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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1957
Page
2
An irreverent mix fills the page with reports on Elvis Presley causing Berlin protests over Christmas carols, a State Department archive reveal about a Frenchman and a dubious Madrid tax scheme, and a Milwaukee flying saucer scare. The piece narrates Air Force UFO tallies, a wild space-age store melee, and riot scene in Milwaukee as crowds chase a skyward lamp and a space ship.
In New York a federal judge ordered James R Hoffa and key Teamsters leaders to stand trial within a week on perjury and conspiring to wiretap charges. The indictments center on Hoffa testimony before a grand jury and possible eavesdropping activity linked to the Detroit union. Hoffa’s lawyers argued for dismissal while the court pressed for readiness.
Secretary of State Dulles summoned seven former Truman officials for a two hour session at the State Department to brainstorm ways to bind the 15 North Atlantic Pact nations closer in facing the Soviet military challenge. Attendees included Frank Pace Paul Nitze and William Draper among others.
Senator William F Knowland outlined a seven point plan to curb labor union coercion during McClellan Committee hearings. He announced his bid for California governor and urged January congressional amendments to the Taft Hartley Act to protect rank and file members. The speech in the Veterans Memorial Building urged secret ballots for membership and recalls, protection of dues and welfare funds, free expression without retaliation, minority protections, and limiting lifetime tenures by officers.
At Knoxville Everett Clark claimed to have seen a long round I Spaceship settle in a cow pasture near his window on Wednesday. He described two men and two women “talking like German soldiers in war movies” before it took off.
Police and newspapers field calls about mysterious objects in the sky as civilian sightings flood in. Los Alamitos Naval Air Station logs show continuous UFOs Tuesday evening while air space appears quiet Wednesday. Ruppelt notes cycles of sightings, Air Force may rethink downplaying policy, and Menzel’s airlens theory is dismissed.
The text hints Knowland and Brown leading to Governor nominees with weak opposition. Right to work and WW issues loom, Knight faces a risky Senate path. Union racketeering headlines could favor Knowland unless CIO AFL cleans up. outcomes depend on these dynamics.
Independent per month rates listed for newspaper delivery at Long Beach address. Daily except Sunday, mail option, two dollar delivery. $24.90 annual? Adjudicated by Superior Court in Las Angeles County with docket details.
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