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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1955
Page
10
Denver dispatch describes restrictions on photographing President Eisenhower at Fitzsimons Army Hospital after his Sept. 24 coronary thrombosis. Photographers face height barriers and surveillance as they attempt to glimpse the president from external vantage points, with one climber reaching an 85-foot screen for a distant telephoto view.
Denver physicians and out of state cardiologists question the Beck and Brofman proposed heart operation for President Eisenhower. Dr Maurice Sokolow calls the procedure not indicated except in extreme pain while Dr Francis Rosenbaum notes long term diagnosis uncertainty.
Doris Day Birl Douglas and Gordon Macrae join a Hollywood ranching syndicate by purchasing a 13,000 acre California ranch near Macdoel in Siskiyou County for 2 million dollars. Investors include Robert Kirschmer Frans Hofnes and partners in the outer. Principal stockholder is Robert Franklyn with local ranchers Warren and Roy Farnam and others.
Long Beach figures clash over a legislative lobby effort as Allen argues for a fact driven report. He claims others opposed his bill and cites lobbyists and public relations support while detailing city revenue stakes from tidelands and port development.
President Eisenhower showed improvement today with his first cup of coffee and a wave to others at Fitzsimons Army Hospital. Morning exams noted normal temperature pulse and blood pressure, with cardiogram showing advanced evolutionary changes. The bed was moved to a terrace on the sixth floor where he spent 35 minutes in the sun and could wave to fellow patients below.
Ten youths from Long Beach and nearby communities have been selected for training as prospective officers in the California National Guard. The 62 recruits from Southern California will form the 4th Candidate Company at Ontario Armory, aiming to earn commissions as second lieutenants under Lt. Col. Alvin E. Howell.
A $158,000 slander and libel suit was filed in Superior Court by Mrs. Freda May Carman of Long Beach against rancher J. E. Prentice. The case centers on allegedly defamatory remarks about Carman’s morals and a penciled note on a report to the State Industrial Accident Commission. Carman sought compensation for injuries from a fall while employed by Prentice.
Los Angeles city per capita costs for the 1954 55 school year show a $2.52 rise for elementary education while high school and junior college expenditures drop. School system controller J M Haviken released a summary noting elementary cost at $217.63 per pupil.
R K Stickney reported he tried to relax as his sports car flipped onto its side and skidded 75 yards on the Pasadena freeway Wednesday. He escaped unharmed, police said.
Arnold Toynbee and Henry Cabot Lodge will receive honorary degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at a special public convocation next Thursday evening. The college said the event aims to emphasize the need for greater religious motivation in all human activities.
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