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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1958
Page
1
The timid school teacher cousin Tickleton of WM grew nervous at a highway patrol roadblock. He muttered about checking or airinking tourists and struggled to maintain composure while a rush of odd quotes and a joke about rum flavored candy surfaced amid a 1958 dog license note from La Mesa.
Mrs Leona Cowen 105 Havana Ave sought $419 from the city for death of grass trees shrubs and labors from planting after a gas line seal contaminated soil. City Council, urged by City Atty Walhfred Jacobson, ordered the bill paid. Mental anguish was listed as an item.
American Airlines accepted a Federal Mediation Board truce proposal that could resume peak holiday air travel. The Air Lines Pilots Assn weighs the plan to end a four day strike by about 1,500 pilots, while Eastern Airlines talks with flight engineers remain deadlocked since Nov 24.
Pope John XXIII delivers first Christmas message urging world peace and church unity, condemns anti religious repression behind the Iron Curtain and the spread of atheistic materialism. He reflects on Pius XII’s legacy and recalls 19 Christmas addresses for peace.
A Greyhound bus attempting to pass a coal truck collided head on with a southbound tractor trailer near Pulaski Tennessee. Seven people died and 13 were injured. authorities recovered seven bodies. The bus, carrying about 23 aboard, remained upright on the shoulder as it burned. Bus driver Samuel Youree 50 of Murfreesboro was among the dead. Charles Thompson 28 of Cleveland Alabama was identified at once. The crash occurred on U S Highway 81 seven miles south of Pulaski in twilight mist.
President Eisenhower pledged to world leaders that the United States will not seek war or seek to enslave other nations. He spoke during a Christmas message, affirming the nation’s commitment to peace while addressing domestic and international concerns.
In Washington, the President lit a 75-foot Christmas tree at the Ellipse behind the White House to open the fifth annual pageant of peace. He urged Americans and other nations to pursue peace, justice, and mutual respect in his winter evening remarks.
Captain William J. Slattery, 61, died Tuesday night at his home in Jamestown. He served as executive officer on the USS Preble during the Chinese waters era after World War I and on the carrier Wasp. He later commanded at the Naval Air Station Banana River in Florida during World War II.
More than 15 000 drivers were stopped at California Highway Patrol roadblocks as the holiday crackdown began in Los Angeles Long Beach area. By 9 p.m. 13 189 vehicles were inspected. 467 citations issued and five jailed for drunk driving. An extra motorcycle detail of eight officers will boost Christmas Eve traffic patrol.
Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach buzz as an Air Force Atlas missile roars aloft in a second test within five days, part of a program to develop a long range war rocket. The launch follows speculation of a 3,000 mile flight over the Atlantic range and features a modified three engine Atlas frame. Officials report no confirmation of any life aboard the missile and the chattering activity around the Cape continues.
Liz Taylor defied a studio edict by going backstage Tuesday night to watch Eddie Fister perform an IV show, a Page AD note. The Army blames parental softness for the failure of most American soldiers captured in Korea to adjust to hardships, reported on Page A-2.
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