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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1957

Page

3

Proposals For Tuberculin Testing In Long Beach Schools

Statewide discussion of tuberculin skin tests in schools expands with a plan to limit testing to kindergarten and first grade due to cost and tracing efficiency. The Long Beach TB and Health Association would fund tests at about 30 cents each, with positive results prompting follow up by city or county health officials.

Long Beach City Health Dept County Health Dept TB Association Medical Association Pediatric Society TB Assn

Solons Told Reason for AF Waste

Lt. Gen. Glenn G. Barcus told a Senate subcommittee that 44 million dollars worth of surplus spare parts piled up at nine Arctic bases due to manpower and knowhow shortages. Poorly trained recruits and undermanned supply departments contributed to the waste as investigators probe government losses.

Washington Senate Arctic Glenn G. Barcus Northeast Air Command Greenland Labrador Newfoundland Sen. Join L. McClellan D-Ark

Youth Hunted in Port Slaying

A 17 year old Palos Verdes boy questioned by Salt Lake City police told investigators he and two others met with veteran Smith in San Pedro before the murder in Redondo Beach. Detectives said prints link the youth to the crime scene while Smith’s battered body was found bound and beaten in an office near the harbor area. Autopsy cited internal bleeding from multiple injuries as the cause of death.

Harbor Area Riviere Nehan Salt Lake City Smith San Pedro Redondo Beach Marjorie S. Knutson Solano Palos Verde Bescon St Weymouth Plains Seal Maig Smith Arate Iy Wekey S. Pacific Ave Helen Neat Gerald Egoar Ridge Halverson-Leavell Mortuary 6Th St Ed Smith Grandview Methodist Church Pacific Crest Crematorium Redonjac Beach

Sespe Fire Burns Out of Control Near Fillmore

A wildfire in the Sespe Creek area north of Fillmore burned unchecked by Wednesday night after starting Monday in Boulder Creek. 800 firefighters remained on scene, including 200 Seabees from Port Hueneme, with five water-carrying planes and extensive equipment deployed as crews aimed to contain it overnight.

Fillmore Sespe Creek Boulder Creek Los Padres National Forest Port Hueneme

Missile fired from Cocoa Beach test center in Florida

An intermediate range guided missile was launched from the Air Force test center north of Cocoa Beach Florida. Officials would not confirm whether the weapon was a Jupiter or a Thor, saying the test was classified. The missile rose, accelerated, and disappeared into overcast skies after about 40 seconds.

Cocoa Beach Fla. 1 Air Force Test Center Here Washington Thor Air Force D. N. Yates Patrick Air Force Base Yates Hel

Soviet Claims ICBM Accuracy and Hydrogen Warhead Range

East German ADN reported Soviet engineer General G I Pokrovski claimed new intercontinental ballistic missiles can carry a hydrogen warhead to within six to twelve miles of any target. He described small, camouflaged launch sites and a high arcing path at about 600 miles altitude reaching speeds up to 16 000 mph.

Berlin Russia ADN G. I. Pokrovski Pokrovski

Tahoe Biltmore Sale to Reno Club Approved

A federal bankruptcy referee sanctioned the sale of North Lake Tahoe's Tahoe Biltmore to Reno gambling interests. The Nevada Club of Reno will pay 421,000 dollars for the property, which has faced financial troubles since its 1948 construction.

Reno North Lake Tahoe Nevada Chis of

Mayer Ills Puzzle Medics Seek Clarity on Mayer

San Francisco doctors admitted puzzlement over the anemia keeping movie magnate Louis B Mayer in Stanford Hospital since August 6. Mayer was reported feeling fine after another blood transfusion as X rays showed no issues. The stay aims to observe transfusion effects and their duration, with intervals lengthening from every other day to four or five days.

San Francisco Phouis B. Mayer Stanford Hospital Mayer

Doctor Wins Acquittal in Surgery Case

Long Beach physician Jay Otto Garland is acquitted on an abortion charge after waiving a jury trial. Judge Beach Vasey found the transcript insufficient for conviction. The case concerned an alleged illegal operation on a 29 year old waitress at 1156 New York St.

Long Beach Jay Otto Garland Beach Vasey Dr. Garland C. Ransom Samuelson Vasey Lon New York St

Hoffa Praises Self as Clean Unionist Amid Probe

Hoffa denounces himself as a clean unionist as Beck outlines a plan to respond to an AFL-CIO Ethical Practices Committee charge. A Teamsters board committee will probe six alleged paper locals in New York, with findings due next meeting. A grand jury indicted Beck and associates for concealing income, listing a $184,000 tax evasion claim for Berle in 1951 53 and broader figures around Beck’s finances. The panel also targets six alleged nonexistent locals tied to gangster help in power moves.

Beck Afl-Cio Ethical Practices Committee Teamsters’ Board New York City Senate Hoffa New York Berle Hhis Dave Joy Fred Verschueren International Teamsters Union Nathan Shefferman Chicago Shefferman Shelton Norman Gessert Teamsters

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