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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1955
Page
1
Uniform issues keep San Antonio policewomen from full dress roll out as five of eight don blue gray outfits. Mrs. Vollmer and Mrs. Saunders cut down men shirts to fit as alteration solve suit. Chief predicts full outfitting by August with compact pistols to match uniforms pending issue.
New York Magazine editor Howard Hashmore, previously reported missing after a three day disappearance in Butte Montana, arrived in Chicago and told reporters he is en route back to Chicago. He said he met a contact named Larry in Salt Lake City and hurried to pursue another lead.
Details of a Friday night crash near Eagle Lake list Katheryn Louise Catacalos 4 as the deceased with Debra Jean Sims 20 months also dead. Six others, including Lee and Robert Sims, are injured. Ardilla Sims is seriously hurt. Angelus Funeral Home handles arrangements.
Harry Bridges testifies as the government resumes its bid to revoke his U S citizenship in federal court after a two week recess. Civil air patrol searches focus on a missing Cessna 140 in Utah with two pilots and a passenger. The United Steelworkers union begins talks with Aluminum Company of America in Pittsburgh seeking 15 cents per hour and a wage bump already won in steel. Police guard Atlantic City churches after a spate of fires. 850 Eagle-Picher employees in Oklahoma return to work after ratified 10 cent raise.
District of Columbia Commissioner Lemuel Spencer voiced cautious hope for an end to the capital public transit strike now in its eleventh day. Spencer spoke last night about possible forthcoming developments and efforts to resolve the dispute.
Prime Minister Nehru arrives in Cairo after London stopover as he continues journey home for peace amid cold war shifts. A rescuer dies in Kyoto tunnel collapse. 11 others missing. U S forces shift divisions to Bremerhaven to relieve the 1st division on frontier duties. Laos and South Vietnam see no new Vietminh clashes with Pathet Lao forces.
Milwaukee Mayor Frank Zeidler appealed to President Eisenhower to aid ending the long Kohler Co strike. Labor leaders said they would not interfere with unloading a second ship carrying clay for Kohler.
Duval county citizen D. C. Chapa faced trial on six counts of misapplying Benavides school district funds as part of a wider county probe. Oscar Carillo Jr. also faced charges with a trial set a week later amid a lengthy investigation of county affairs.
The estranged husband of Pauline McGowan was charged in the motel slaying of rodeo star McGowan and Bobby Darby. McGowan, 24, was arrested in Dallas after the two victims were shot to death, one in head and hand, the other in the head. McGowan had filed for divorce June 2. Darby was a Dallas store bookkeeper.
Nikolai Khokhlov, a former Soviet intelligence officer, says Moscow calls Nikita Khrushchev a “corn man” or kukuruznik in reference to his rise promising farm reform. He notes the nickname reflects Khrushchev’s unpopularity at that time.
E. W. Bickett, president of the San Antonio Livestock Exhibition, Inc., was named to the Bexar County Coliseum board. Commissioner R. L. Beader nominated Bickett and Perry Shankle for six year terms. Shankle did not seek reappointment. Commissioners later reappointed Joe Freeman to a six year term on the board.
Mr and Mrs Eugene Cooper of Springfield Massachusetts return home after a forced stay in San Antonio Texas when their auto was broken into. Their dog was missing and clothing stolen. A $50 reward was offered by Ed Castillo but a 14 year old girl returned the dog after it spent two days in her yard. Cooper plans to mail a ring to Betty Collins as thanks while the clothing issue remains unresolved.
Milwaukee Mayor Frank Zeidler asked President Eisenhower for federal mediation and conciliation service to help end the 15 month strike at Kohler Co. plumbing supply in Sheboygan Wisconsin. The plea followed a clash over unloading clay from the Norwegian freighter Fossum, which sailed to Canada with its load after demonstrations by striking CIO United Auto Workers sympathizers blocked unloading.
Belgrade reports that Yugoslavia plans a 33 percent bread price increase to curb shortages and encourage domestic grain production as it continues imports of American wheat. The note mentions tying into broader domestic policy.
The Atomic Energy Commission released a 25 page set of regulations on July 11 for safe handling of radioactive materials by private firms planning peacetime power production. The rules outline handling storage transport and safety procedures to protect workers and the public.
A fragmented line hints at a business opportunity section in a local newspaper classified page. The readable text suggests short notice advertisements for employment or ventures within a community business column.
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