18 Sep 1958
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1958
Page
1
WM urged his chief assistant to seek medical assessment after a troubled trip abroad to Norway. The assistant complained of a commercialized tour with a sightseeing boat along the coast, alleging the guide was paid and the scene manipulated for advertising.
The Interior Ministry ordered police to screen about 47,000 Vietnamese refugees in Thailand for subversive activities the ministry linked to allegiance to Ho Chi Minh and the Communist movement. The move targets potential security risks among the refugee population.
A natural gas blaze near Pacific Coast Highway and Colorado Street endangered Standard Oil wells at the San Gabriel lease. Firemen said sparks ignited at the site from a broken pump wheel, and crews rushed to control the fire by 7:30 p.m. using nearby water lines and hydrants.
A homemade bomb hidden in a Lomita model home on Andrea Ave was discovered Wednesday. Fire crews from three engine companies battled a blaze fed by water from Alamitos Bay while pumps and a damaged well shaft contributed to the fire’s intensity. Police described the device as designed to detonate when a light switch was ruptured and said the flames produced a dramatic high plume before the danger was contained.
The Hungarian State Tourist Office announced easing restrictions for Western tourists with visas issued within a week and freer access to tour sites. A separate report noted a bomb found under a home's floor by electrician Joseph R. Wisnieski in Gardena. a six inch pipe packed with explosive material was discovered during inspection of electrical and gas systems. No motive or individual was identified in the bombing.
Secretary of State Dulles will deliver a major policy speech before the United Nations General Assembly about 8 a.m. local time, signaling U S opposition to U N consideration of the Formosa crisis while talks with Communist China continue in Warsaw.
A 54 year old Long Beach man, Dean K Lowe, was found by his wife and a friend in a Park Avenue apartment with the gas range open. Police report he aimed to pay a Gardena gambling debt of 402.45 from paid up life insurance. Note clues urged repayment from gambling losses.
In Newport on Wednesday President Eisenhower accepted with great personal regret the resignation of Commerce Undersecretary Walter Williams. Williams, 63, plans to return to mortgage banking in Seattle Washington, ending a tenure marked by policy push and regulatory duties.
A 16 year old Redlands High School senior, Linda Sue Wirz, gave birth to identical triplet boys at Redlands Community Hospital. The babies arrived between 12:14 PM and 12:37 PM, weighing 4 lbs 2 oz, 3 lbs 14 oz, and 4 lbs 3 oz. The mother will be 17 next week and her husband, 19, fainted upon hearing the news.
Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers reach a three year contract to raise wages and improve benefits. The Long Beach plant remains closed until Friday due to parts shortages while 98,000 Ford workers nationwide walk out in support of the deal. The pact aims to set a pattern for GM and Chrysler and includes pensions and job security measures with the average base wage at $2.40 an hour.
Ida McPartland of Mill Valley claims author John McPartland was father to her son Donald after his death revealed he also had a wife Eleanor in Monterey. Ida describes a long, secret life with five children and a promised settlement, while Eleanor denies nothing and an estate battle looms with attorney Jay Plotenhaver likely to seek administratrix rights.
A 46 year old construction worker Boward Jackson died from burns suffered during a brush fire along a fence line by Sepulveda Boulevard south of Mulholland. Police say a cigarette tossed from a passing motorist started the blaze. Two other workers escaped with minor injuries after about an hour of firefighting by twelve city engine companies.
Hungarian Communist leader Janos Kadar arrived in Budapest after meetings at Yalta with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and other Eastern bloc chiefs, signaling continued high level dialogue on allied strategy.
Morning fog and low clouds are expected to bring slight relief from a three day heat spike that hit 91 in Long Beach on Wednesday. Forecasts predict a high around 88 today and 88 in Los Angeles, with a cooling trend early next week.
The article notes Eddie Fisher will perform at a Los Angeles Press Club appearance Wednesday night, page B-8. It also mentions former President Truman addressing the Steelworkers Union in a no holds barred event, page A-3.
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