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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1957
Page
1
Meade testified under cross examination that film studios funded a campaign against Confidential magazine and suggested money flowed to suppress or influence coverage. He named Hollywood figures and said Confidential and related outlets pressured studios to withhold material while denying harm to people involved, as aides faced coercion and threats.
Washington reports permission for two TLIO-70 passenger jets to reach American airspace next month carrying the Soviet delegation to the United Nations General Assembly. American flight personnel will board before entry. This marks the first time Soviet civilian planes land in the United States, following earlier military flights in 1933.
Washington reports that Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine and Air Force officials clash over actor James Stewart’s brigadier general nomination. Emphasizing legal promotion standards, Lt. Gen. Emmett O’Donnell said Stewart met requirements while Mrs. Smith accuses testimony as false. In unrelated news, Hollywood star James Stewart was made honorary sheriff as forest rangers battle a 181-acre fire near Newhall with crews from multiple states aiding containment.
Walter Rouse, 56, mayor of Iowa, died Monday from a heart attack suffered Friday night while returning from the Moorsen event in Spokane Washington. He collapsed en route to medical help and officers reported the death as sudden. Funeral arrangements were not immediately released.
Gallup asks party members whom they would pick for president this week. Kelanver leads Democrats with 23 percent while Nixon tops Republicans with 48 percent. Knowland follows Nixon with 12 percent and Stassen with 7 percent, showing no party winner.
A passing train snagged a shapely French girl’s gown at Milan station leaving her half naked on the platform. Police identified her as Jacqueline D. and she was escorted to a private room to change into new attire after the garment tore in two.
The U S Navy forms a new striking force in the eastern Mediterranean and may debut the atomic submarine Nautilus in NATO maneuvers starting September 18. Six Fleet units drill in western waters as Soviet cruiser Mikhail Botuzov and destroyer Emklere Rermyi slip into the region.
In Los Angeles a Teamsters vice president warned that electing James R. Hoffa as president would harm the union. Thomas L. Hickey of New York said Hoffa would imply the union ignores abuses, while Hoffa attacked Hickey over New York racketeering issues. Beck promised a response to AFL-CIO charges at the September meetings.
Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz ordered 121 units and 14 officers to reinforce the Firestone Substation after a gun assault Sunday night wounded a deputy. Ten adults were questioned Monday as investigators pursued leads amid claims juveniles may be involved. Glass injuries affected four teens and deputy Edward Finn, who was cut by flying shrapnel.
The House Rules Committee voted 10 to 2 to push the civil rights bill toward floor action, with Senate support expected by week’s end. Leaders aim for adjournment by Saturday as the measure heads to the House floor for debate and potential passage.
Tass reported a multi stage intercontinental ballistic missile flew to a high altitude and landed in the target area. US officials said they could not verify the claim and noted the Atlas and Jupiters had their own testing issues. The Tass release emphasized design selections and calculations as fully confirmed by the test.
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