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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1956
Page
4
The Orlando Boys Club sent President Eisenhower a bicycle and urged him to take up cycling as advised by Dr. Paul Dudley White. The club telegrammed its wish to aid his recovery and to invite him to attend the national amateur bicycle races in Orlando on July 14 and 15.
Sen. Mc Clellan says if facts warrant he will push a full scale probe into Murray Chotiner. The Mc Clellan chaired investigations subcommittee will give Chotiner time to answer preliminary questions on alleged influence for clients. Chotiner, a Los Angeles lawyer, denies improper conduct and calls the inquiry a political fishing expedition.
The New York metropolitan area is estimated to house 12.3 million people, reflecting a dense urban region spanning multiple counties and cities. The figure underscores ongoing trends in migration, housing demand, and regional growth.
Mrs Ida Mae Reitz Stichnoth of Fontana California reports progress in her 13 year hunt for Tech Sergeant Lawrence E Reitz who vanished after a Ploesti raid in 1943. A German former prisoner said he spent 1952 to 1954 with Reitz in a Soviet labor camp and last heard from him last year.
Ted Simmons of Toronto quit his attempt to swim the Juan de Fuca Strait after one bid on Saturday. Trainer Steve Mellors cited forecasted bad weather delaying a second try and said the team would depart for the east today. Mellors planned a return in August or September with new aspirant Bob Gore of Toronto.
In Owensboro Kentucky thieves used water to cool electric drills and a Boy Scout flashlight for light while breaking into a department store safe. They muffled noise with small rugs and escaped with seven thousand dollars. Assistant Police Chief Stewart Lambert described the method and haul.
Samuel N. Sheppard, 93, and the former Annie Miller, 81, both widowed six times, married yesterday at Sheppard's Parkville home. They plan a two week honeymoon when fishing improves.
In Los Angeles two high schools sustained damage after vandals smashed a window at Garden Gate High School and shattered typewriters and filing cabinets. Manual Arts High School also reported breakage with four bricks thrown through a rear window and ransacked desks and cabinets.
Broken Bow resident T. R. Pate captured a 102 pound turtle in Little River four days ago and faced a choice to kill or discard it. He learned Lincoln Park Zoo in Oklahoma City needed a large reptile and agreed to donate the creature to the facility.
The State Bureau of Entomology announced a statewide survey to detect Mediterranean fruit flies in California. About 1,000 baited traps will be deployed, focusing on airports and transit points to catch any pests entering from Florida or offshore.
Island City Singapore stands on a 220 square mile landmass with urban development and harbor facilities shaping its growth. The note highlights the city’s territorial size and its role as a regional hub amid maritime activity and trade.
Port Said reports Egypt hoisted the flag over the Suez Canal zone as Premier Nasser presided. Injured linemen are awarded a total of 131095 dollars after a pole fault toppled. British occupation ends with last soldier leaving Port Said. Soviet Foreign Minister Shepilov visits and an important announcement is planned in Bernesht. National holiday decreed June 18 to mark end of occupation. Major parade includes tanks and arms demonstrations in Cairo and Alexandria.
Twenty two Shriners from Palo Alto rode a weekend Reno trip and returned from a Western Shrine Assn meeting to Weimar where their chartered bus caught fire. No injuries reported but the bus was a total loss. Greyhound said the blaze started the fire and a replacement bus was sent to carry the Shriners home to Palo Alto.
Washington reports the U S faces the nation s biggest business year yet with optimism that the boom will extend into 1957. Dr Emerson P Schmidt chief economist of the U S Chamber of Commerce cites fresh economic data supporting the forecast.
Fifteen industry sources participated as the chamber released individual forecasts Saturday at the midyear business symposium. The event highlighted varied predictions for the sector's near-term performance and trends.
Second Lt Malcolm Angus Douglas son of Donald Douglas wed Miss Sandra Buck Saturday. The ceremony took place at St Luke's Chapel and was officiated by Rev T Chester Baxter.
Antonio Scandorgia jailed in Genoa after trying to steal a wallet containing 140 dollars from Arthur Jacob Carpenter a 67 year old resident of San Diego California.
Salama news reporter and stock market writer for the Associated Press, Rader Winger, died Saturday. Born in Huntington, West Virginia, he was 50.
Quakers from across California gather in Whittier for the 61st annual California yearly meeting. Thirty one churches are represented. The Whittier First Avenue Church hosts the sessions starting with committee and board meetings and concluding next Sunday with a missionary rally.
Columbia University receives a Ford Foundation grant worth 1 275 000 dollars for research and training of specialists in international affairs.
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