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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1957
Page
7
A power shovel damaged Massachusetts Avenue digging, knocking out about 400 telephone circuits to Boston on Monday. No injuries reported. The scene was restored after repairs by utility crews.
William Jean Wilmanty Bell, 12, admitted shooting Miss Hammon, a piano teacher at the State School of Mines, then hid her body near a ghost town. He drove the car to a logging road and abandoned the scene after the fatal shot through a bedroom window. The boy was remanded to a state hospital for mental evaluation.
A 14 year old girl from Oak Hill Florida testified that skid row drifter Bennie Bedwell known as The Dishwasher hurt her in a golf shack in Florida. Bedwell, earlier charged in Chicago with two girls’ death, was arrested after Florida charges surfaced. His extradition fight and judge’s advisement were noted as Illinois Governor Stratton decision looms.
President Eisenhower on Monday nominated Charles E Bohlen, then U.S. ambassador to Rome, to be the United States envoy to the Philippines, signaling a major diplomatic posting for the seasoned diplomat.
In Washington Senator Joseph R. McCarthy temporarily blocked the promotion of his former foe Brig. Gen. Ralph W. Zwicker. The Senate confirmed 1821 other military promotions but did not act on Zwicker's rise to major general at McCarthy's request. McCarthy was absent when the item was raised and Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson relayed his delay. The Armed Services Committee had approved promotions last week.
The body table voted down the bid to elevate Zwicker to permanent brigadier general and temporary major general, with two abstentions noted. The decision leaves Zwicker’s advancement stalled and awaits further action by the committee.
The Saturday Evening Post highlights a new recovery room design in hospitals that drastically reduces postoperative deaths. Dowds explains its impact, with medical authorities planning future development and how families may benefit from the breakthrough.
Don Larsen, the famed World Series pitcher, faces the new season with mixed nerves as pundits like Al Lopez and Casey Stengel weigh his prospects. The Post this week probes Larsen and other notable figures on his chances and the lingering glow of his remarkable Series performance.
Modern preachers revive camp meeting methods using trailers tents and planes to reach families who once traveled hundreds of miles for worship. Article notes these road meetings draw thousands of worshipers and reshape religious outreach in contemporary communities.
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