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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1957
Page
8
A Florida missile test center report says the 1 500 mile system performed well. Officials note the nose cone landed near the Atlantic target point, indicating strong guidance. Army aims to mass produce a capable long range weapon to counter Soviet advances.
The Boston daily newspapers end a six week strike after union members ratified a 10.50 dollar two year package with arbitration of wage differences. Publishers accept the settlement, allowing the papers to resume afternoon editions. Coast Guard rescues five teenagers after a sailboat incident near Alcatraz Island.
The two year moratorium on nuclear tests faced opposition as Western diplomats accused of stall tactics and a breakdown in negotiations. Harold Stassen reported nine far reaching proposals and urged immediate progress while Valeria Zorin and U S delegates clashed over the disarmament package. Stassen plans a return to London for renewed sessions after attending his son's wedding.
Lockheed We-Lockheart Aircraft Corp says total staff will drop from 60,900 to about 23,060 across its expanding missile systems division. Plants in Van Nuys Palo Alto Sunnyvale Calif Georgia near Atlanta plus Burbank Palmdale Maywood will see gradual reductions. Burt C Monesmith California division V P and GM notes the action across multiple facilities.
Mrs Barkley widow of former vice president says reports of a romance with NBC commentator David Brinkley are unfounded. She tells St Louis reporters there is nothing to the wedding chatter and dismisses the gossip as nothing.
Condemned murderer William Francis Rupp's plea for a stay of execution was rejected by the State Supreme Court in San Francisco. He is scheduled to die Sept. 8 at San Quentin for the 1952 sex slaying of 15 year old Ruby Ann Payne in Yorba Linda. Rupp sought the stay to pursue a review before the U S Supreme Court claiming insanity and a barrier to execution under state law.
Southern California Democratic chairman William H. Rosenthal forecast a Republican collapse in California mirroring Wisconsin in the wake of Proxmire's Senate win. He urged Atty. Gen. Edmund G. Brown to declare for governor, arguing party infighting risks Democratic success and a 1960 presidential delegation open to all.
Vivien Leigh returned from a continental holiday to London and was greeted by husband Sir Laurence Olivier with five kisses. Leigh denied divorce rumors saying they are very much in love and there is no reason for separation. Olivier dismissed speculation, stating no commitment to address non-existent issues.
President Eisenhower signed a bill authorizing the Navy to sell three destroyers and one submarine from its reserve float to Venezuela. The measure also extends a five year loan of two ships to the Dominican government.
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