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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1958

Page

3

Rickover Too Busy for Ritua ls of Triton Christenings

Admiral Hyman Rickover refused to christen the Triton, saying he was too busy with atomic submarine work. His wife reportedly jabbed at “stupid windbags” in the Navy leadership after not being asked to christen the vessel, amid ongoing tensions between Rickover and Navy superiors. The launchings of the Triton and another new atomic submarine were planned at Portsmouth New Hampshire and Groton Connecticut.

Awashington UPI Navy Hyman G Rickover Seai Dragon Portsmouth N. H Groton Conn Yieves

Navy Admiral Rickover Faces Boycott Fallout

Rickover acknowledged controversy as questions rose over his role in naval nuclear tests and a possible christening of a new vessel. He defended his stance while political critics pressed for inclusion in White House events tied to the Nautilus polar voyage fallout.

Tiny Village Bride Sparks Air Show Grounding

In the hamlet of Little London a quiet wedding to Anne Bunting and Guy Whitmarsh triggers the grounding of Sabre jets from the U S Air Force base at Wethersfield for 20 minutes to avoid noise. Residents fear the din will disrupt the ceremony as 23 jets were slated to fly over the church. The unusual plan draws local alarm and a brief pause in air activity.

London Essex Little London U.S. Air Force Anne Bunting Guy Whitmarsh U. S Wethersfield Ee Ho Air Force

Warn of Action in Mideast By Soviet Pravda Editorial

Moscow warned that countries bordering the Near and Middle East may be forced to act if U S and British troops remain. Pravda said the Soviet Union cannot ignore growing war danger near its borders and calls for foreign troop withdrawal to guarantee security.

Moscow UPI Near Middle East U.S Communist Party Pravda Soviet Union The

Anaconda Earnings Decline in First Half

Anaconda Copper Mining Co reports net income for the first six months of 1958 fell to 10,752,203 dollars or 1.00 dollar a share from 27,497,515 dollars or 2.66 dollars a share a year earlier amid fewer outstanding shares.

Anaconda New York Anaconda Co

Hope Abandoned for 99 Victims of KLM Air Crash

A KLM Super Constellation crash off Shannon en route to Gander left 99 feared dead after a sudden loss of contact amid a violent squall. Search efforts swarmed the Atlantic by daybreak with RAF, trawlers, and life rafts found, but no survivors. Passengers included 83 adults and children from at least 10 nationalities.

KLM Cok Om Re RLM le Clerc Shannon Nild Amsterdam Cardiff Wales Super-Constellation Pene Teed Atlantic Trans-Ocean Airlines Galway Bay Ireland Boeing Air American International Airways North Atlantic New York

Knowland and Brown Oppose Prop 17 Hearing

U S Senator William Knowland and State Attorney General Edmund G Brown told a joint legislative tax committee in Los Angeles that Proposition 17 could trigger a financial disaster. Brown warned of reduced state income and jeopardized services from schools to highways while Knowland, represented by Caspar Weinberger, cautioned that venture capital could flee California if income taxes rise as proposed.

Los Angeles CNS U. S William Knowland Edmund G. Brown Joint Legislative Tax Committee James J. McBride Ventura Brown Knowland Washington Caspar Weinberger California

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