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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1957
Page
2
A Clifton housewife endures 90s heat with a noisy mynah bird mocking the warmth. Chicago sees temperatures in the 90s as officials urge cooling measures. Birmingham reports 1000 chocolate factory workers sent home as the chocolate melts in the heat.
In a lecture at the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Hubert Drake outlined U S flight research growth from 600 to 1900 mph and 90 000 ft and predicted service planes will match research performance soon A new X15 plane will extend data for hypersonic designs toward 200 000 ft and boost glide concepts Officials expect faster speed and higher altitudes in the next decade while other global items cover exams crime and entertainment scenes including Katherine Dunham Eddie Fisher Debbie Reynolds and a bear encounter with a Houston woman
United States Weather Bureau reports high and low temperatures for multiple cities including Hod Hebe Rong Beach Omaha Las Vegas Phoenix Bason Pittsburgh Chicago Portland Cleveland St Louis Denver Des Moines Salt Lake Detroit San Francisco Fairbanks Seattle Miami New Orleans Washington New York with highs from 50s to 100s and lows from 41 to 78. Tides and sun data show high tide forecasts around 2:93 pm and 4:31 am for high tides with low tides around 8:78 am and 2:6 pm, sunrise at 5:42 and sunset at 8:06.
Mr and Mrs Gordon Hayter plan to attend the 42nd annual Kiwanis International convention in Los Angeles County with East Long Beach Kiwanis president listed. The event runs from October through June, as noted in Atlantic Degrees No C70 City records.
In Chicago the nine month old Anita Johnston nearly died after a safety pin in her pajamas caused coughing fits. Her mother Betty Johnston awoke Sunday night and recalled pins used on the pajamas. She rushed Anita to hospital where doctors removed an opened safety pin. Anita was reported in excellent condition.
Judge Harry C Wiestover refused to interfere with California’s bid to halt Confidential magazine distribution. He declined a motion for a preliminary injunction in a two million dollar suit against Edmund G Brown and Clarence A Linn. The state sought to retract warnings to distributors that the magazine contains obscene material and sales would invite criminal action. dismissal hearing set for July 1.
The governor signs a permissive unitization bill forcing private oil firms to consider joint operations in tideband areas around Long Beach and upland fields. It moves from a previously voluntary stance to a required framework, prompting Wilmington field talks as operators decide whether to form voluntary units or refuse.
The speed of unitization will reveal how sincere the oil companies are involved, as the outcome will show their commitment to compulsory measures and the practicality of such enforcement.
In Accra Ghana Premier Kwame Nkrumah faces opposition over a plan to replace Queen Elizabeth II’s image on coins and stamps with Nkrumah’s. The National Liberation Movement denounces the move amid Ghana’s Commonwealth ties. The conference also condemns relocating the British governor’s residence to the prime minister’s home.
In Moscow a plane crash near the city left nine Americans dead and several injured. Among the survivors was Margaret Tremper of Grand Rapids, Mich, with her daughter. Another Polish airliner passenger, plus a U.S. couple, Mr and Mrs Harvey Beaker, remained hospitalized in serious condition. The reported victims include a television director and a bossy physician among the listed names.
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