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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1957
Page
3
A Democratic member of the House Post Office Committee on Tuesday urged prosecution of Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield over the ongoing row surrounding male operations. The call came as the committee debates internal Postal Service actions and governance amid the controversy.
U S Attache Capt Gleason expelled from Hungary within 18 hours after accusation of open espionage. Budapest protest delivered by U S charge d affaires Spencer Barnes. Cannon and Porter accuse Summerfield of fiscal miscalculation and urge immediate resignation. Summerfield bulletin orders post office cutbacks amid looming funding crisis for fiscal 1957.
City council outlines marina project details and right of way issues. MH notes the city seeks rights from Alamitan Land Co while land transfer terms remain contested. Rezaning removal affects Pe’s proposed real estate subdivision along Nieto Ave to Davies. Bridge plan halted. parcels already zoned for two family use.
A subdivision project tied to a major land buy moves forward as the company plans to erect a Duptexen style complex. The city aims to gain right of way for streets and future freeway work, with the San Gabriel River rail corridor also in play. Lawyers cite navigation rights in several coastal parcels and describe appraisals on adjoining properties.
Council considering a petition for 50 extra police officers as crime reports show spikes up to 175 percent in murder. Vice Mayor notes FBI cautions against local politics while residents push for more protection and street lights. City Manager Vickers referred the petition to the committee for July discussion.
Congressional investigators draft a report showing retail food prices rose 16 percent over a decade while prices received by farmers fell 14 percent. Prepared by the House Agriculture Committee's consumer study subcommittee, the study forecasts new probes into the food industry. It says urban farm costs rose from 1000 to 1500 dollars from 1947 to 1956, with farmers getting 45 dollars of the increase and marketing costs absorbing the rest.
Egypt accused Tarael of continued provocation along a border that could trigger grave eruptions and terror. The Suez Canal remained critical as 20000-ton tankers began using the reopened waterway while U.S. Egypt talks stalled over future canal operation under Cairo control. Ambassador Tare pressed for more talks with Mahmud Fawzi.
AFL-CIO President George Meany told a cheering audience in Atlantic City labor will root out corruption within unions and no one big union will block action. He denounced corruption, racketeering, and embezzlement, saying labor must act, while noting Teamsters linked figures and a car crash arrest of Dave Beck. Meany pledged frankness and full effort to eliminate unethical conduct.
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