15 Jan 1958
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1958
Page
1
Debra Paget and singer David Street received an unexpected wedding gift from Mary F. Street Payne, one of Street's ex-wives, in Long Beach. The brief note follows previous reports about child support and marital history.
Debra Payne sues husband Street for $4,345 in back child support while recounting a stormy romance begun at Beverly Hills home. A separate Army leadership shakeup names Lt. Gen. Arthur Trudeau to replace Lt. Gen. Gavin, with Trudeau slated to take command in April.
The cities filed a joint petition with the State Supreme Court urging a delay on a $15 million telephone rate hike set to take effect next Monday. They contend the Public Utilities Commission granted the increase without full hearings or proper findings of inadequacy or nonexcessive returns by the rates.
The administration seeks a five billion dollar increase in the national debt limit to 280 billion, with immediate congressional hearings planned. Meanwhile Pacific Telephone General Telephone and other firms ask for rate boosts, prompting legal actions led by Long Beach and Los Angeles city attorneys against Public Utility Commissioners over accounting and refund safeguards.
James Bennett of Los Angeles, 33, was shot and critically wounded by service station proprietor Hunsaker during a failed holdup at 2301 Atlantic Ave about 9:30 pm Tuesday. Bennett wrestled for the pistol, was struck, and the assailant fled with the weapon after Bennett’s gunfire struck him.
Washington hearings reveal government red tape delays on the Titan missile program. Subcommittee members hear that progress is slowed while opposite aims push for faster production and deployment amid concerns over Russia's space and missile developments.
Mrs Payne reacts to Street divorce from Sharon Lee wife four and Miss Paget marries Street in a ten minute ceremony led by Dr Ernest Wilson at Christ Church Unity. Street, a singer once on a TV program with the groom, describes the night as the Jayne Mansfield wedding of the previous evening.
Walter Reuther proposes a profit sharing plan that would split automotive profits between workers and the company, signaling a shift from the traditional system and advocating for broader socialization of industry profits. (Continued on Page A-8)
A typhoon with 130 mph winds, named Ophelia, neared the central Philippines. The Manila Weather Bureau reported the storm about 750 miles east southeast of Samar and moving toward the islands at 30 mph, threatening the region with strong winds and heavy rain.
Independent report notes Arthur Godfrey plans to see a lawyer following a televised drama involving a loan shark an unemployed car salesman a judge and a detective. Winter weather remains intense hammering the East and Midwest with advisories.
In Belfast WP reports the outlawed Irish Republican Army attacked a police station and damaged two electrical transformer plants during three separate incursions Tuesday night. The operations targeted critical infrastructure and security forces amid ongoing sectarian violence in Northern Ireland.
Circuit Judge Sam C. Blair toured the state penitentiary in Jefferson City Missouri on Tuesday night and attended a boxing program where the prison band performed. The event featured a tune titled You Send Me.
A construction foreman fell from the 10th floor of a 12 story Wilshire Boulevard building in Los Angeles and was reported extremely critical. Harold C. Corral, a 4 year old Glendale resident, was on site when the accident occurred.
Los Angeles AP reports actress Sarah Churchill, jailed Monday for drinking, starred Tuesday in The Makropoulos Secret, an hour long drama. Critics call her performance creditable as an ageless Hungarian singer with past knowledge, noting no speech flaws and her poised demeanor amid press questions.
Pilar Wayne, 29, wife of John Wayne, rescued her 2- to 3-year-old daughter from a burning Encino mansion, suffering burns herself. Neighbors called firefighters who extinguished the blaze. Wayne in Japan filming The Barbarian, notified by phone. Fire blamed on hot phonograph records near the fireplace. $25,000 to $200,000 damage reported. Wayne’s daughter unharmed.
Army launched the Redstone first stage for a Jupiter-C satellite vehicle from Cape Canaveral. The 69 foot rocket demonstrated a successful ascent, with Von Braun reportedly present. Built by Chrysler and tested by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency, it uses liquid oxygen and alcohol and extends near 200 to 259 mile range.
Niagara Falls reports rock slides from the gorge for the third time in five days. Tuesday’s falls occur at the same site as last Friday’s 40,000 ton event, causing concern for the surrounding area and ongoing stability at the river gorge.
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