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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1957
Page
1
Republicans audited the 1956 election returns Sunday and found an encouraging balance sheet but backsliding in the Far West and midwestern farm belt. The GOP National Committee issued a frank assessment of gains and losses, noting solid gains in many voting groups and regions except the Northwest and Pacific Coast.
Rolling Hills fire crews battled a 20 acre brush fire near Portuguese Bend on the Palos Verdes Peninsula for over two hours Sunday afternoon. Winds fed the flames as residents reported seeing children nearby. Battalion Chief Haraden credited strong work by seven Los Angeles County units and noted the blaze burned areas with recent rain, sparing homes from real danger.
Three Chula Vista Boy Scouts from Explorer Troop 27 vanished during a Saturday hike to San Jacinto Peak. Missing are Jim Zubaugh 15 and Gordon Moffitt 14 and Bill Berggren 14. They left their group of ten after camping near Valley about seven miles from the start. La Sierra College students near Arlington last saw them at 3 pm.
General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery, who had recently criticized Civil War commanders at Gettysburg, are said to have made errors themselves. Columnist Drew Pearson notes the missteps in a continuation of the discussion.
The City of Long Beach hires a lobbyist to advise on presenting its subsidence situation to legislators. The role aims to clarify the city’s stance to Sacramento, amid debate over the so called third house and its influence.
McGuire Air Force Base reports an F100F Super Sabre flew nonstop from Palmdale, California to McGuire in 3 hours 38 minutes, setting a new unofficial 2405 mile record. The old record was set in March at 3 hours 44 minutes. The spokesman said the plane will depart McGuire for Palmdale at 6 am Tuesday in a new attempt.
New York police stopped Mickey Cohen and Ellis Mandel after a TV appearance on The Mike Wallace Show. An anonymous viewer reported Cohen carried a weapon under his coat, but officers found nothing during a frisk in a studio dressing room. Cohen denied Billy Graham was trying to convert him.
In Los Angeles a 17 year old boy named Dennis Montes was shot and killed after allegedly attempting to run over two firemen with a stolen car. Police said Montes hit a patrol car, drove off, and nearly struck the officers before he was killed as they fired at the vehicle.
A fire at the Blaze Tile plant storage yard in Mansfield caused the destruction of about 36 thousand dollars worth of polyethylene and other tile making chemicals stored in sacks. Firefighters battled the blaze from the yard near the main plant, keeping flames from a 60 by 200 foot warehouse while three youths who first saw smoke gave early reports. The incident began when three boys Ronnie Schilder 15 Dan Lopez 14 and Ralph Smith 12 observed smoke and alerted authorities.
A noisy, garbled note describes a weatherman facing a film project. It mentions an award, Amensage scenario by Sun, and producers like Variable Cloud Incas. It hints at names Little Change and CIRRUS, noting special effects and clouds.
In New Haven Michigan a 11 year old youth, John Chaffee Jr., was entombed for about four hours in a bank vault. He survived despite heat and fear as Detroit locksmiths and authorities worked to free him through a concrete 8 by 8 foot vault door with a thick red wall. He remained in no immediate danger with clearance at the bottom of the door allowing conversation with people outside.
The New York Daily News reports Roberto Rossellini is living with Indian director Sonali Das Gupta and plans to divorce Ingrid Bergman. Sonali, 27, mother of two, is said pregnant. Rossellini calls their bond a business relationship. Bergman denies the affair as fantas tic. An Italian Embassy official says Rome asked him to cool the incident.
The Arkansas River flood crest reached 20.4 feet in Tulsa, threatening homes and prompting evacuations. A large civil defense effort and a rainless period limited damage, with officials noting the worst was over as residents return home and river forecasts predict banks safe by today. The Cimarron River also contributed to the flooding, but statewide casualties remained low.
A loud concussion from a rocket engine test rocked Los Angeles area at 10 55 p m Sunday night. Residents described it as a deep rumble with tremors lasting about 20 seconds, felt from Beverly Hills to Santa Monica. North American Aviation said the blast was part of a rushed test at its Santa Susana plant and nothing abnormal occurred.
A Sunday rescue party reached a charred single engine plane wreck at Lake Cachuma, finding one man alive but badly injured and three others dead. Sheriff’s Inspector Charles Taylor said the injured man was not yet identified and the office was arranging a Navy helicopter to extract him from the crash scene.
Blond actress Francesca de Scaffa attempted suicide twice within two hours after a furor over Confidential magazine and a grand jury indictment. The former wife of actor Bruce Cabot survived a plane crash near Santa Barbara. her husband Jaime Bravo says she was despondent over cruel attacks. Doctors report she is not in immediate danger as she recovers under care after the crash and injuries.
HOLLYWOOD. UP Penthyn Staniawa, 80, a portrait painter famed for the Staniatws Girl covers nearly five decades ago, burned to death Sunday in his studio. Firemen said he apparently dozed off while smoking in an upholstered chair.
Washington officials say the United States IGY satellite program may slip beyond September. Dr. Richard W. Porter testified that delays are possible while aiming to launch six instrument bearing satellites from Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, by year end 1958. The Defense Department has not provided a firm launch schedule, and Russia plans at least one satellite in the IGY period.
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