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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1956
Page
3
Inflation postwar era seen lifting living costs with food and meat prices rising ahead of wages. Analysts note June July spikes in the price index to 117 and debate whether August prices will drift up or down. Steel and other materials push costs higher while consumer goods face new price increases across sectors.
Two survivors told how they escaped the flaming B 32 at Castle Air Force Base near Madera after the plane broke apart and burned in a plowed field. Brig. Gen. Eubank said the bomber caught fire before crashing and that all B 32 flights were grounded for hours.
Long Beach Officials debate outsourcing work to private contractors. Charles Stovall of Long Beach Builders Exchange claims unfair division into subunits. Total remodeling cost now estimated at 16 000 dollars with 9 219 dollars for private work. Council members criticized lack of advance notice and halted the project until ordinance and charter limits are reviewed for a broader 3 500 dollar cap.
Vice President Nixon began his campaign with a breakfast at the White House alongside President Eisenhower. Nixon announced a 32 state tour while praising the administration for promising peace and prosperity and pledging to improve farmer prosperity, amid Democratic counter-campaigns by Stevenson and Kefauver.
The plan for a canal users association progresses despite Egypt withholding approval and key nations signaling reluctance. Egypt warns Western pilots may be tested while Egypt will let association ships use the canal under strict pilot regulations. International diplomacy intensifies with Nehru warning against imposed solutions and Cairo pursuing collective countermeasures amid economic tensions.
Miss Jane M. Miksicek, 65, secretary from 1917 to 1947 for Bert H. Lang, executive vice president of First National Bank, inherits $25 000 from Lang who died at age 85 on September 6. Lang’s will filed in Probate Court calls her his loyal secretary and notes she was advised to invest money.
DETROIT. Charles H. Bennett, 93, longtime president of Daisy Manufacturing Co, maker of air rifles for the world market, died Monday.
Rescue workers report sixteen deaths and more than fifty injuries after a hurricane struck the Mediterranean coast on Monday. Authorities continue to assess damage and provide aid as response teams sweep affected areas.
The Navy presented a full scale model of a gleaming spherical satellite at a conference in the New York Coliseum. The 20 inch ball weighs 21 pounds and includes a metal brain pack with four radio aerials. The plan is to launch during the International Geophysical Year starting July 1, 1957, to orbit at 18,000 mph and about two weeks life expectancy due to meteoric collisions.
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