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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1957

Page

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Council Clears Way for Dodgers Move

Los Angeles leaders approve an ordinance offering the Brooklyn Dodgers 300 acres in Chavez Ravine for a future stadium. Dodgers owner Walter O Malley hinted he would comment after noon on the action as supporters hailed MLB development and opponents warned of a possible referendum financed by a multi millionaire.

Los Angeles Brooklyn Dodgers Dodgers O'Malley Wrigley Field Los Angeles Baseball Club National League Brooklyn New York Giants San Francisco Askong Norris Poulson Roxy Angeles Ernest E. Debs Rosalind Wyman

Lava Panic on Azores Isle Fjord VPU

A new volcanic eruption on an islet near Fayal in the Azores sent lava and ash showers over Fayal. Islanders panicked as the islet rose from the Atlantic floor last week and some residents considered abandoning Fayal. The governor urged calm as red hot ash damaged property and crops.

Horta Azores VPI Antes Fayal Atlantic

Khrushchev backs peaceful space control proposal

In Moscow Khrushchev told James Reston and Nikita Khrushchev stated an international accord on peaceful satellites and air missiles could ease control problems. Hoffa denies papers burned and says agents found all documents in the Eden Roc Hotel trash.

York Nikita S. Khrushchev Doscow James Keston Washington New York Times Khrushchev Moscow United States Reston Hoffa Eden Roc

Russian moonwatchers track satellite amid political rumors

Washington AP reports observers saw the Russian satellite move across Alaska skies while Senate racket probes noted a Teamster Union attorney’s testimony. A hotel maid’s incinerator papers drew attention as investigators pursued Hoffa links. Satellite signals varied. some observers saw color changes, others tracked it visually.

Washington Senate Alaska Union James R. Hoffa Monnier Smithsonian Astrophysi Car Observatory Cambridge Boston Naval Research Tack Miami Beach Hoffa Teamster Itrack Teamsters Elect Moon Project van U.S Develpork Opmant Naval U. S Navy Naval Research Laboratory

Nude 28-year-old hitchhiker Godiva arrested for drunkenness

A 28-year-old woman described as a modern Lady Godiva was arrested in Norwalk after deputies found her nude and sleeping on a front lawn at 12751 Highdale Ave. She was taken to the station and later to Modesto hospital. Police could not verify her escape tale. The scene sparked discussion among local authorities and scientists about space flight studies and conditions on potential lunar trips.

Norwalk Godiva Cypress Highdale Ave Barcelona Spain Soviet Union Deleman Carson Modesto Hospital

Sixth Bus Crash Victim Succumbs

Los Angeles reports confirm the sixth casualty from a school bus crash a week earlier. Carol Sue Castro, seven, is named among the victims. Meldon Smith, 353, the bus driver, also died. Several children were injured when the bus left the road, overturned into a culvert, after breaking through a guard raft on a dead end street.

Los Angeles General Hospital Carol Sue Castro Meldon Smith

Knowland Plan for Labor and Right to Work

Indisposition favors the Right to Work measure to bar union membership as a job condition. Senator Knowland garners employer backing but faces doubts over a program he proposed a decade ago after succeeding the late Hiram Johnson. The old wage-earns proposal drew wide publicity.

Knowland Hiram, Johnson

Seaman Andrew Schermerhon Dies In Daly City Truck Crash

Seaman Andrew Schermerhon, 44, of Daly City, was killed instantly when the pickup truck he drove skidded on a wet street and struck a tree in San Rafael.

San Rafael Upi Andrew Schermerhon Daly City

Turk Unit Syrians in Clash Near Damascus Border

Damascus papers report a 30 minute clash between Turkish border unit and Syrian forces near the border on Monday morning. Both sides exchanged fire with unspecified weapons and no immediate details on casualties or outcomes.

Damascus

Faubus Criticizes Troops In High School Search

Governor Orval Faubus claimed federal troopers invaded girls dressing rooms during Central High School integration. White House denied the charge, stating no official comment and no reported complaints. Syrian patrols and Turkish workers near Jarables were also noted in the conflicting press accounts.

Little-Rock (Ap Orval Faubus Mopday White House Central High School Ho New New Deal Stacy Usiug Bruis James Hagerty Faubus Jarables Turkey Syriam WACS Central High

Triplets Born as Father Dies

Madeira Finchall reports a father died as triplets were born to his wife in Porto. Maj Gen Edwin A Walker died of pneumonia while troops and National Guardsmen enforced integration. Sanley Santley, 35, Los Angeles, linked to a burglary ring with furs and jewelry worth about 500000. several suspects apprehended. May, Rabin, Zevon, Thompsons, Ginsberg, and Rejebian named in connections.

Washington Kary Hagerty Walker Gerald Santey Santley Los Angeles Hollywood Florida Robert May Wiliam Zevon Lyla S. Thompsons al Ginsberg Vahan Rejebian Ali But Ginsberg Re jJebian

California history note links Juan Antonio and Cahuilla band

An old Californa chapter notes Juan Antonio and his Cahuilla band near a skeleton linked in a Cavalry belt buckle find. Engineers propose a gadget capable of generating jet engine roar to a whip sound, detailed on pages A-10 and C-5 respectively.

Califfornia Juan Antonio

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