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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1957
Page
3
Long Beach reports rising Asian flu activity but no epidemic. Health Officer Dr. Litwack cites a city survey ending Oct 11 showing 66 influenza cases in 29 of 323 homes, plus 43 cases in a doctor check. Four pneumonia deaths noted. baseline data to guide future comparisons. School absentee rates vary across districts.
Two Worcester police constables Laurence Spiers and Roy Palmer were jailed for three years after pleading guilty to stealing an office safe containing 27 pounds while on patrol for burglars. They also admitted looting 170 gallons of gasoline cans of food tools and a typewriter during other raids.
Preparations in Washington for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip include painting the Lincoln Memorial cable green, guarding parade routes, and clearing trees. The royal convoy arrives at National Airport at 11 15 am with a White House greeting, parade to the White House, Arlington Cemetery visit, and a presidential dinner to end day one.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visited Williams burg Jamestown area to mark 350 years of colonization. An estimated 50 000 Americans cheered as they toured historic sites from Patrick Henry Airport to the reconstructed colonial capital. They received gifts, met leaders, and spoke of freedom amid a packed schedule ending with tea at William and Mary and a Washington trip.
Rains across South Texas kill eleven as flooding and traffic accidents add to the disaster. Four of the fatalities occur in Victoria and Cuero while injuries and drownings extend along the Guadalupe and lower Colorado rivers. Highways in several counties are closed as up to twelve inches of rain drenches the region and farmers fret over damaged late cotton crops.
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