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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1954
Page
3
By Jack Bell Bridges may head the GOP policy panel as Maglioli chooses and Doe aw records early progress in the ongoing committee discussions with key endorsements shaping the lineup and agenda.
Umberto Magliali of Italy shattered his previous Pan-American road race mark with an unofficial 1 24 18 for 186 miles Parral to Chihuahua. He finished lap with total 16 02 33, widening lead over Phil Hill of Santa Monica. Hans Hermann in a Porsche placed third in class as Cadillacs edge Lincolns in race.
PYCUSBURG Ky early morning fire leveled two thirds of the town's business district for the third time since 1901. The blaze started in a grocery owned by Mrs Marguerite Bennett and spread to three unoccupied buildings a garage and another grocery before control at 3 30 am. Cause undetermined. Dycusburg has population 300. Only three buildings remain.
In Quintandinha Brazil a 231 member Inter American Economic Conference opened with calls for hemispheric solidarity. The United States signaled limited concessions while Brazil eyed a new conference chair and committee form, as Secretary George Humphrey arrived to outline Washington policy for regional power, transportation and trade growth.
Three couples en route to Arizona for a triple wedding were in a car crash on Highway 99 near Garnet. Two young men, Ralph Ramos and Paul Rodriguez, 19, died. Four others including Dan Torres, 29, Ruth Prieto, Eva Gutierrez, and Sylvia Hernandez, all 16, were injured and hospitalized. The car went out of control, skidded 400 feet, and dropped 20 feet from a bridge shortly before midnight Sunday.
Secretary James P. Mitchell states the AFL and CIO merger is nearer, promising industrial peace and greater responsibility for labor leaders. He spoke on a New York Times Youth Forum, asserting benefits for the nation.
Green River Utah reports show a 108 car Denver and Rio Grande Western freight train derailment after a broken wheel sent 38 cars off the rails. Five crew members unharmed. The California Zephyr and Prospector were held. passengers stayed aboard overnight as communications were disrupted between Salt Lake City and Denver.
Sir Oliver Franks former British ambassador to the United States says millions in Europe and Asia have lost faith in American democracy because of Senator Joseph McCarthy. He calls the situation a tragedy noting Americans remain unaware of the damage to the U S reputation abroad.
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