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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1955
Page
2
In Oslo during municipal elections 2000 youths crowded Akersgata for Louis Armstrong tickets. Aftenposten doorway blocking led a janitor to flood the entrance with a hose. Police arrived as screaming girls and drenched fans clashed, windows broke, and several youths were carried off.
Washington reports Nixon and Knowland as leading GOP prospects if Eisenhower retires. Warren, Knowland, Nixon vie for position with Nixon viewed as likely nominee. Warren faces age and stance limits, while Knowland lacks broad backing beyond California. Decisive action waits on Eisenhower’s future, leaving race in expectant standby.
Suburban Lookewood radio station KLAK faced a shutdown scare as a telephone repairman found a skunk in the basement. Deputies planned a knock-out gas method before one officer donned a gas mask, retrieved the unconscious animal, and shot it to end the threat amid fears broadcasting could be compromised. The incident mirrors other odd news items from Moscow and London in a gravity-defying wire service roundup.
A historical remark attributed to James Matthew Bartle, a 19th century Saint and novelist, debating charm as a defining virtue. The fragment reflects social views on personal charisma versus possessions in the era.
A columnist discusses how parents misinterpret hearing issues in children, noting tests show over three million hard of hearing students in the United States. The piece promotes Bel tone Audio-Selector Evaluation and announces upcoming Beltone hearing aid options and a column in the newspaper.
The Army reports that three American soldiers were killed when their car drove over a railing and plunged about 20 feet into the China Sea near Nago Okinawa on Sunday.
The 5th Field Artillery Battalion’s Battery J, commanded by Captain Clifford A. Upton, returns to New York after 43 years overseas service. The unit, formed March 1, 1776 as the New York Provincial Artillery Company, will go to Fort Riley Kansas for reassignment. Eighty six enlisted men and two officers march ashore with M 1 rifles, recalling a long unbroken overseas record.
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