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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1957
Page
1
Senator Strom Thurmond forced an all night Senate session with a solo talkathon against the compromise Civil Rights Bill. He spoke from 8:54 p.m. until 2:45 a.m., surpassing the year’s previous session length and prompting debate over seating of senator-elect Willem Proxmire amid party leadership disagreements.
In a daring 1929 style raid on the Toronto to Windsor Express, three masked gunmen boarded the Canadian National Railways train near Ingersoll Ontario. They forced postal workers to stop sorting mail and opened sacks, escaping in a waiting car with about $30,000. Authorities believe the same gang may be behind related crimes. Senate action on a civil rights bill stalled as lawmakers faced shifting positions from Dixie senators and other blocs amid intense debate.
In Little Rock Arkansas a nine year old Negro girl gave birth to a 2.5 pound boy at the University of Arkansas Medical Center on Wednesday. The infant was born about a month and a half prematurely. Trebate was placed in an incubator and given a reasonable chance to survive.
Defense budget aims for 888 billion draws praise from taxpayers but Henry Kissinger’s book Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy questions focus on broad threats and possible misjudgments. He argues Americans may overprepare for total war and miss subtler risks. Continued on page A B.
James Hoffa vice president of the Teamsters declares he is a clean unionist as a likely candidate to succeed Dave Beck. A Tacoma grand jury indicted Beck for tax evasion involving about 184000 dollars. The AFL CIO Ethics Committee report cites alleged corrupt influences on Hoffa. Executive VP Gerald Mohn and others weigh Hoffa's candidacy as Teamsters board meets in Los Angeles.
A one-year-old boy narrowly escaped serious injury when a car backed into him as he crawled in a driveway near his home on Wednesday evening. David S. Peek, 5470 Lime Ave, was treated at Rivere.
In a jumble of names and non sequiturs a figure identified as WM Huffy hides a secret as a tarpaulin covered car spurs questions. A chaotic dialogue references Syria Israel London and Damascus with scattered phrases about police and a muffled scream, ending abruptly.
Legal counsel for Confidential Magazine testified in a libel obscenity trial that a Lake Tahoe trust story about Dorothy Dandridge was watered down. Atty. Albert de Stefano explained portions omitted and more detail withheld, as the case involved bedroom story definitions and a prior two million dollar settlement.
The river steamer Ciudad de Buenos Aires sank in the River Plate Estuary after a collision with the U S freighter Mormacsurf. Officials report 71 passengers and 25 crew missing. Survivors recount a nightmarish sinking as 83 survivors reached port aboard the Drummond. The Mormacsurf, led by Kenneth Sommeys, arrived with a large bow gash.
A federal warrant issued by the U S attorney seeks Charles Evan Turville Jr. for the murder of Milo Smith in San Pedro. Turville, described as a Negro man, is listed with a 178 pound, 5 foot 8 inch frame, brown hair and eyes, and may have a yellow gold ring engraved Milo. A John Doe, also a Negro, is named as a co defendant in the murder case.
The Long Beach Unified School District plans a fall tuberculin skin test program for all kindergarten and first grade pupils. Dr. Joseph Reed chairs a committee estimating about 13,000 children will be tested, with advisory involvement from the Long Beach Pediatric Society and Health Department.
Asheville North Carolina star Robert Mitchum sustained a sight threatening eye injury Wednesday after exposure to a blinding shaft of light from a movie lighting device. The incident occurred during filming and prompted medical attention for Mitchum.
Washington AP Sen Johnson and Knowland argued in the Senate over delays in seating Wisconsin’s new Democratic senator elect William Proxmire. Knowland blocked a proposed swearing in, citing the need for official word from Gov Vernon Thomson. Johnson criticized the governor’s telegram delay, while Knowland urged waiting for formal results.
Craig Rice, 49, mystery writer and author of about 25 novels, was found dead in her Los Angeles apartment Wednesday night by fellow writer R Dewitt Miller, owner of the building. Ill health and prolonged bed rest were noted. her real names included Georgiana Ann Randolph Walker and several aliases. Her works were often adapted for films and she had a long, varied career including poetry and radio scripts.
An editorial on Wednesday argues that the death penalty would be too lenient for two individuals described as kangaroo court killers. The piece appears on Page A-2. A separate brief notes secrecy around the firing of an intermediate range guided missile in Florida on Page Ad.
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