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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1957
Page
1
A chaotic Los Angeles budget scene follows a 16.105 million cut, trimming tax rates, delaying final figures until August. Officials slash capital projects including Marina Del Rey harbor and courthouse furnishings, while staffing changes and new building needs stream through the debate.
Los Angeles officials announced a $5 million item in the county budget to buy land for a Civic Auditorium project worth $51.5 million. County officials stressed the funds would not be raised by taxes and would be covered by reserves, with contracts and nonprofit partnerships planned to proceed without tax revenue.
Fragmentary OCR text describes someone listening for clouds and wind during a Wednesday event. It recalls a remark about marriage as a railroad sigh and notes a girl seen, followed by listening after an interruption. The legible portions suggest a poetic or colloquial reflection rather than a clear news item.
LA Cites decade forecast showing the 25 to 34 age group shrinking by about 900000 by 1965 while total population rises by more than 20 million. The shortage, a temporary condition, will boost demand for older workers and raise female participation in the labor force. Continued on Page A-14.
A replica Mayflower, 92 feet long, reached Plymouth Harbor after a minor mishap during her transatlantic voyage from Provincetown. Towed by Coast Guard craft, she bore no serious damage, her canvas furled, masts bare, as thousands watched the vessel pass under sail amid a flotilla of yachts and town crowds.
Congressional leaders indicate a delay in advancing the President's foreign aid program to allow fuller investigation of the Girard case. Army specialist William S. Girard, accused in the killing of a Japanese woman, seeks U.S. return for trial while defense attorneys prepare habeas corpus arguments and brief extradition histories.
An Alabama civil rights advocate outlined to Vice President Nixon a plan to mobilize 3,000,000 Southern Black voters for the 1938 section. The discussion touched on broader budget cuts and policy impact as reported on page C11 and page C5.
A House Armed Services subcommittee plans to recommend partial approval of 34.6 million for Long Beach Naval Shipyard anti-subsidence work, with the Navy pressing for the full current year plus 2 million more for the three year program. Subcommittee members toured Long Beach to review the land sinking issue, and tentative approval ranges from 1 to 2 million for immediate use. The Navy calls the program vital and says it will not abandon the shipyard despite higher long term costs.
The Atomic Energy Commission says its fourth nuclear test will be fired at 4 45 a m PDT at the Nevada test site Weather is a factor as local officials expect a prompt detonation A 67 foot balloon and a ground laser assist are described though some text is garbled in the report
Army investigates World War I high power searchlight experiment that exposed about 3000 men to intense arc lamps used for night attacks. Four Connecticut workers hired a lawyer reporting sterility and multiple birth defects among soldiers and their spouses. Details indicate lamplight tests on British project never used in combat.
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