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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1957
Page
7
The Judiciary Committee approved a bill mandating chief judges of federal district and circuit courts to retire at 75. They would remain judges while younger members take over the chief duties.
A false red alert near the Bay area caused an immediate dispatch by the San Mateo Fire Department and city offices at 3:25 pm with sirens and alarms. Authorities traced the warning to a mechanical wire fault at an adjacent base, which was fixed shortly after, ending the alert by 3:31 pm.
Avalon Air Transport Inc seeks C A B approval to run a D4 passenger Sikorsky amphibian between Munieland Airport and Catalina Island. Chamber president George Baden anusen cites need to handle rising Inland traffic and boost island accessibility.
The League of Women Voters wraps up a drive to boost turnout by placing billboards and distributing pamphlets about the local school system. It has prepared candidate statements on key questions, available at library branches. Also notes of Red Cross first aid classes, and a school alert day with 3:31 p.m. all-clear after sirens. Two Long Beach USC students, Tienall Joseph Beacts and John Ive Wood Jr., are among 135 juniors and seniors honored for high scholastic achievement at a campus assembly, each with above average grades.
Two local shipyards received Navy repair contracts totaling 71148 dollars, per the 13th Naval District industrial manager. Todd Shipyards San Pedro earned 49990 for saran coating cargo tanks on USS Cimarron and 17958 for drydocking the U.S. Navy salvage ship USS Belles Rophon. Warrior Trout Building Co Terminal Island got 2000 for engine repairs on the tank landing ship USS De Kalb County and 1200 for boiler repairs on the self propelled lighter YFST2.
New York report notes John Jacob Astor’s bid to drop a second wife was rejected by Supreme Court justice Samuel Gold. The court decision, issued a month earlier, maintains Astor’s alimony obligations of 3000 and 31000 per month to Gere trade Gretch Astor and Dolores Fullman Astor respectively. The ruling also upholds a 1954 Mexican divorce ruling deeming Gertrude valid, leaving Astor legally married to her.
The Chow Vanders Assn of Southern California will stage a puppy show Sunday at Mootyland Kennels 233 W Sepulveda Tivel Wilmington Judging begins at 1 p.m. John R Shaffer 2345 Lincoln St named assistant boarder at Security First National Bank Los Angeles main office Jack Zeitlin to give illustrated lecture on The History of the Great Books of the Natural Sciences at 8 p.m. Friday in classroom 100 at Long Beach State Col
Two Coast Guard apprentices, Walter P. Ryan 23 and Louis Gamble 20, are charged with mistreating recruits on Government Island. Ryan allegedly slapped a recruit for talking back while Gamble allegedly kicked a recruit in the head for failing to perform pushups. Commanding officer Edward II said charges have been preferred.
London physician Dr Edith Summerskitt assistant registrar of La Dorite faces charges in the House of Commons hearing over alleged harm from minute radiation doses emitted by television sets. The case centers on claims that common TV use exposes the public to health risks and seeks scrutiny of broadcasting equipment and safety standards.
Six years ago Ferguson, a doctor, was nearly locked in a mental hospital. Returning to life he fights insanity with drugs and tender care. Paul de Kruif presents his crusade and hope for the mentally ill in an April Reader's Digest feature.
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