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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1957
Page
11
Protestant and Orthodox leaders from eight church traditions meet at Oberlin College to chart common faith, discuss differences, and explore paths toward unity. Bishop Angus Dun urges frank discussion of doctrinal gaps while noting possible degrees of unity from fellowship to full organic union.
A small mixed breed dog sacrificed itself to shield its mistress during a home invasion in Detroit. The animal leaped at the attacker, taking a gunshot aimed at the woman. The owner, Mrs Livingstone, and her husband confronted the intruder as he fled, leaving the dog dead from its wounds. Police investigated the break in and the dramatic moment of canine courage.
Notice of non responsibility appears amid a chaotic report about a deadly family incident. A father allegedly killed the mother. a daughter witnessed events and sought help. Police mention no motive and identify witnesses and involved parties, with unclear dates and jurisdictions.
A condensed Reader's Digest feature invites readers to a tiny Pacific atoll described as sun bathed with palm fringe and gentle surf. Navy men find the dream paradise, while the September issue promises 39 articles of lasting interest condensed for time-saving reading.
Soviet leader Zorin offered no new proposals at the disarmament subcommittee session amid Western queries on the core elements of their package plan. U.S., British, and French spokesmen pressed for clarity on whether Zorin’s recent sharp attacks affect room for concessions.
West Germany cites Soviet and East German rhetoric over Baltic usage as a threat to regional security. Felix von Eckardt states Soviet and allied forces could field dozens of escort ships and hundreds of mines and boats, while warning against aggressive Baltic actions amid defense talks and conference observers.
John Stewart Service began his first day back at the State Department after six years to study how to ship personal effects for diplomats abroad. He faces prior security disputes but was cleared to return, with back pay and a task aimed at saving taxpayer money. He had been fired in 1951 by Dean Acheson and later restored to status by court order in 1956.
United States officials urged more than 60 U.N. delegations to back a plan asking Russia and the Hungarian regime to desist from repressive measures. The proposal, to be submitted at a General Assembly special session on Hungary, aims to apply maximum moral pressure on those responsible, with details shared at private conferences led by U. S. delegate Henry Cabot Lodge.
In Rendall Jamaica engineer Garnish Lurch testified that brakes failed just before the wreck in Jamaica's worst rail disaster. He said the train did not respond to two applications on a downgrade, gaining speed at a curve and jumping the tracks. He also cited a suspected defective coupling as a contributing factor.
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