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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1958
Page
1
ABoban on transferring liquor licenses from county to county is to be rescinded. Page Ad. Anastasi Miroyan, Russia's No 2 man, is expected to visit the United States next month. Page A-5.
The State Welfare Board met in emergency session to curb costs of the new medical aid program now running at a $4 million yearly deficit. Local officials warned that proposed shifts in prescription payments and limits on injections, drugs like tranquilizers, and doctor visits could raise costs in Los Angeles County, potentially undermining budget goals while seeking tighter patient service.
CAPE CANAVERAL UPS reports the United States launched its biggest satellite, a four and a half ton Atlas fueled craft designed to broadcast President Eisenhower’s voice back to earth. The 75 foot long rocket marked the first orbital test and carried a tape memory system to replay spoken messages from Earth. Special stations began feeding messages to the craft, with a planned 20 day life and hoped replay.
A Long Beach State College department head and professor were accused of entering locked offices to distribute pro administration literature. The night time memo distribution was called unethical and non professional by faculty. The move aimed to influence votes on a presidential resignation and four deans. Fog in west Orange County halted air sea and road traffic with 75 crashes reported.
At an Oat Mountain Nike Hercules site near Chatsworth, German and Belgian shepherds are used as sentry dogs chosen for aggressiveness. The canines may be reassigned to other Los Angeles Hercules sites as plans are considered. Technicians noted the missile completed revolutions every 100 minutes and attempted to relay broadcasts. Rear Adm. John K. E. Clark, deputy director of the Pentagon space agency, said reception chances remain best during certain periods.
A space broadcast toll rose to 88. 150-pound payload instruments and a 35-pound communications module were part of the Atlas flight. Bogota relays, with the death toll and fire details, are noted along with hospital checks, page reference to A-8. A separate university memo seeks resignations, detailing a surreptitious memo delivery and protest by faculty.
El Paso moonwatch team reports sighting Atlas missile aloft with bright magnitude near the Milky Way. Atlanta prosecutors plan a lesser charge in the temple bombing case as a second trial set for January 12. Washington politics show Liberal faction setbacks and Dirksen leadership bid. Fort Worth sues ex-wife of ex-governor Murray over divorce judgment. Eisenhower to light national Christmas tree and give broadcast. Marilyn Monroe hopes to become a mother after second pregnancy loss.
The Navy announced a broad force reduction to end the Regulus II missile program. It cites cost, shifting priorities, and a move toward more advanced weapons, forecasting about 9,000 civilian jobs lost nationwide over the next years and a 7 million dollar program cancellation in Texas.
The fragment echoes a talking head, WM, pondering failure and resilience. An apprentice notes the sports pages while WM jokes about Cape Canaveral. The jagged text hints at space theme, criticism, and eventual rise, with scattered phrases about missiles and headlines.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles departs for a Foreign vacation following NATO council meetings, leaving Paris. The trip marks a pause after high level discussions with allied nations.
A 16 year old Lennox youth fired from a building near the Teeseteee Hawthorne hardware store during a nighttime gun battle with officers. Police surrounded the building and the boy surrendered after about an hour and a half as deputies returned fire.
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