Living Costs Rise in L A and Nation
The Long Beach Los Angeles area saw living costs rise 0.5 percent from August to September, with national prices up 0.4 percent. Food costs gained 0.4 percent nationally while housing rose 1.2 percent. Transportation climbed 1.4 percent and apparel up one percent. The report notes limited inflation recently, with slight rises in fruits, vegetables, and detergents, and warns of a broad index fluctuation within one percent since November. Mrs Aryness Joy Wickens cites stable prices and record average net earnings for workers with dependents, totaling 71.55 dollars weekly, up about 1.25 from August.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
Max TD. Kossoris
U_ 3
Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Kossoris
Hicker Piness Forshtete
Reading
Aryness Joy Wickens
Russia pushes UN debate on arms cuts
Russia demanded a full UN Disarmament Commission debate without waiting for Big Four ministers. Sobolev urged open discussion as an essential step, noting general assembly talks already focus on disarmament. US open skies plan cited, debate stressed amid deadlock and sanctions, with broader support for reducing armed forces.
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Russia
U. N. Assembly
Sukady AQ Sobelev
Disarmament Commissione
Furth
Sail
Sohalew
United Nations
Geneva
France
Soviet Union
Canada
U. S
Eisenhower
United States
Sobolev
Security
Cone
Margaret Reported as Undecided About Royal Engagement
London dispatch says Princess Margaret has not made a final decision on marrying Peter Townsend. Queen Elizabeth II and Townsend reportedly show sympathetic understanding of her mind. The couple left a cottage celebration after a gay dinner party in Knightsbridge, with bystanders noting their cheerful mood and a large family presence.
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London
Margaret
Feter Townsend
Jabeth II
Townsend
Royal Beauty
John L. Wills
Divorce Granted To Bell Gardens Woman From Four Wives Case
Mrs Anna Hiestand of 6776 Emil Ave Bell Gardens was granted a divorce from Morton Hiestand 51 after he left July 2 1947 and joined a Utah sect permitting plural marriages. She testified she learned he married at least four other women. Judge McIntyre Faries cited desertion and cruelty. They wed in 1920 in Zurich and have grown children.
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South Gate
Anna Hiestand
Emil Ave
Bell Gardens
McIntyre Faries
Morton
Utah
Hiestand
Faries
Fire tears through San Dimas church in suspected arson
An early morning fire at the First Christian Church of San Dimas caused severe damage before five county fire companies contained it. A battalion chief cited forced entry as evidence, raising arson liability. flames were visible for miles.
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San Dimas
First Christian Church
Used Pressure to Force Key Concessions at Long Beach Harbors
Marine editor Longshoremen boss Harry Bridges told a House subcommittee in Los Angeles that the ILWU used “blackjacked” concessions to gain gains from employers at the Long Beach Los Angeles harbors. He outlined a five point program to solve port labor shortages and defended union tactics as part of broader friction with city officials and the Taft Hartley Act. The hearing explored manpower, peak labor needs, decasualization, terminal facilities, and potential government role.
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Harry Bridges
House
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Incal
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Subcommittee
Norris Pasilson
Hrst Cay
Bridges
New York
Bringes
Solons Deny They Asked 20000 For Hop Flight
Senators McClellan Stennis and Chavez deny seeking special government flights home from Europe. Defense says two large transport planes will bring them back at about 20000, as officials note only scheduled missions were used. McClellan asserts no truth to the report, claiming he arranged to return on scheduled aircraft.
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Sens
McClellan
ReArk
Chaves
R-Nm
Therm
Europe
Sen
Stennis
Td-Mias
Senate Appropriations Committee
Defense Department
Robert ‘I. Ross
Madrid
Paris
Chavez
Naples
Italy
Uis
Mother of Son Adams Sterling Birth Report
Hollywood actress Jan Sterling and husband Paul Douglas welcomed a son named Adams after a natural birth without anesthesia. Sterling recovered quickly and spoke with reporters three hours after delivery. Dr Francis Ballard described the method as involving psychological preparation to reduce fear.
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Hollywood
Upi
Dan Sterling
Paul Douglas
Adams
Douglas
Miss Sterling
Francis Ballard
DeMille Aid Dies of Termite Poison Sip
WHITTIER AP report that Rose Jones Finigan died after sipping wine believed tainted with termite poison. Sodium arsenate, carried by brother in law Carl Finigan in an old wine bottle labeled white port, caused the fatal lapse. Dolores Hoyle, 21, hospitalized but expected to recover, also drank a taste but survived.
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Dolores Hoyle
Rosenberg
Carl Finigan
Harold Finigan
The
Glendale Wife Slain as Husband Held in Glendale
A shotgun killing in a Glendale bungalow left Ellen McCrory dead and husband Harmet McCrory in custody on suspicion of murder. The couple’s three daughters Cynthia 9 Sylvia 6 and Angela 5 witnessed the tragedy as the mother died after being shot during a quarrel described by McCrory.
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Glendale
Ellen McCrory
Harmet E. McCrory
Glendale City
la Crescenta Hills
McCrory
Cynthia
Sylvia
Angela
Mommie
Glendale Memorial Hospital
Weather forecast notes cloudiness and sunny spells
The report calls for considerable cloudiness tonight with more sun on Saturday. It warns of slightly warmer conditions as the weekend proceeds.
Pranksters May Have Caused Child's Death in Decatur
Police said a Decatur child may have died after pranksters let air out of a physician's tires. The doctor, unnamed, found his tires flat when rushing to an emergency. He called a cab and waited for arrival, reaching the hospital Thursday where the child was left.
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Decatur
Jtires
Lea
Eisenhower Approves Nationwide Crime Drive Plan
President Eisenhower backs a broad anti crime program for fiscal 1956 outlined by Attorney General Brownell. It includes privacy invasion laws for juries, new maximum custody prisons, public defenders in federal districts, and about 20 new federal judgeships to reduce case backlogs. Brownell avoided politics and said it would be inappropriate to discuss the President's future runs while he recovers. The medical bulletin noted continued improvement and a refreshed mood after rest.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Atty
Herbert Browner
Brownell
Wichita
Kan
Midwest
Ale Catraz
Leavenworth
Atlanta
Mississippi River
Ashland
Lowry Air Force Base
Knight Eyes Favorite Son Bid is Ike Out
NEW YORK, New York Governor Knight said he would seek to be a favorite son candidate for the 1956 Republican nomination if President Eisenhower does not run again. He would back Vice President Nixon if Eisenhower urges Nixon’s nomination and if the convention nominates Nixon. Knight and Nixon, both California Republicans, have had political differences.
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New York
Goodwin J. Knight
California
Eisennow
Eer
Knight
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Where to Find It Beach Combing and More in The Daily Record
A navigational index lists sections and page numbers for the newspaper. It directs readers to Beach, Combing on B-L, Boyle on A-13, Bridge on A-13, Classifieds B-8 to B-17, Comics A-14, Crossword A-12, Editorial A-12, Financial B-3, Obituaries B-2, Radio and TV 4-8, Shipping Table B-3, Sports A-15 and A-16, Theaters 4-10 and 11, plus tides temperatures B-2, Vital Statistics B-8, Wilson A-13, Women B-4 and B-5, and Your World A-2.
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Beach
Boyle
Wilson
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