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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1957
Page
4
Moscow radio broadcasts a Sunday night quiz to woo British listeners with prizes. Seven questions about Russia are asked in English, with nightly repeats for two weeks. Listeners who answer receive prizes from cameras to souvenirs, tied to the October Revolution leader and a Volga city battle.
Hoffa is fighting to head the Teamsters as rivals like Lee J. Haggerty and Shelley Hickey challenge credentials. Court actions loom over delegate selection while Hoffa vows openness and potential disclosures to rank-and-file members. The credentials committee report will spark the opening battle at the convention.
William E. McCroskey, 27, of Santa Monica, drew a gun on Sgt. Lewis J. Hosier and Gerald J. Allen in front of Hosier’s home. Hosier’s son Victor, 23, struck McCroskey with a brick. Police say the gun was not loaded.
A blast on Sunday ripped the back of the Huntington News building in Huntington Ind and damaged nearby structures. Officials say a faulty gas boiler caused the explosion which rattled windows and injured two people inside the building.
PORT AU PRINCE Haiti Four policemen were killed in gunfire at a mountain guard post near Kenscoff14 miles south of the capital. Attackers believed to be Louis Dejoie supporters fled with arms and ammunition. The junta has tightened security after last week’s general strike and unofficial returns show Francois Duvalier leading. Dejoie is in hiding alleging rigged results and the junta seeks Dejoie for questioning over the strike.
International delegates at a six day Rice Conference in Vercilli Italy agree on distributing top seeds between the Americas Europe and Eastern countries. The FAO would oversee exchange to spread improved hybrid varieties and raise global production.
A 10-year-old Santa Ana girl was attacked on a mountain trail while a nine-year-old companion fled for help. Deputies detained a 13-year-old Santa Ana boy on probation for a prior sex offense who admitted involvement. The victim was hospitalized at Orange County General Hospital.
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