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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1957
Page
2
Betsy Palmer criticizes declining conversation quality and panel show dynamics in an interview. She notes TV use at home is limited to avoid noise and distraction, preferring real talk with family over televised spectacle.
A garbled weather story from Frankfurt notes high and low temperatures with fragmented details. It mentions a burglar swapping a false set of dentures or items, a 72-year-old individual, and unclear references to gold studded teeth, crowns, and bridges. The piece also lists unrelated city names and stray numbers, indicating a damaged OCR pass.
Former presidents Harry S Truman and Herbert Hoover named honorary chairmen of the World Rehabilitation Fund Inc to sponsor international projects aiding the physically handicapped. Also named were financier Bernard Naruch and missionary Dr. Albert Schweitzer as honorary chairmen.
Henry Gowan 72, Navy Medal of Honor recipient, buried in Pine Lawn National Cemetery after solemn rites at a Manhattan funeral chapel. More than 100 mourners including Admiral Oscar Adger and Navy personnel attended. Gowan died after a factory accident while serving as an ensign at Veracruz prior to the medal award.
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown reported he withdraws opposition to a 107 million dollar pipeline. He will file consent to El Paso Natural Gas Co with the Federal Power Commission. The line would add 150 million cubic feet of gas daily, with a slight rate increase offset by the need for gas.
A London report says an 18 month survey for the Channel Tunnel project between Britain and France will start in June. The survey aims to assess feasibility and impact, with officials confirming preparations and timelines.
The bill to convene an interim committee on subsidence was a major but expected disappointment as the Assembly resists any compulsory utilization. Oil interests oppose unitization and threaten to block action. The Governor backs a special session to push water legislation and subsidence fixes, with two weeks to show commitment.
Formosa authorities released riot photos taken by private individuals on Wednesday for distribution abroad. Police experts had reviewed the images to help identify rioters after authorities impounded the pictures following last Friday’s rioting. The photographs had previously been broadcast to the United States via radio and contributed by the Associated Press.
The International Civil Aviation Organization reports its North Atlantic station network saved 47 persons from the sea in 1956. The nine ships provide surface and upper atmospheric information to aid shipping and aviation, with search and rescue as part of their duties.
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