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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1958
Page
5
East Germany said a Belgian NATO photo plane with a U S built RFMF jet fighter on board was forced to land on the Baltic coast after crossing borders. ADN described the aircraft as carrying weapons and photo gear and labeled the action a gross border and air space violation. The pilot’s name was not released.
The article examines hospital and health insurance abuses, noting overcharges, unnecessary treatments, and rising costs as insurers pay. It highlights Blue Cross Blue Shield and other plans as multi million dollar concerns and questions union plans vulnerable to racketeers, urging reader attention.
A three day Memorial Day weekend record shows 380 Americans died in traffic crashes, 80 above normal. The tally surpasses the 1955 Memorial Day high of 372 but falls short of last year’s 397 and the 1956 706 holiday toll, with California leading in deaths and drownings at 87 and 16 respectively. New York, Illinois, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Ohio also report notable counts.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles told reporters he and President Eisenhower are reasonably optimistic talks on policing a nuclear test ban could begin this month. Khrushchev proposed Geneva talks within three weeks with scientists from Warsaw Pact and other nations in attendance. Dulles said a final decision would take two to three days after consulting allies. The piece also notes holiday traffic deaths rising, despite safety efforts, with drownings and crashes fueling concern.
Cambridge AP report says Explorer TH, the first U S Army satellite, loses about 15 miles of altitude daily and may plunge to its end late this month. Since its 1700 mile apogee it has dropped to roughly half that height while perigee nears 110 miles as observers track its decay.
The body of a man found in an automobile at the base of a 500-foot cliff was identified Monday as F. Friend, 32, of San Antonio, Texas. Coroner Christopher Ishid said the auto apparently skidded from Coast Highway at a curve five miles south of Big Sur about two weeks earlier. The wreckage was found Saturday. Friend, once a Monterey resident, visited here last month and had not been heard from since May 13 when he mailed a postcard to his mother.
Frank Hanscomb aged 20 admitted to police that he stole 8 40 dollars from a man who gave him a lift during the London bus strike and surrendered the money. Police said Hanscomb could not be tried until the victim is identified.
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