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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1958
Page
3
Peter Townsend began his second world tour from Brussels traveling roughly 20 000 miles through 50 countries in about 70 days. He appears to be touring for money rather than to mend a lost romance.
Townsend and American director Victor Stoloff traveled by train from Brussels to Zagreb, aiming to move past Townsend's split with Princess Margaret after she rejected his marriage proposal due to royal rules on divorce. Meanwhile US Navy ships entered Jakarta harbor with the first sea shipment of military equipment for Indonesia, shrouded in secrecy as airlift continues. Beirut lifts censorship on cables and press after months of restrictions. In Metz, Canada jets collided, causing five deaths and ten injuries among patients, crew, and staff. Bonn reports Adenauer to press for pace on Middle East policy with Italy and France, seeking alignment before broader Western plans.
Democratic Gov Averell Harriman and Republican Nelson Rockefeller won their party nominations for New York governor. The report notes tensions as party leaders considered Robert Wagner for Senate and Kenneth Keating, with Harriman accusing the GOP old guard of economic decline and Rockefeller arguing Harriman let the economy drift. Initial draft talks for Wagner to run for Senate circulated among party leaders.
Anchorage AP dispatch notes voters statewide cast ballots to approve joining the United States as the 49th state. The historic turnout could reach 35,000 with a high-stakes vote for U S representative two senators and a governor. Ex Governor Stepanovich predicts a five to one margin for his unopposed Senate run.
Foot doctors report a business boom from pointed toes and new women’s shoes, with Dr. BL Anderson of Fairview Park Ohio noting ethical concerns but admitting pointed toes are the best thing for the foot profession. The item ends with a Classified ads prompt to hire workers via a listed number.
Southern California Edison Co plans a sea water conversion plant beside its Mandalay steam station near Oxnard. Executive vice president James F. Davenport said $100000 is earmarked to start the project. Edison will study several processes using turbine exhaust to evaporate sea water to meet part of Mandalay’s fresh water needs.
President Eisenhower publicly lauded Senator William Knowland of California in a letter to Dear Bill, thanking him for tireless leadership as Senate majority and minority leader and wishing him luck in his California gubernatorial bid despite past policy disagreements.
Dennis Lee Fitzferrell, 38, of Tehachapi was killed Monday when his car overturned on Hightower Road, one mile north of Tehachapi.
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