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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1957
Page
1
Los Angeles police said actress Marie McDonald was abducted from her San Fernando Valley home Thursday night and attacked by two men described as pachuca types. She told officers during questioning about her 24 hour disappearance that the men were Mexican and had dragged her away.
Dr Alen Fishier reported no evidence of criminal attack on Marie Noy, while McDonald described being punched and held at gunpoint as two men abducted her from Encino. She was rescued dazed along US Route 60 70 near desert, wearing night clothes. Detectives from Los Angeles questioned her after she was found by a Phoenix bound truck.
Long Beach saw the season's heaviest rain yet with about a third of an inch falling Friday into Saturday, and more showers forecast for tonight and Sunday. Rained streets contributed to three traffic injuries as the Coast Guard issued small craft warnings from Pt Argueilo to San Diego. Detectives reported a patient condition amid mild shock after a medical scare.
Washington announced a two flight weekly airlift to bring Hungarian refugees to the United States under Operation Safe Haven I. The MATS spokesman said Munich to U S routes will carry an average load of refugees with flights landing at McGuire Air Force Base. President Eisenhower said the Justice Department would continue admitting refugees while Congress acts on expanding the program.
Moscow dispatch reports Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev stating he has been in Budapest since the new year for conferences with Hungarian party and government leaders. He offered no trip details but expected a communique in the Soviet press Sunday morning.
The party leader, missing after the Kremlin New Year party, resurfaced Friday at an opera honoring the East German government delegation. Since the Hungarian uprising began last October, Soviet leaders including Khrushchev have been linked to Hungary, with this statement marking the first direct confirmation of a top Kremlin official in Budapest since Soviet forces backed the pro Moscow government.
Hungary's Communist government admitted a U N mission to assess relief needs in the revolt struck country. An observer team to probe Soviet intervention remained barred. A four member U N economic team arrived in Budapest for a three to four day visit with entry allowed only if not publicized. The regime under Premier Rakosi had earlier refused U N access for relief studies.
Rep Patterson of Conn says the Air Force will unveil the first atomic powered aircraft within six months. He provided no specifics, noting only his membership on the Senate House Atomic Energy Committee.
President Eisenhower urges Congress to authorize expanded military action in the Middle East amid escalating tension. The appeal emphasizes securing regional stability and protecting national interests, with observers weighing potential international and domestic ramifications.
President Eisenhower asked Congress for authority to use U S forces in the Middle East to defend territorial integrity and political independence of any nation under Communist attack. He stressed it would be used only with the expressed desire of the attacked nation and rarely if ever, before a State of the Union. The proposal was delivered in a joint session and broadcast internationally.
A Greyhound bus crashed into a parked tractor trailer on U S Route 11 near Lexington Virginia killing six people including three members of a single family and injuring 34. The injured included a Scranton mother and her two young children. The crash occurred after the truck broke down and warning flares were laid out by the driver.
Seventeen crewmen from the Bonnie Breeze were rescued from two lifeboats as their craft sank off Georges Bank about 22 miles north of Texas Tower No 2. The Coast Guard dispatched the cutter Acushnet and an aircraft to aid, with the freighter American Scout standing by. The Bonnie Breeze was owned by Human Trilling and the Boston Bonnie Fisheries.
Federal judge Louis E. Goodman authorized A. L. Wirin of Los Angeles to travel to Communist China without a passport to interview witnesses for the sedition trial of John W. Powell and his wife Sylvia. The move follows the State Department stance against travel by American citizens to areas lacking normal diplomatic protection.
Cloudy skies bring light to heavy rain tonight and into Sunday with little temperature change. Expect periods of rain across the area, with rainfall totals varying by location. Citizens should plan for wet conditions and possible localized flooding in low-lying spots.
Mineola firm to begin production of a crash pillow invented by pioneer aviator Assen Jordanoff. The inflated rubberized nylon bag stored under seats can be deployed by pilot with a button, filling space between passenger and seat for enhanced cushioning during forced landings.
Two earth tremors hit Tivoli, about 20 miles northeast of Rome. Police reported no casualties or damage, and the tourist town remained calm after the quakes.
In Los Angeles a Sacramento DMV notice about 1957 license fees led a Fon tana resident to attempt a purchase with a punched card form. A market clerk accepted it, giving change for a small grocery bag. The market fears loss but expects recovery if the notice proves stolen.
Notice lists sections and page references for a civil rights bill, noting Josson’s filibuster issue and indicating page A-3 for the full story. It also catalogs sections across sections A and B, including churches, classifieds, comics, obituaries, finances, shipping, sports, theaters, and weather.
The Miami Beach Hotel Association and the Hotel Employes Union reached an armistice ending the longest hotel strike in U.S. history. A 10-year master contract was signed in a brief ceremony in City Council chambers, with the association withdrawing opposition to the union and the union agreeing not to picket or boycott. About 180 hotels may now negotiate separate contracts. early weeks saw 26 hotels picketed or struck. The union conducted a labor campaign in northern papers to discourage patronage.
A New Jersey project to pull a fire alarm wire through a 720 foot four inch pipe failed multiple times as rats attempted the task. Electricians and firemen tried various methods with strings and a small miner’s lamp on a rat, but one died of fright and others stopped mid journey.
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