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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1959
Page
1
The sun poured in as the analyst’s office glowed with high cloudiness. The Weatherman’s face showed fatigue while the narrator recalls pitching dreams about Rob Fairly Cary Furillo and Bob Leman. An analyst counsels rest and a fantasy of a beautiful girl to help sleep.
Geneva reports Russia refused a U S British demand for an internationally manned nuclear control post network. Semyon Tsarapkin said Western insistence on host-country staffing was politically motivated. Moscow warned foreign staff could aid espionage and undermine sovereignty despite Western calls for international oversight.
Hollywood reports Actress Gene Tierney has returned to the Menninger Clinic in Topeka for further treatment, withdrawing from her comeback film Holiday for Lovers to begin shooting in 30 days. Her mother Belle Tierney advised the move. Tierney, 37, had been discharged from an eight month stay earlier.
President Eisenhower said at a news conference that he favors repealing the constitutional amendment banning more than two terms for a president. He noted the 1947 measure passed after Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms and that Nevada ratified it in 1951. He would rather repeal it than keep it.
A Cleveland flood virtually wiped out the zoo reptiles at Cleveland Zoological Park. Of 16 reptiles, only two giant tortoises survived as water from Big Creek backed up into a basement where the animals were kept. A koala, a wintering falcon, and an African eagle also perished in adjacent enclosures.
A sweeping winter storm battered the nation from the Rockies to the Appalachians causing floods and deadly tornadoes in the South while heavy snow and drifts crippled the Midwest. About 200 people were trapped by rising creeks in Forksville Pennsylvania as bridges were flooded. United Press International tallies at least 36 storm related deaths across Indiana Illinois Ohio Kentucky Iowa New Mexico Kansas Michigan and Oklahoma with Ohio drowning fatalities near Middletown. Continued on Page A-3 Col. 24.
A 450 foot grain boat broke from its moorings during gale winds and a flood current, plowing into the Michigan Avenue bridge over the Buffalo River. The steel bridge held briefly, then the boat forced free and struck the riverbank, with no injuries reported after evacuation orders were issued.
North Hollywood, UPI report states Freckle-faced Cari Switzer, famous for Our Gang and Little Rascal films, was killed in a knife and gun fight with ex-business partner Bud Stiltz over a $50 debt. The confrontation occurred at a green ranch home when Switzer demanded repayment, leading to a violent struggle and shooting. Police: Stiltz produced a pistol as the fight escalated. another associate, Jack Platt, witnessed the events.
Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan arrived at U.S. naval air station near Copenhagen for an 18 hour pause en route to Moscow. Plans called for a thorough sabotage check of his plane while at the Danish capital. He praised hosts for hospitality and enjoyed American fare, inviting visitors to Moscow.
A 11-foot male pilot whale was captured five miles from Cabrillo Beach and brought to Marineland to pair with Bubbles the female star. The 2,500-pound newcomer joins Marineland's 40-foot vessel Geronimo on a three-week quest for mates as Squirt watches and students name the new whale.
Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona introduced a bill to rename Roosevelt Dam in Arizona as the Theodore Roosevelt Dam to avoid any doubt about which Roosevelt the dam honors. The proposal seeks to preserve the historic name of the dam while specifying Theodore Roosevelt.
The Los Angeles food market dispute enters resumed talks today as negotiators attempt to settle the ongoing disagreement. The page also notes a curious historical aside about attempting to swap a kangaroo hide for an Indian war bonnet on another page.
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