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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1957
Page
3
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold arrives in Cairo for an exploratory but delicate mission to restore peace in the Middle East while Nasser awaits talks. The dialogue aims to ease tensions and seek a path to stability in the region.
The article reports defective fiberglass pontoons in a marina with cracks at corners causing buoy loss. Four pontoons are removed weekly for repair. temporary replacements are scarce. Engineers note that fixes must make units fully rigid, and future basins will adopt refinements. The text also mixes in unrelated wartime dispatches on the Suez crisis and negotiations, mentioning Hammarskjald, Nasser, and UNEF.
Four died and 17 were wounded in explosions at Banton and Linden New Jersey. At Boston Electro Sound Corp in Tilin Massachusetts a blast sparked a fire, killing the president and treasurer who leaped from a second floor window. Six employees injured. Linden blast at Merck & Co plant wounded eleven, three seriously. Authorities could not yet determine causes.
National Association of Postmasters urged approval of the Administration’s rate increase before the House Post Office Committee. The plan would raise 162 million next fiscal year via a penny rise on first class letters and postcards and increased charges on second and third class mail.
Soviet newspaper laments concentration of research institutions in Moscow and Leningrad and calls for dispersal of scientists. It notes transfers of scientists to distant sites such as Siteria to avoid duplicated work and to accelerate progress.
Raymond J. Sheeler, 18, of 2220 Orange Ave, received 60 days in County Jail on multiple license violations. He pleaded before Municipal Judge Kenneth E. Sutherland and was placed on a one year probation. another arrest within that period could trigger additional punishment.
Two Navy sailors were injured at 1 30 am Wednesday when their car struck a pale on American Avenue north of 15th Street. The driver, Weylon F Hoff man 22 of the WSS Tolabana Terminal Island, sustained scalp and leg injuries. His passenger John F Souligny 21 of the same ship received head injuries. Hoffman told police a car passed in front of him obscuring his vision.
The Literary Gazette carries Dudintsev’s remarks challenging creative discussion in the Soviet Union after his novel Not by Bread Alone provoked controversy. He questions whether writers should be allowed to swim freely, acknowledging critics say such imagery could hinder or trap youth and himself.
British Admiralty tugs towed the 81,000 ton Queen Mary to sea as shipyard workers strike blocked private tugs. Passengers cheered while union leaders warned of wider retaliation, accusing civilian sailors on the tugs of strikebreaking. Royal Navy tugs mobilized at cabinet ministers’ order to handle the situation.
SACRAMENTO AP says a public health subcommittee warned of an immediate disaster potential from California smog. It cited cancer risks from polluted air and extreme LA pollution concentrations, noting knowledge gaps in causes and control methods while urging a statewide research program.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon wrapped up a goodwill tour of Africa and left Tunis after tense Independence Day ceremonies. He and Mrs Nixon observed Algerian rebels from the sidelines amid protests and a messy diplomatic scene with French officials, later meeting French Prime Minister Mitterrand for talks lasting around 201 minutes.
New Delhi reports the Communist Party wins 59 seats in Kerala's 126 member assembly with 1.719 million votes to Congress's 1.900 million. Independents and others win the remaining seats as Kerala shifts political control for the first time since independence.
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