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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1957
Page
4
Skipper Alan Villiers reported Mayflower II steady at four knots. In the last 24 hours up to noon Saturday she covered 80 nautical miles and remained about 110 miles east of the West Indies on the journey to America.
Mrs. Ann Cooper of 4208 Clark Ave Long Beach transforms life with 52 pound loss and 8 inch waist abdomen and thigh reductions after 10 days of treatment at the Jewel Salon claims no dieting or heavy exercise required. Free trial offered with figure analysis and information by phone.
Labor figures say Beck plans to retire amid health issues and internal strife within the AFL and CIO. CIO Secretary-Treasurer Schnitzler notes Beck's departure could renew factional battles, with continued focus on Teamsters reform and potential leadership shifts.
In Vancouver British Columbia a bomb threat prompted the evacuation of about 150 hotel guests mostly in night attire. An official phoned in the warning claiming a delayed action explosive was planted in the Ritz Motel building and police and fire crews conducted checks before many returned to their rooms.
An inmate at Eastern State Penitentiary threw a pink rubber ball over the wall addressed to Louise Curry, wife of Jeffrey Curry. A girl, Marie Mazur, retrieved it and delivered it to Mrs Curry who cried, reading a note from the prisoner meant for their two young sons. The ball carried a plea to pass the message to their father, who is serving a burglary sentence since February.
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