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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1956
Page
2
Miami detective Keith Rogers reported at a council convention that up to 41.5 percent of store thefts involve women’s nightgowns slips panties and hose. He said 75 percent of thieves are employees and that men’s furnishings and cosmetics follow in popularity.
Three persons were honored yesterday at the National Rehabilitation Association annual conference in Denver for assisting the disabled. Charles H. Warner, president, presented citations to Maj. Gen. Melvin Mass, Hazel Farscott of San Francisco, and Colorado Governor Ed Johnson for their contributions to employment and rehabilitation efforts.
Lt Cmdr Shannon W McCrary 36 of La Jolla Calif a Mira mar squadron commander and pioneer in the Navy night fighter program died when his jet crashed in a mountain canyon three miles from Miramar Naval Air Station Navy officials said He sank five enemy ships in the Pacific during World War II according to a Navy spokesman.
The French Premier Mollet faces a confidence vote after drawing a six point policy line on the Suez Canal. Egyptian President Nasser nationalized the canal, sparking delays in international management talks. Talks with Britain and France continue as Cairo signals possible exploratory talks next week.
Wichita Kans UP Mary Ann Gamache 34 confessed to stabbing two of her three sons to death with investigators noting a note blaming herself as a poor wife and mother She had a nervous breakdown and said Danny 7 was not harmed The double slaying was found after she wandered on railroad tracks near Peabody reported by a farmer and officers quoted her planning to throw herself under a train
A massive ammonia leak from a Jones & Laughlin plant caused fumes to drift over Pittsburgh's Soho and surrounding areas late Tuesday night. Police and firefighters evacuated blocks, closed streets, and warned residents while authorities assessed the nonlethal danger. Over 100 responders set up masks and water streams to neutralize the spill as trolleys rerouted and bars closed out of caution.
The fragment asks if rapid movement serves to undo responsibility, implying a moral or theological question about human agency and divine intention. It challenges whether speed alleviates accountability or burdens of action.
Pasadena, California. Walter G. Borchers, 45, a former clergyman and insurance executive, is described by private investigator Jack Fagg as a high school kid in love with Dorothy McCully, 31, his part time secretary and ex-wife of a Texas tavern operator found dead in the trunk of Borchers car. Borchers, who says he shot her after losing a gun in a struggle, faces trial and may be represented by a public defender.
Bonn Germany West German political leader announced that Karl Otto Hamann former East German trade minister has been released from a Communist prison where he served a 10 year sabotage term He was pardoned by President Wilhelm Pieck and freed with his daughter Liv Hamann
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