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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1957
Page
2
A California Assembly Transportation Committee approved a bill requiring drivers of self propelled go carts and similar conveyances to hold licenses when on public highways. The measure cites injuries and a pedestrian death as examples and notes past lax licensing allowed carts to operate freely.
Three assemblymen denounce the California Teachers Association for alleged influence on a cigarette and beer tax plan to fund a 70 million dollar annual state school aid increase. CTA calls the charge inaccurate and open to investigation. Utility and equalization bills also feature in debate as lawmakers seek tax shifts and property tax fairness.
In Los Angeles County Superior Court, former boxer Francis IM Ogg was found guilty of second degree murder in the Christmas Day death of his wife Edna Rosedale Oge. The 37 year old, once a boxing champion turned pool contractor, was remanded pending a probation hearing and sentence set for April 4. The autopsy indicated injuries could not have come from a single fall or blow.
At Lake Charles Air Force Base two airmen burned as a B47 on the flight line exploded and another caught fire. Both planes valued at 25 million dollars each were destroyed as 30 planes underwent routine maintenance. A board of inquiry was formed to determine the cause as field operations resumed later that day.
Parliament heard that a 1400 mph English Electric P.1 may enter RAF service as Britain's fastest fighter. The craft, aiming to double the speed of sound, would replace the Hunter era aircraft to intercept faster potential Soviet bombers. George Ward, secretary for air, said current interceptors can handle present threats but future bombers will require this speed.
City Council faced sharp criticism after a misprint in a public post mislabeling supporters as approving rather than opposing the Florida tion ballot. The controversy centers on medical and mental health groups backing the measure while opponents attack the diet claims, promising a heated race on the May ballot.
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