Billion dollar Long Beach freeway plan outlined
A California master plan for a regional freeway network costing 10 to 14 billion dollars was presented in Sacramento. The plan adds new routes in Long Beach including extensions from Willow Street, a Harbor to San Diego corridor, and links to the San Gabriel and Riverside freeways, with a target completion around 1980 and financing via current gas tax.
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Ike Calls Dulles on Formosa
President Eisenhower summoned John Foster Dulles for a special Thursday meeting in Newport on Formosa Strait invasion threats. Hagerty labeled the situation serious though not an emergency as Dulles rushed from Washington after three White House talks.
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Linda Ewing in coma after truck crash in Santa Barbara
Linda Ewing seven year old of Santa Barbara remained in a coma eight days after a truck struck her. She was hurled forty three feet in the incident joining city hospital care and police investigation.
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Typhoon Grace Threatens Okinawa Base Front
The potent typhoon Grace aimed at the Ryukus threatening the large American base on Okinawa. It spanned a 300 mile front and bore center winds of 150 mph with gusts reaching 200 mph, the year’s strongest storm.
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Independent stock market opens fall season strong
The Independent notes the stock market entered the fall season Tuesday with its best showing in months. Hollywood stars are photographed candidly, with coverage on Page B and market details on Page C-4.
Long Beach Board of Ed hikes tax rate after error
The Long Beach Board of Education faced a $700,000 budget shortfall after the county assessor's office reported a $28 million overstatement in property values due to an addition error. To cover the gap and fund planned projects, the board agreed to raise the school tax rate seven cents from 3.47 to 3.54 per $100 of assessed valuation, canceling a planned nine cent reduction.
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Faubus Rejects Federal Marshals as Klan Moves In
Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus denounces federal marshals and troops near state schools, warning he will close Central High if integration orders are enforced. Meanwhile a reported Klan charter in Little Rock surfaces as legal battles over segregation unfold. a 1900 Arkansas law punishes night riding with masks.
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Girl Found Safe After Rainier Summit Stranding
Naydene Nutley, 20, was rescued on Mount Rainier after being stranded since Monday night. Rescue team Dick McGowan and Gil Blynn reported she is all right and alive at the Longmire ranger station. A control plane dropped supplies to the summit as observers saw two men with her.
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Nevada Senate Race Tightens as Sawyer Leads Governors Contest
In Reno and Las Vegas races, Democratic hopefuls vie for state nominations. Grant Sawyer leads Elko DA in the governor contest, while Fred Anderson and Howard Cannon split the Senate Democratic nominating battle. The Chicago polio case follows a three-dose recipient in a global alert.
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U. S. Senate
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Elko County
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George Franklin
Shooting Near Naval Yard Leaves Wounded Youth
A young car burglar was wounded by police Tuesday night as he and two companions fled a parking lot near the Naval Shipyard. Officers fired three shots, one hitting a passenger. the trio sped away with a fellow burglar reaching toward the injured man. Two weeks earlier Officer Kenneth O’Farrell and Paul Lunsford fired into the air to stop a car burglary attempt. The car, a 1955 or 1956 Mercury two door sedan with a black top and white body, fled north and east.
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Deputy Kynell defends Twenty One as fair after win
Deputy Kermit Kynell, a former Long Beach resident, won 25 500 on NBC’s Twenty One. He testified he saw no evidence of rigging and expressed absolute faith in the show’s honesty. The program faced prior allegations by Herbert Stempel, denied by producers Jack Barry and Dan Enright.
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Outrage Over Contestant Treatment Sparks Letter Of Complaint
The Independent reports WM’s contestant, after a New York show, claims crooked judging and recounts his retirement decision. He says the program is legitimate, plans to write the FCG, and discusses earnings and personal strain. The piece notes a Los Angeles return via troubled flight and details Kynell’s Norwalk background and Dex licensing role.
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