reports thriving sales and bold plans for seven books. He is already being boomed for film roles and eyed for future projects including a likely appearance in Giant.
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