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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1956

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Eisenhower campaign near Hollywood Bowl in California

President Eisenhower toured the West Coast calling for a bold school program suited to the atomic era while accusing Adlai Stevenson of peddling political fables. He spoke in Tacoma and planned a Hollywood Bowl rally with entertainment by many stars, then prepared for a Denver stop and a Portland telecast.

Tacoma Wash Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson Citizens For Eisenhower College of Puget! Sound Hhey Long Beach Sowhern California Lockheed Air Terminal Burbank Hollywood Bowl U. S Thomas H. Kuchel Ore Hollywood Bua Abbott Lou Castello June Allyson Ward Bond James Cagney Walt Disney Irene Dunne Bob Hope Jerry Lewis Anita Louise Virginia Mayo Jeanette McDonald Monte Montena George Murphy Michael O'Shea Dick Powell Gene Raymond Ginger Rogers Randolph Lcott James Stewart Robert Taylor John Wayne Fred Astaire Stirling Holloway David Brian Jen Tecoma Seattle Stevenson

Pan American planes report engine trouble near Hawaii

A Pan American flight en route from Los Angeles to Honolulu diverted to San Francisco after one engine failed. Nine aboard transferred to another plane for Honolulu after landing. Earlier, Sovereign of the Skies, traveling from Honolulu to San Francisco, ditched in the ocean with 31 aboard. Coast Guard rescue quickly saved all.

Jepeee PauTlh Pan American Los Angeles Honolulu San Francisco Sovereign of the Skies Honlulu Coast Guard Cutler

Tornado Hits Crystal City Area Wrecks Homes

A tornado struck Crystal City area early today demolishing two homes and damaging a warehouse while a cloudburst dropped six inches of rain near Uvalde. Strong storms caused localized flooding and power outages as emergency crews responded to the damage.

Dallas VPA Crystal City Uvalde

Married in hospital bed bride faces cancer amputation

Cherrie Lee Thompson a 17 year old hospital bride in Oklahoma City will lose her leg after cancer is diagnosed. She wed her 21 year old groom Larry Jay a soldier on emergency leave. Surgery is planned Friday to remove the leg to fight the malignancy.

Oklahoma City UPA Cheerie Lee Thompson Larry Jay Jay Jackson S, C Cherrie ST. Anthony Hospital Laroy Korea Thompson

Court Bars Texas-Adams Firm in New York

New York State Attorney General Jacob K. Javits secured an injunction barring the Texas-Adams Co. of New York and Denver and four executives from securities business in New York. The suit alleges a stock swindle exceeding 2.3 million dollars, with the firm on the verge of insolvency and using deceptive promotions.

New York Jacob K Javits Texas - Adams Oi Co Denver Colo New York State Dayits Geodrly Supreme Court S. Samuel di Falco William J. McCarthy Francis Peter Crosty Denise Darcel Worth Pettit Salt Lake City Gene Meredith Royal Nevada Hotel Las Vegas Nev Contol of Texas-Adams Oe Ee Peat Texas- Adams Concern Philip Gordon & Co., Inc Gui

Employment in L A Hits New Record

In September the Los Angeles Long Beach region posted a record total employment of 745,800, with Long Beach at 132,200. George Toll of the California Employment Service cited gains in retail trade and services, noting manufacturing recovery after a six month dip and a 40,500 rise from September 1955.

Long Beach Los Angeles- Long Beach George Toll California Employment Service Toll Los Angelles

Mother Accepts School for Daughter After Jail Stint

In California Missouri a mother Mary Schoenheit who had kept her 7 year old daughter Mary from public school was jailed for neglecting to send her to class. After a stay in jail and a promise to enroll on Monday she said she was whipped and would comply. The case highlights parental protest against public schooling and a separate inquiry in Eldon Missouri over a girl kept from school due to alleged dangers on school grounds.

Missouri Mary L. Schoenheit William Cheney Schoenheit California Mary Cheney Stephanie Eldon Mary 1S Schoenheit Heidbreder Eldon, Mo

Weather forecast notes low clouds and fog Friday

A local forecast indicates low clouds and fog early Friday, with the rest of the day expected to be mostly sunny. The outlook calls for improving skies as temperatures rise into the afternoon.

Stevenson Attacks GOP Single Interest Government in Akron

Adlai E Stevenson labeled the Eisenhower administration a single‑interest government at a Akron rally saying a Democratic victory would oust it. He argued the party should lead vote choices over personal appeal and charged the cabinet with fear of change and big business influence. He questioned why Eisenhower joined the Republican Party if he disliked its direction.

Stevenson Ohio Adlai E Stevenson Eisenhower Akron Republican Party Michigan Flint Mich Democratic Party Saginaw

Court Rejects Chessman Plea in Habeas Case

The U S Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court's denial of Daryl Chessman's writ of habeas corpus. The 35-year-old inmate, Los Angeles’ “red light bandit,” was convicted in 1948 for kidnapping and attempted rape and sentenced to death. He argued he was denied constitutional rights and access to attend proceedings, but the appeals court ruled he was not entitled to appear in person or participate in transcript settlement.

Lawn Francisco U.S. Court of Appeals Daryl Chessman Los Angeles Chessman Louis Goodman Charles W. Fricke

Auto Plant Explosion Burns Four Teens in Wisconsin

Four teen workers were burned and six seriously injured in an explosion and fire at the American Motors testing department in Kenosha Wisconsin. The blast came from a subsurface gas pipe and damaged electrical switch, igniting oil sawdust and waste. About 200 people were on site. eight were released after treatment and six remained hospitalized with serious burns.

Kenosia Wis UPI American Motor Co Automobile American Motors Nash, Hudson Rambler Automobiles

Nobel Prizes Spotlight Medically Groundbreaking Method

Two Americans and a German have won Nobel Prizes in medicine for a new method to study heart ailments. The article notes the achievement and mentions related science coverage on Page A-3.

Bartender Burked at LA Bar After Hours Stabbing

Los Angeles police report bartender John J. Burke was stabbed to death after refusing to serve two men after hours. The assailants entered the bar after closing, threatened him with a knife, and fled as Burke was fatally wounded. Witnesses saw him stagger back inside.

Los Angeles John J. Burke Burke

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