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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1957

Page

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Convicted Killer’s Kin Slain Near Prison Drive

The body of ex Chicago policeman Salvatore Moretti was found in a trunk along a road west of the state prison where his brother Michael Moretti, an ex police officer, serves a life term. Coroner said the victim appeared strangled or shot multiple times, possibly killed elsewhere and dumped. Chicago police say Moretti was loyal to his brother and may have been targeted for that reason.

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Woman Hurt After Nine Hours Alone At Home Front

Minnie Foster, 80s, was found helpless at the front of her home after being left for more than nine hours. She suffered multiple fractures of the right knee and a possible dislocation. She was hospitalised and later transferred to Harhoe General Nesta.

Minnie Foster Unil Harhoe Nesta

New Gyro Pilot Shown Could Not Be Jammed

Report describes an inertial guidance gyro system developed at Cambridge Mass. The device, said to be independent of Earth motion and weather, uses a free floating gyroscope. An American inventor demonstrated the system claiming it cannot be jammed or affected by magnetic fields or solar activity.

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Rain After Dark Floods City Streets and Freeway

Rain fell around 7:30 p m and by 10:30 p m downtown recorded 0 2 inches. A drainage overflow flooded Lakewood and adjacent detours with six to eight inches of water on multiple lanes. Several cars stalled and some lanes closed. The season total reached 5 3 inches versus 12 17 inches last year. Weather forecast: cloudy, windy, cooler today then warmer Friday. A separate MIT report notes a gyro wheel breakthrough with potential space and military uses.

Lakewood, Alvd Seheson Weather Bureau

Ike and Brothers Dine at White House

President Eisenhower entertained two of his brothers at a White House dinner. Edgar Eisenhower said the evening was pleasant with all in good spirits. He noted a brief budget discussion and stressed there are no rifts in the family.

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Ike Laughs Off His Brother's Criticism

Washington AP reports President Eisenhower laughed off a suggestion attributed to his brother that he has yielded to liberal influences and is spending too much tax money. He recalled a childhood quip to brush aside the criticism as unfounded.

Ike Washington Esenhower Lother Edgar

Weather, politics, and a sailor's wish in a rainy day note

The piece blends mood and talk of reading wishes with political discussion. The narrator notes a reporter’s reflections on Middle East tensions, the Suez issue, and Eisenhower era policy, including the 1950 U S British French agreement and the Eisenhower Doctrine, amid a rainy setting and casual remarks about a tattooed sailor.

Middle East Eisenhower United Nations Security Council Jordan Congresa Summerfield

Big Hull Reached by Divers

Divers fought through floodlit waters to reach a capsized 150-foot oil drilling barge near the Mississippi River mouth. Six men were saved, while three were reported drowned and up to six or seven others unaccounted. Coast Guard divers heard tapping from inside the hull and prepared to cut into the vessel to reach any survivors.

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Scott Maintains Wife Alive in California Murder Case

DETROIT AP Leonard Ewing Scott, charged with murder in his socialite wife Evelyn Scott's disappearance, argued he believes she is alive and possibly held for profit or suffering amnesia. He discussed extradition plans to California, called the charge asinine, and said he would tell her to return if she can. He faced a 1955 disappearance aftermath and related FBI actions, with ongoing legal maneuvers in Detroit.

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Open Skies Proposal Hinted By U S and Soviet

London AP reports the United States offered a conditional Open Skies plan to the Soviet Union. Stassen floated a limited start with aerial inspection exchanges if Russia accepts defined European areas for coverage.

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TVA debate drums up cuts to subsidy programs

LA C says Congress faces budget cuts and warns against trimming subsidies that drain funds for a small minority. The piece cites agricultural overproduction and socialized water power, highlighting TVA as a core example. An Evart Prairie editor argues TVA’s latest annual report asks for new capital to expand.

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Laughing Girl Testifies On Scranton Bomb Plot at Hearing

Laughing Lady Helen Canfield told Senate Labor Rackets Committee how she secretly tape recorded a dynamiting plot tied to non union construction in Scranton Pennsylvania. Three Teamsters named in her testimony invoked the Fifth Amendment as officials moved to refer possible perjury charges to the Justice Department and hold others in contempt of Congress.

Washington Egg-Cancher Scranton Helen Canfield Senate Mie Glint Tobert ‘Habshman Joseph Malloy Genge Murphy Paul Bradshaw Bradshaw

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