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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1957
Page
9
City Council members spent 55 minutes Tuesday debating if last week’s motion dissolved the Subsidence Advisory Committee. A vote of confidence was given to continue the group, with possible reformation by City Manager Sam E. Vickers.
The House approved a sweeping bill by 353 to 17 to protect FBI secret files from indiscriminate rummaging by defendants in criminal prosecutions. It aligns with the Jencks decision and faces a joint conference to reconcile with Senate language. President Eisenhower and the FBI supported the stronger measure.
New York Central Railroad introduces a pay by mail plan allowing commuters to buy ticket books by mail. The first batch of 5,000 ticket books was mailed this week to save time previously spent in lines at ticket windows.
PORTSMOUTH New Hampshire Tuesday the United States launched its fourth nuclear powered submarine Swordfish the first atomic powered sub built at a naval shipyard and a symbol of power in the preservation of peace and capability to wage war if needed. Swordfish is the 124th submarine built since 1914 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard christened by Mrs. Eugene C Rider widow of Cmdr K Montross who commanded the first Swordfish in World War II when it vanished in January 1945.
The submarine crew perished when their vessel struck a mine off the Japanese coast following its destruction of 12 major Japanese ships, marking a severe wartime loss for the fleet.
Soloman Bauman, 78, longtime pickpocket with about 38 convictions since 1807, is sent to the workhouse for 60 days after pleading guilty. He claimed retirement but admitted it was premature. Magistrate Vernon C. Riddick ordered the sentence.
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