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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1957
Page
1
President Eisenhower departed for Paris to attend the NATO summit amid tensions with the Soviet Union. The Columbine II transported him from National Airport through a heavy security net for a 24 hour stopover featuring a briefing and a dine with officers.
An early morning quake in western Iran devastated Sehneh and surrounding villages, with at least 600 feared dead and thousands injured. Snow and freezing weather amplified suffering as authorities rushed food and medicine to the stricken area. Hamadan reported only light damage.
About 90 pounds of opium with an estimated value of 300000 to 500000 was seized on the Norwegian freighter Silverstream here. An 18 year old Chinese carpenter Wong Kok Kung, a Singapore native, is held by federal authorities in Los Angeles as the smuggler. The seizure occurred as ship officers and port inspectors uncovered narcotics hidden in overheads and walls after fumes suggested additional caches. Capt. Ludvig Ansheim is among those named in the investigation as customs officials plan further actions before the ship departs in three days.
The Port Board and Harbor Commission faced a showdown as the City Council demanded the commission stop discussing a proposed water injection project by Long Beach Oil Development Co. The council criticized the plan after consultants urged amendments for subsidence control and secondary oil recovery, while the commission argued the engineering issues were resolved.
Police said two boys confessed to piling stones on a railroad Monday, triggering Formosa's worst train wreck in a decade. Nineteen people were killed and over 100 injured when the derailed train. Local officials criticized harbor board actions and discussed subsidence and engineeing amendments as council members debated how to respond.
The Republican candidate won the Berkeley special Assembly election on Tuesday, the fourth such win this year, defying early forecasts that Democrats would take most upcoming seats. LA County filled two Assembly seats amid GOP gains in San Bernardino and Berkeley, signaling a political rebound for the party after losses the prior year.
Nick Villalva, 32, told police a driver hit him early Friday then returned to kick him in the leg. The motorist allegedly called it his fault, knocked him down as he tried to rise, and drove away. Police investigated the incident in Fresno.
Assemblyman Charles H. Wilson of Los Angeles called for study toward possible dismissal or impeachment of Public Utilities Commission members. He criticized a “public be damned” attitude by PLC members who testified to a Senate interim committee over a water service decision in Orange County. Peter E. Mitchell, PUC president, questioned the committee’s right to inquire into the order.
The scene features WM expressing excitement and clapping, remarking that today’s forecast seems tied to old time movie industry. A letter to Rex Cunningham suggests possible impeachment or dismissal action against PUC members, arguing lawmakers are masters not bureaucrats.
An explosion and fire at the Thiokol Chemical Corp plant in Elkton Maryland killed four men on the production line and injured four others. The one story concrete building in a jet fuel mixing vat burst into flames, heavily damaging the structure as workers struggled to escape. The plant manufactures missiles rocket fuel and explosives for the government and was a prime facility in the national defense program.
Lt Gen James W Gavin urged breaking up the Joint Chiefs of Staff at a Senate preparedness subcommittee meeting to improve military advice to the Defense Secretary. Testimony covered missile plans, Army anti missile hopes, and concern over Russian forces. A notable accident report described a blast at a rocket engine production site with four dead and several injured.
Raymond Duane Welke 21 admitted joyriding a Greyhound bus while intoxicated. Municipal Judge Charles T. Smith sentenced him to five days in City Jail, fined 263 dollars for drunk driving, and 150 dollars for joyriding with one year probation. He was ordered to avoid train stations and any similar offenses, with comment about air planes and submarines. Welke's attorney said he did not remember stealing the bus on November 17.
The report states that California, USC and UCLA will withdraw from the Pacific Coast Conference. Separate note mentions the Air Force planning a twelve million dollar base in Maine for its Snark missile program, highlighting military development.
The grand ar zen y case against Dave Beck, wealthy six decade old president of the Teamsters Union, went to a jury that was sent to bed after eight hours of deliberation. Judge George Revelle ordered a noon return time if a verdict was near and the jurors heard an impassioned plea from Beck's attorney. The state portrayed Beck as a would be great man who sacrificed loyal employees to save himself in a $1,900 larceny charge.
Rosella Auxier 15 was found unconscious in an abandoned store in Prestonville Kentucky after days of extreme cold. Doctors fear removal of both legs if gangrene sets in, noting frost on footwear and blue legs after a five hour ambulance ride to Louisville hospital. Authorities believe she had no molestation and that severe freezing resulted from prolonged exposure during harsh weather.
Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru praised President Eisenhower as a man of peace. He expressed hope the President will be wholly well again for the good of humanity.
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