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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1957
Page
2
In Tampa Florida police balk at a ban on short sleeve uniforms despite heat as Mayor Nick Nuccio pushes a morality campaign. The dispute mirrors bar nude display protests while officers joke about ice fall incidents and a car damage mystery.
California lawmakers resume after a five week recess to begin hearings on a record number of bills. Assembly and Senate committees will review Gov. Knight’s budget and dozens of measures, including civil liberties, loyalty, and knife bans, as they work toward a June 12 adjournment.
At Long Island Kenneth James age 13 plays with frozen jeans as a joke. In Oklahoma City a 1 year old asks to unlock a water meter cover to reach a pencil dropped by a playmate. Elmer Anderson retrieves a stubby wooden pencil and the boy declares it the pencil he uses for top grades.
Texas state Rep. James E. Cox resigns amid bribery indictments alleging agreement to take 5000 to kill a bill destroying naturopathy. Governor Daniel had not received the telegram of resignation. Cox cites ensuring full House Investigating Committee review. Cox, 36, facing political fallout and calls for reform amid party leaders’ alleged misconduct.
San Francisco police training academy was raided by burglars who stole six guns and 38 dimes. The intruders rifled desks, scattered papers and badges, and damaged lockers as Captain John Meehan and officers cleaned up before Friday's graduation of 23 cadets.
In London, the British Communist Party reports membership fell from 34 000 to 25 750 within a year. The drop reflects waning support amid ongoing political shifts and internal challenges as the party recalibrates its public stance.
An old weather brief lists temperatures across major cities with highs and lows. It notes times for tides including Sunday tides at 11:07 am and 4:08 pm, with low tides around 0.8 feet and 2.0 feet. The piece includes scattered city readings such as Los Angeles 60 57, New York 40 27, Chicago 82 19, Detroit 85 68, and Miami 74 02, among others.
Fragmentary OCR shows a carrier route notice for Mont or Long Ocean area with a price of two dollars per year and a single copy price of ten cents. It mentions a third class mail entry dated March 27, 18 but with unclear year and location details.
Brenda Frazier Kelly 36, daughter of a Boston area social set, wed Robert Chatfield Taylor a New York sales executive at a Cane Codtora home overlooking Pleasant Bay. The Rev Harry L Meyer presided as Kelly, recently divorced, received custody of her 14-year-old daughter Victoria. The ceremony drew about 28 relatives and friends who stayed for a reception. a former wife of the groom and a step-brother attended as part of the wedding party.
Paso Robles police report a high speed chase with Fort Ord soldier Joaquin Jennings 21. After weaving at 110 mph he failed a curve near Camp Roberts and crashed through a guard rail. A stolen car linked to Wesley West Haworth 20 was recovered and a body found west of Bakersfield. Jennings injured and held at San Luis Obispo General Hospital mental ward.
Chicago report on a broadcast claim of a groundbreaking hearing device aiding deaf individuals to hear with both ears. The piece mentions Heatter discussing the invention amid sensational detail, referencing an Army appearance and local coroner notes, with an appeal for readers to obtain a free book from a hearing aid company.
In a critical return to session, Long Beach weighs a tough legal period over subsidence. A practical, well prepared program is demanded, with expert city input and ready presentations to Assembly members and the Senate within weeks.
A blast at a Sukkur fireworks building on a Saturday killed 21 workers while others escaped. City officials and the Chamber of Commerce are urged to urgently consider a safety plan as the tragedy prompts immediate action.
Vice Admiral Heber Hampton McLean aged 57 of Limo Texas was cited for drunken driving on Camino Real Palo Alto. He was booked in Palo Alto city jail pledged to appear in court and released on a $260 bond after refusing a blood test stating he was visiting relatives. McLean, retired since 1954, held prior posts as chief of staff of allied Naval force in Southern Europe and commands in the Sixth Fleet and Seventh Fleet.
Deputy Lee Al Coombs found a translucent Plexiglas sheet in snow about 40 miles east of Placerville, suggesting a link to the missing jet trainer. McClellan Air Force Base and Civil Air Patrol verified the fragment for lab tests, while officials cautioned it may not be from the aircraft. The plane vanished near Scranton last week during approach from Cheyenne, with Capt. Paul Omann and Lt J C Sutton aboard.
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