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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1957

Page

7

Quarles Charges AV Defied Wishes

M Holaday heads the Defense Depart missiles bureau. A Senate subcommittee chaired by Lyndon B Johnson plans four days of hearings with Army Navy and Air Force witnesses including Wernher von Braun. Ralph Flanders urged moving missile tests from Florida to Pacific Island to avoid publicity from Vanguard failure. Labor Secretary Mitchell said atomic weapons on submarines and aircraft carriers stand ready. Rear Adm Bennett urged industry to join in basic research to stay ahead of Russia. Twenty seven top rocketry experts called for a 10 year 10 billion dollar US space push. Brig Gen Barclay said larger satellites have military value and faster development if funds are available. The Soviet Union warned the Netherlands of danger in foreign rocket bases and the US pushes to establish bases in Western Europe. Pravda warned NATO that accepting US bases risks nuclear retaliation.

M. Holaday Defense Department Senate Lyndon B. Johnson Army Navy Air Force Wehrer von Braun Ralph E. Flanders R-Vi United States Florida Pacific Island Labor James P. Mitchell New York Life Inourance Assn. of America Rawson Bennett Naval Research Armed Services Russia Bennett Fort, Wayne Ind American Institute of Electrical Engineers Aorth Space U.S Moon J. A. Barclay Redstone Arsenal Alabam Earth Soviet Union Netherlands Europe Great Britain Pravda Communist Party NATO

Fire Heroine Girl Saves Brother as Parents Die

Six year old Karen Thomas rescued her brother James Jr after a fire swept three row houses in southeast Washington. She led him through back stairs while flames claimed the home of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Thomas, who died. Neighbors helped as Karen described the events to police.

Washington James E. Thomas Karen James, Jr

Yale Parking Downtown Adds 2000 Spaces Daily

Vito Romans of Downtown Long Beach Associates announced a Park and Shop plan starting today to provide overflow parking for shoppers downtown. The Municipal Auditorium Jet will honor merchant validations, with 800 spaces currently available in the auditorium lot and an estimated average of 2,000 cars daily across the new spaces through Christmas.

Vito Romans Long Beach Isaid Municipal Auditorium Romans

Mom Driver Saves Tots From Train

Mrs Billie Low Heistand 23 of Fairford Avenue saved her daughter Vicki Lyn aged seven and son Larry Ray six from a Santa Fe Railroad passenger train near a crossing. She turned off the car engine and fled with her children as the Los Angeles bound train struck the vehicle at seventy miles per hour, destroying it.

Los Neto Norwalk Billie Low Heistand Fairford Ave Vicki Lyn Larry Ray San Diego

Nose Tattoo Fails to Win His Girl Back

London woman Tilly Farrell 30 rejects former lover Henry Ferri 35 after he arrives at her door with multiple facial tattoos including a butterfly on the nose a coiled snake on the cheek a tree on the forehead and the words cut here on the throat. Ferri a former Seaman says he quit his job as a boiler man at a restaurant to end a quarrel and recalls a promise to tattoo his face if she ever left him. She slams the door.

London Tilly Farrell Menry Ferri Ferri Tilly Moe Tully

Seismographs record two Peruvian earthquakes in Mobile notes

Recorded at Spring Hill College seismograph in Mobile Alabama, two earthquakes appeared Thursday night as events in Peru. The incidents involved Peru and were detected by the college instrument. No damage reports available at this time.

Peru Spring Hill

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