15 Feb 1958
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1958
Page
1
A Superior Court ruling Friday cleared the city to proceed with a contract aimed at early completion of the J. H. Davies Bridge and development of three Marina basins as part of the Torrance family imprisonment case and related package deal dispute.
At least two New York firemen were fatally injured when a five story building collapsed amid a burning wreckage. Four others, members of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters, were trapped. two initially believed alive but later died. Fire Chief and rescuers worked desperately to reach survivors as the blaze raged.
At a Phoenix Republicans rally, Vice President Nixon vowed the United States would not lose the space race and would fight recession with full national effort. He framed America as slow to start but quick to finish, urging confidence and unity across party lines.
Reports from across the country suggest a shift in labor management policy toward lighter oversight, with long workweeks and few social protections in the past. The text notes no 40 hour week, no minimum wage, and no unemployment or social security provisions, framing a future decision in 1958 elections.
Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba extended police cordons around three French consulates and allowed food to reach 15,000 French troops in bases. He urged France to withdraw troops and abandon the Bizerte base after a raid on Sakiet Sidi Youssef. Dulles weighs quick U.S. action and a UN Security Council debate on the Tunisian charge of aggression.
Fragmentary text notes a salubrious day after Valentine with forecaster hints of weather and shopping plans. The passage is garbled but hints at a public mood and consumer activity following a holiday.
Federal Communications Commissioner Richard W. Mack urged for an early chance to answer charges in Congress. House investigators planned to hear him under oath on Wednesday or Thursday as Bernard Schwartz alleged a Miami television case involved a fixer and a $2,650 pledge. Schwartz testified about Thurman White and a law firm linked to Public Service Television Inc., while Mack denied the accusations and pledged to testify.
Washington reports a government announcement that special decontamination teams have been set to protect the public from atomic dust in potential crash scenarios involving nuclear weapons. Officials caution there is only a slim chance of a nuclear explosion, but outline civilian protection measures and the potential for local dispersal of nuclear materials as dust.
Two armed convicts, Bart Blackburn and Ronnie Rhonemus, escaped San Luis Obispo Jail after sawing bars and abducted a Torrance family for over 24 hours. They were seen in a white 1957 Thunderbird, license MH501, pursued across Southern California border areas, with police alert at the border and across the line in Mexico. The incident began near Torrance at 1 am and spans multiple locations as authorities chase the duo.
United Press reports a fresh Arctic invasion widening the cold siege across the East while the Midwest and Florida see brief relief. Winter snows cripple St Louis traffic, trigger emergency gas shortages in Middlesboro Kentucky, and Ike stays indoors at Thomasville as two Colorado snow slides bury miners and claim lives. Montana records its first big snowstorm with Helena receiving eight inches, termed a million-dollar snowstorm for water supply.
An anonymous buyer spent 78.96 to reunite two friends, prompting page B-4 brief. In Miami, singing sympathizers crowded as U.S. marshals escorted a former Cuban president to jail, detailed on page A-3.
Texas congressman Rutherford claims German-born scientist Wernher von Braun spurned jobs over $100,000 yearly to remain loyal to Maj. Gen. H. H. Toftoy who saved him from capture by Russians near Redstone Arsenal. The newsletter notes von Braun earns about $16,000 as a GS-18 and warns jealousities may delay U.S. satellite efforts.
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