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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1957
Page
3
Los Angeles actress Gail Russell, 35, was jailed on suspicion of drunk driving after her white convertible plowed into a cafe and pinned a janitor, Robert Reynolds, 21, injuring him. She posted $250 bail, claimed two drinks, and said she was visiting her ailing father.
Ambassadors and officials in London exchanged compliments at an Independence Day dinner. Whitney, in a triple toast, predicted strains on American independence amid joint royal and presidential toasts. Viscount Hailsham floated July 4 as Britain’s own Independence Day, noting mutual gains from Yorktown and the Boston Tea Party.
Dover England. Britain’s midget submarine Sprat completed a practice dive then went silent. The Dover lifeboat and crew searched three miles offshore where Sprat had last been reported. Radio contact failed due to sunspot radio jamming but Sprat and crew were found safe.
Vincent Smits and Gus Emerson attempted a rugged 80 mile one way canoe crossing to Avalon in an 18-foot aluminum craft. They faced 10 to 12 foot swells and required rescue by an amphibian plane near Avalon. Mayor Merle Porter welcomed them on arrival.
Southland area reports a quiet fourth traffic-wise with Long Beach Los Angeles and Orange County police. No fatal crashes and few serious ones. In Long Beach traffic was largely smooth with one non injury incident and one pedestrian injury since Wednesday. Police note heavy but orderly flow Thursday with extra officers on duty. Erick Joseph De Keyster, 10, of Santa Ana, was critically injured in a hit and run near his Yorba Street home and taken to St Joseph Hospital. Robert Garcia, 24, of Garden Grove, injured when his car was struck by a diesel engine at Smeltver Avenue crossing of the Southern Pacific Railroad, taken to Orange County General Hospital.
The federal Trade Commission said 462 major business mergers were reported in the first six months, four fewer than the same period last year. Dr Simon N Whitney, director of the FTC bureau of economics, noted the tabulation tracked merger trends from daily and trade press and publications.
A massive Beach crowd for the Pike Rainbow Pier fireworks snarled traffic in Long Beach. Police described the Thursday night turnout as the largest in 21 years, with 200000 on the afternoon and estimates climbing above that figure. Officers blocked Ocean Boulevard south of Golden to Alamitos Avenues as cars parked along side streets and gridlock stretched from Pacific to Cherry Avenues. Thirty-two traffic officers worked double shifts, with more on duty to restore order over the next three days.
Halifax fireman Raymond Currie retires after 28 years of service as Chief Fred MacGillivray honors him as exemplary. He endured multiple injuries from 1930 to 1956 including burns, a back injury, and a heart attack, with notable rescue efforts and hospitalizations.
Two light earthquakes rattled Southern California about an hour apart on Thursday. The first quake at 3 26 55 p m PDT shook dishes and lights but caused no damage. A lighter jolt followed at 4 28 p m PDT. Caltech seismologist Dr Charles F Richter placed both quakes about 250 miles from Pasadena and estimated magnitudes near 4 8 and 4 6 respectively.
Janet Day age nineteen wins crown amid a patriotic pageant featuring 3,000 service members, 30 floats, 35 bands and 550 mounted riders. Lt Governor Harold Powers serves as grand marshal. Admiral Hartmann reviews. Parade categories crown various floats and marching units with local chambers and colleges placing in Class A to K divisions.
A 34 year old laborer escaped serious injury Thursday afternoon when a fellow workman started a large cement mixer with him inside. William Martin of Huntington Park was treated at Bixby for injuries described as minor.
Vallejo California Kaiser Foundation Hospital reports 39 year old Martin Stein technical director for the Theater Arts Department died from severe injuries after a power saw accident at the Certified Materials Co plant on Cherry Avenue. He was described as in fair condition earlier, but died about an hour after emergency treatment began. The incident occurred when he near a mixer and a belt system at the plant.
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