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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1957
Page
1
The Air Force announced a four stage rocket will launch from a balloon supported platform high above Eniwetok this month. Target altitude 1000 to 4000 miles as the highest man made reach while pursuing a moonward trajectory under the Project Far Side label.
The Soviet Air Force journal Sovetskaya Aviatsiya said on Tuesday that Russian scientists are close to translating Konstantin Tsiolkovsky’s artificial earth satellite ideas into reality as part of the 100th anniversary of the pioneer’s birth.
Convicted author Daryl Chessman, who has faced six execution dates, arrived in Los Angeles for new hearings. He held a two hour press conference saying he had an excellent chance of freedom, plans to act as his own attorney, and will appeal to the State Supreme Court and possibly the U.S. Supreme Court.
William L. Henderson, 63, a retired United Air Lines inspector, suffocated Tuesday as a fire burned for six hours in his living room in San Carlos.
A Long Island charter flight ended with pilot Roger Louceaux guiding a four seater to a safe landing after a 10 minute struggle with passenger Arthur Miller. Miller, missing from New Rochelle, attacked with pliers and fists over Dut chogue airspace, then fled, cut his wrists, and was taken for observation after medical care.
The California Republican Party faces turmoil as Senator Knowland’s statewide tour ends with a high risk of losing his Senate seat and uncertainty over his gubernatorial race. Critics blame Knowland for weakening party control and alienating labor voters over Right to Work, a volatile issue among Republicans. Continues on Page A-10.
Louis B. Mayer, 72, has returned to Los Angeles after more than a month in Stanford Hospital with an undiagnosed condition. Doctors initially said anemia, later stating the exact illness was not known. A hospital spokesman said he is relaxing and regaining strength.
Army Commander Sarit Thanarat moved to form a pro Western government after ousting Premier Pibulsonggram in a swift coup. He also removed Gen Phao Sriyanond and said Bangkok will keep SEATO ties and seek continued U.S. military aid depending on the new regime.
New York based Nepal ambassador Rishikesh Shaha, 28, was ambushed by two muggers in Central Park Friday night. He suffered a chest wound and was taken home by police. condition described as not serious. Separately in Long Beach a custody ruling upset a mother Virginia Carlini as she collapsed in court. The judge awarded child custody to the father amid concerns over stability, with limited weekend access for the mother.
Esther lashed the Louisiana coast bringing winds of 40 to 50 mph and rising tides. A 65-foot motor yacht sank near the bay while five large sailboats were driven ashore and about 30 motorboats damaged or destroyed. The weather center warned the storm would reach land between Pecan Island and Grand Isle as residents faced flooding in low areas. Cameron avoided the worst impact though some residents evacuated.
Oakland dispatch: The AFL California Federation of Labor backed a resolution urging Congress to impeach President Eisenhower if he fails to uphold the Constitution in the Little Rock school integration crisis. The 2,000 delegates urged Congress to act and to bar public officials from using the National Guard to override federal law. In London, Vicki Benet denied plans to marry David James Douglas, seventh Baron Nugent, despite a filed marriage notice.
A group of Hungarians picketed the United Nations on Tuesday with the sign Gromyko to Outer Mongolia. Andrei A. Gromyko, Soviet foreign minister, heads the Moscow delegation at the General Assembly session.
The Navy officially scrapped the Triton guided missile program intended to launch from submarines to reach 1,000 miles. Officials said focus would shift to faster missiles like Polaris, after spending about 24.12 million dollars, despite a last minute opposition.
James R. Hoffa departed for New York on Tuesday to campaign for the Teamsters presidency. He said he was not worried about a renewed investigation in Detroit as he pursues the leadership race.
A vivid resolution condemns Little Rock as a display of American democracy before the world’s colored peoples. It calls for winning them to the side of the free word in the struggle against Soviet enslavement, a sentiment noted as a Civil War era echo.
A county fair tale shows a cheerful visitor named WM who, despite a non eating horse, remains optimistic. He jokes that the bargain will pay off if the horse proves a good worker, reflecting his sunny outlook after the Pomone fair day.
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