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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1958
Page
1
A hazy day scene prompts the WMN crew to seek a clear night for better drive-in viewing. The boss stresses the need for timely phone calls and sharp visibility after sunset to benefit their people, while Sputnik derides the plan as impractical.
In Long Beach a vehicle plows into a residence on 7th Street near Park Avenue, sending a patient from a Veterans Hospital leaping over a bench. A fox terrier named Hattie, renowned for chasing cars, now endures a regimen of digitalis as emergency responders clear the wreckage and assess injuries.
A car crashed into a living room at 4712 E 7th St at 3 20 pm striking chairs and a table. Hattie a dog in the room, suffered a heart attack but survived after vet and owner Bayard Bloom gave her digitalis. Driver William M Dill 17 of 1083 Coronado Ave was cited for no license.
A Sputnik pass will arc from north to south at about 60 degrees above the western horizon at 5 42 p m then again at 9 24 p m with the HDRIgon angle noted. The report also mentions a later pass and time.
International Association of Machinists negotiators representing 8,000 Rohr Aircraft Corp. workers in Chula Vista and Riverside rejected a company contract proposal Tuesday night and scheduled a mass meeting Sunday for a strike vote. Members will vote on authorizing a strike. negotiations would continue. The wage increase is acceptable but non-economic clauses are not. The contract, due to expire April 30, has been extended during talks.
Percival H. Westmore, 54, a Hollywood makeup man, reportedly attempted suicide with sleeping pills Tuesday night. He reportedly changed his mind, called his doctor, received emergency treatment at Hollywood Receiving Hospital, then was moved to a private sanitarium. Police note a prior overdose in August 1957 with no motive given.
Primary results show McGonigle leading Stassen by 284,070 to 125,396 in 4,078 of 8,887 precincts for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Ma honey loses to Alesandro in Maryland Democratic Senate race. Lawrence runs away in Democratic PA gubernatorial race with 216,985 votes to 41,221 for Furman. Bowers trails George M. leader. Eisenhower votes at Gettysburg. Scott leads GOP Senate and governorship races.
President Eisenhower told 2500 business leaders at the American Management Association dinner that the recession slows but a wage and price spiral must be avoided. He promised action on taxation and urged private industry to share the load, warning against rising costs without productivity gains and urging a consumer price view. He urged bipartisanship in Congress before any policy moves.
Former Yale football star Joseph P. Crowley, 48, was detained by Tokyo police on suspicion of causing the death of Connecticut businessman T. A. D. Jones Sr. at the Imperial Hotel. Crowley denies involvement and plans to refer the case to prosecutors for charges.
Bakerfield highway patrolman Dwight Bell chased a speeding car to about twenty miles an hour before stopping it. He booked Virginia Ty gon, 28, of Los Angeles, on a reckless driving charge. Her explanation: she was en route to testify in a sanity hearing for a friend.
Robert Lee Campbell 13 of 6144 N Hazelbrook Ave was shot in a car outside Hannah's Liquor Store 16914 Bellflower Blvd. Deputies say a .88 caliber revolver fired two bullets into his head while he sat alone in the rear of the vehicle. He died 45 minutes after being rushed to Ragona Hospital. Five bullets lay on the front seat. the pistol remained under his body.
An 18 year old motorcyclist died after a head on collision with a truck on Cherry Ave near Washington St. Tuesday night. His passenger, 17 year old Cary Arnold, was thrown clear and seriously injured. The truck driver John William Mitchell, 68, was uninjured.
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