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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1958
Page
3
The New York Journal of Commerce reports that Prop 17 prompts U S industry to consider expansion or relocation to California. Analysts warn the measure could trigger plant moves, tax shifts, and job losses while opponents call it risky for the state’s economy and tax base.
Officer Robert W. Hacker of the Detective Bureau resigns from the Police Department after a city career starting in 1948. He plans to relocate to Hemet to take up ranching work, with unclear notes on post‑police life and local ties.
Governor Goodwin J Knight urged defeat of Prop 17 citing harmful fiscal effects on California. He noted public support around 40 percent yes with 22 percent undecided and said a strong information campaign is needed. Knight said defeat would prevent long term harm to state finances.
New cafetoriums for Bellflower Unified District schools are scheduled to open before the end of the month. The Betsy Ross cafetorium is slated to open March 20 and the Lindstrom School cafetorium will open on October 27. Bath area schools serve the Lakewood region.
Ottawa reports Canada's population officially estimated at 17,154,000 as of September. The figure reflects national growth and demographic trends noting increases in urban areas. Officials cite census data and projections guiding policy decisions.
A garbled crime note reports a burglary where a burglar took milk, meat, phonograph records, and money from Rose Maydon at 904 Park Circle. The thief damaged a kitchen wall and left a bizarre sign while attempting an escape. The Long Beach Zorro travel tale ends in city jail.
The Los Angeles City Council went on record opposing Proposition 17 urging defeat. Councilman Ernest Debs cited widespread opposition and argued the measure would drive capital and business out of California and Los Angeles, threaten employment, and raise state taxes by up to per cent, costing the state about 30 million dollars according to the resolution.
Harvard University surgeon Wotiasday reports dramatic results in treating canker sores and fever blisters with a culture of bacilli from fermented milk products. Dr Don J Weekes notes antibiotics have been little used against viruses and suggests the discovery may have a semitic effect in viral disease treatment.
The United States on Wednesday agreed to accelerate deliveries of jet planes armored vehicles and patrol boats to the Philippines. No shipment quantities were disclosed.
American scientists detonated an underground nuclear device at the Nevada test site. The blast occurred about 23 miles from the entrance of a channel carved beneath the 7000-foot desert mesa, during the third full scale test of the 1968 series.
U S warships halted escorting Nationalist supply convoys to Quemoy amid a tense cease fire. Nationalist ships and planes kept funneling ammunition to the island, whose stocks were low after Red Artillery fire. Taipei warned the cease-fire might not hold, while Washington urged restraint as both sides traded accusations of violations.
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