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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1957
Page
4
Destructive floods sweeping south of Japan battered Kyushu and Miyazaki Prefecture. By noon Friday the toll rose to several dead or missing with evacuees marching to higher ground as rivers overflow.
Ohlson, a sex fiend, confessed to killing and mutilating two young boys. He reportedly lured them from Ellis Brett pool in the park, drove them to a remote wooded area, and attacked them. Investigators expect more details as the case unfolds with local residents near Stoughton.
Plymouth County District Attorney John R. Wheatley said a four hour autopsy found no evidence that youths were stabbed repeatedly in the arhamen. He added the question of sexual abuse could not be settled until laboratory tests are completed.
An off duty firefighter found two youths bound and assaulted in Sofia Bulgaria. Police said the attackers attempted disembowelment amid a tense exchange over diplomatic ties between Bulgaria and the United States dating back seven years. The U S and Bulgarian governments have recently signaled renewed effort toward normalization and peaceful coexistence.
The U S destroyer Rooks arrived at Leghorn from Massawa after service in East Africa and was ordered into quarantine with 21 fever cases aboard. Asian influenza suspected aboard the vessel at the U S military supply base port.
In Calumet Park on the South Side a race riot erupted as a crowd of about 3,000 whites and Negroes fought for an hour. Police reported 19 Negroes and one white man injured, including women and children. Dozens of officers restored order after white assailants threw stones from a railroad embankment.
A capsizing on Puget Sound left eight aboard a 16 foot outboard dead and missing. Three bodies recovered: Adaline Johnson 33 Rosalyn Gudmundson 40 and a young son. Wreck occurred between Whidbey and Camano Islands 60 miles north of Seattle. Recovered include W A Johnson 45 owner and husband and Lawrence Gudmundson 50 husband reaching families. Search continued for the missing.
Gina announces birth of a 6 pound boy with a July 4 birthday amid talk of film plans. Dr. Skofic names a godfather and notes Italian law affects the child’s first name while references to Milxo and curious cast details circulate.
Senator Kuchel urged California business leaders to plan for reduced defense procurement as disarmament grows. He cited the Navaho missile order cancellation and Downey plant shutdown, noting Southern California was not singled out and hoping new defense contracts would ease the impact while promoting a domestic economy less dependent on defense.
Red Chinese jets staged demonstration Sunday in preparation for August 1 celebrations, Radio Peiping reported. The display occurred in Tokyo as part of a military showcase reflecting heightened tensions and propaganda surrounding the Army Day commemoration.
August Reader's Digest highlights time budgeting with four practical guidelines by Margaret Blair Johnstone. The issue promises 23 lasting articles condensed to save readers time and features Arthur Godfrey discussing Reader's Bizest on CBS.
In Sydney the Labor member Leslie C. Hayten sharply condemned U S Ambassador William J. Sebald for urging Australia to recognize Red China. Hayten, who recently returned from Red China, said the Communist government is fully in command and in the saddle during his visit last week.
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