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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1955

Page

3

Heat wave boosts L B Broils headline narrative

Weather notes describe an extreme heat wave across Southern California with temperatures above 100 degrees. Reports from Long Beach Wilmington and San Pedro mention wet streets lightning and gusty winds. Local residents note dry sidewalks and stalled freeways while a brown downed eucalyptus tree is reported in Torrance. A separate crime incident notes a purse theft from a backyard pool party and a Portland delegate’s car window left down at a municipal lot.

California Santa Ana Palms Springs Ojai Monte‘bello San Bernardino Pasadena Floverside Burbank San Gabiel Culver City Santa Monica Los Angeles International Airport Stglewood Long Beach Redondo Beach Torrance Tth St Redondo Ave Los Angeles Didi’. Geter Bernard I E. Burlinghall WCTU Bernice Lee Mort Portland Ore Municipal Auditorium

Long Beach Water Use Record Sets Pressure Concerns

Long Beach area faces low water pressure during a heat wave as heavy demand strains supplies. Officials in southeast Los Angeles County report wells down but adequate overall. residents report little pressure for basic uses. Berlu Water Co. customers cite 18 months of complaints about persistently low pressure in Clark Avenue and Santa Ana Street neighborhoods.

Ce Company Los Angeles County Ray Millsap Bellflower Water Co Les Duke Paramount County Water District Losi Angeles San Gabriel Rio Hondo Clark Ave Santa Ana St Berlu Water Co Robert Sowell Berlu

Vienna Hotel Fire Displaces Russian Officers

Russian officers and their families were forced from Vienna’s Grand Hotel on the Ringstrasse after a cellar fire. The residents had occupied the hotel since the war’s end and prepared to depart as Austria gained independence. Firemen fought the blaze as the Red Cross reported emergency contributions totals.

Austria Vienna Ringstrasse New York Atmer Klazellian Red Cross

Ruling Delays Smuggling Case Questions in San Diego

U S Judge Ernest Tolin recessed the trial as Clifford L Duke Jr paused to press questions aimed at Victor F Buono bail bondsman, amid claims the defense wove a frame up as Duke and Buono face charges alongside Louis Glen Ballard, a bird dealer from Santa Barbara and San Bernardino.

San Diego U. S Ernest Tolin Clifford L. Duke Jr Tolin Los Angeles Duke Victor F. Buono Harry Steward Morris Sankary Buono Sankary

Labor Law Invoked on Pennsy RR Threat

Labor action reports across several plants as unions resist contract extensions. Studebaker-Packard faces 9,000 workers affected amid cooling off provisions. Bendix halts six plants and Allis-Chalmers talks progress toward final agreement covering 17,500 workers. A Flint Glass Workers contract settles for about 2,000 employees. A three-streak incident in Warboro City ends with a baby death. Navy releases vast earth photo from 109 miles up showing hurricane region and continental scale area. CIO UAW and other unions push wage boosts and ongoing negotiations amid multiple strikes and settlements nationwide.

South Bend Ind CIO United Auto Workers Studebaker-Packard Corp Baltimore Bendix Railio AFL International Assn Milwaukee Allis - Chalmers Manufacturing Co Terre Haute Springfield Cleveland AFL American Flint Glass Workers Warbor City Robert Catron Christopher

Navy photograph shows 14 million square miles including Texas

The composite image covers the whole of Texas and 14 million square miles, with a 2,800 mile horizontal span. The Arokee rocket made for the Navy by Aerojet-General Corp of Azusa California measures 22 feet in length and 15 inches in diameter.

Texas Navy Aerojet-General Corp Azusa Calif

Portrait by Eisenhower for longtime Maine guide

Donald Cameron of Rangeley, Maine, 63, who guided President Eisenhower on a Maine fishing trip, is to receive an oil portrait President Eisenhower painted from snapshots. The luncheon giving the portrait will be Friday with Maine Governor Muskie and other state officials present.

Rangeley Maine Donald Cameron Eisenhower Cameron Muskie

Education Week Set to Start on Nov 6

President Eisenhower designates the week of November 6 as American Education Week. He hails schools and colleges as a key part of the American way of life, noting they contribute to welfare, progress, and national security.

Denver Eisenhower

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