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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1957
Page
4
Editorials in Western Europe varied from cautious optimism to skepticism about any constructive outcome. Dispatches from 1,000 reporters in Paris noted urgency, with London tabloids highlighting the summit as the biggest since the Paris peace talks.
Four flaxen haired children ages five to ten died as a fire destroyed the Morse home in Gorham Maine. The parents Frank and Mrs Morse and another child Elizabeth seven escaped. Morse flagged a passerby but they could not reenter the one story house and listened to the victims’ cries. Mrs Morse twenty eight fractured a leg carrying Elizabeth to safety and both women received shock treatment. Deputy Sheriff Butler said the blaze may have started from a kitchen stove.
Heavy rain soaked offices under the Capitol Saturday night into Sunday, prompting a mop up by a crew including a custodian and state police. Three plumbers and an electrician were on standby as Henderson said only paper damage was evident.
Classified ad plea urges readers to advertise instantly through Help Ads with the contact HE 25959. It touts available jobs and quick filling of positions in a concise, period-appropriate notice.
Moscow dispatches portray NATO as divided and aggressive as Paris conference looms. Izvestia Pravda and Komsomol Pravda cite protests in England and France while Tass accuses the United States of fanning war psychosis. Pravda warns of an atomic threat and police presence around Eisenhower.
At the NATO summit opening in Paris leaders including John Foster Dulles and Harold Macmillan read from the Bible during services at the British embassy and American Cathedral. L. Dana Wilgress and Gladwyn Jebb also participated as U N delegates weighed Isaiah and Psalms concerning judgment and obedience.
Two bandits robbed the Fox Market at 10040 Rosecrans Ave in Bellflower Sunday night stealing at least $500 from cash registers after presenting a note and threatening customers. Deputies tracked them fleeing in a late-model station wagon.
Slippery pavement caused by Sunday storms led to a Redondo Beach man Omil Kajer 40 and a passenger Buda Kajer being hospitalized with serious injuries after his auto slid into a power pole at Jade Mayor and Pacific Coast Highway. The driver said the car slid while turning.
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