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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1957
Page
3
The United States was reported to be making last minute efforts to revise Egypt's Suez Canal operation plan after Egypt rejected the main American proposals. The push signals renewed diplomacy as Washington seeks a workable scheme for canal control and access.
Newport Beach reports sixteen officers recalled Thursday night to quell gang tensions on Balboa streets as Easter Week activities begin. A juvenile was arrested for drunkenness, with another escorted out of town by police amid a brewing fight between local high school students and visitors from Riverside and elsewhere. An attack left a Santa Ana youth with a stab wound, while police augmented patrols with four cars and fourteen motorcycles.
Washington AP reports an eight day budget spree halted when the House cleared nearly all but 15,671,300 of 68,647,200 dollars in labor and welfare cuts and sent a reduced bill to the Senate. Final actions left multi‑state reductions in waste plants, veterans reemployment rights, women’s bureau, FDA, valuation, and sewage projects, with party lines and coalitions shaping the vote.
Lakewood Jewish Community holds Sabbath eve services with Rabbi Larry Levenders speaking on What I Like About ... The Oneg Shabbat hour follows services with hosts Mr and Mrs Louis Lebonite in honor of Stephen Lebonite on his Bar Mitzvah scheduled for Saturday morning.
Edison seeks to tie a proposed 834 million yearly electric rate hike to rising costs via an escalator clause. A Southern California Edison spokesman and PUC officials contested the plan, citing taxes and other costs. The proposal would affect customers in Long Beach Pasadena Colton Riverside and surrounding areas.
Four young Hungarian freedom fighters were halted outside a Soviet anniversary party in Washington and jailed after allegedly trying to crash the event. Police cited a 1938 District of Columbia ordinance banning demonstrations within 500 feet of a foreign mission. Pickets marched nearby in light rain as officers detained the demonstrators, one identifying himself as Gabor Babler who cried out about relatives dying in Budapest.
The House Appropriations Committee rejected Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield’s request for 47 million dollars to prevent mail service cuts. Summerfield urged rapid action, warning of Saturday mail halts and broader service curtailments if funds are not approved. Committee split, approving only 17 million, with full panel set to meet.
Cannon warned that congressional action may be required if service cuts persist amid a postal crisis. He stressed the committee cannot act on a whim or fault the reporter and urged funding to address the problem rather than blame.
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