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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1957
Page
3
Mrs Frances Fern McCabe, 80, was startled by a prowler who jumped from a hiding place at 12 30 am Sunday and assaulted her in the living room before fleeing. Police questioned two men already in custody in connection with the string of 1 cent incidents. The attacker was described as 33 to 40 years old, light brown hair, wearing a light shirt and khaki trousers.
The Veterans Administration warned that 14,000 widows owe retroactive money from higher compensation unless they apply before July 1. Applications after that date would grant higher payments only from the application date, with few exceptions.
A California committee bought a tourist class air ticket for Specialist William S. Girard from Tokyo to Honolulu, prompting his refusal. Pan Am holds the ticket while Girard remains under U.S. Army investigation linked to a death on a firing range. In Tokyo, attorney Raymond Bushnell said Girard cannot receive a fair trial in a Japanese court, criticizing local justice as inferior by American standards.
In Newcastle England Labour and Conservative leaders clash over disarmament linking a German reunification plan to a broader East West settlement. Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell endorses German reunification and freer elections for eastern satellites while criticizing Macmillan's stance without naming him.
Janet Sellers 11 of La Mirada died after a heroic, five hour operation to save her life following a severe thigh cut from broken glass in an Orange home. She was rushed to St Joseph's Hospital and an artery from Los Angeles arrived by 1 am. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Sellers.
A New Delhi report states a crowd of about 150 Indian villagers mobbed two American women and their Indian chauffeur from the Technical Cooperation Administration, believing they were kidnapping village children. All were hospitalized, with one woman having broken ribs. The group, identified as Miss Alice McKimmey and Miss Dorothy Barlee, were lost and stopped for directions between Junagadh and Ahmedabad. The villagers later apologized and brought food gifts.
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