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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1959
Page
4
Ernest Hemingway's latest edition titled The Old Man and the Sea sold 1,200 copies in three hours at the Warsaw book fair opening on Sunday. The UPI report notes the edition is the author’s most popular work as crowds flocked to the event.
Prince Charles, ten, caused a stir at Windsor watching polo with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. He splashed water, nearly trapped his head in a car door, and briefly slipped away with his sister Anne as a detective chased them. The incident onlookers described as mischievous ended with the pair mingling with spectators while Charles wore a wide grin.
United Steelworkers bargaining teams meet to map final strategy ahead of wage talks with the steel industry. About 350 steelworkers hear contract demands from USW President David McDonald and others as a 1956 pact expires at midnight June 30, with a potential 500,000-worker strike if no deal is reached.
In London, a parson's window sign reading help in blood red letters drew parishioners to call the emergency number. Police visited Rev. Harold Haines in Peckham where he explained the sign was a poster soliciting aid for the world's 16,000,000 refugees.
Charles Hair, a 64 year old Nevadan WWI veteran, survived 213 days trapped in a refrigerated rail car after being robbed at knifepoint in Sparks. He banged at the car end and yelled until a brakeman heard him in Fresno yards, leading to his rescue and hospitalization.
A persuasive message argues that pressing Congress for more services while already spending leads to higher taxes or inflation. It advocates pay-as-you-go budgeting to reduce inflation, encourage savings, and provide stable dollars for America's future, citing life insurance as central information.
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