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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1957
Page
4
The case centers on Barbara 15 and Patricia 13 Grimes. Police and prosecutors pursue a murder indictment as Bedwell testifies of a binge linked assault on the sisters, who disappeared December 28. Officials weigh abuse claims, while relatives deny such separation.
President Eisenhower outlined a four year federal school aid program centered on emergency needs and state local control. He urged aid allocations by a mix of school age population relative financial ability and total state effort, with priority to districts most in need and least able to fund construction. He warned against allocating solely by population and urged quick congressional action. The White House proposal estimated 25 million dollars annually, though the current budget plan foresees 18.3 million in the first funded year.
Snow blanketed the Santa Ana Mountains and surrounding cities as a rare winter storm stranded skiers and motorists. More than 2,000 vehicles on the Ridge Route were blocked and later chains became mandatory. Mount Baldy hosted shelters for 131 students rescued by sheriff deputies while 57 youths from St. Mary’s Church in Fullerton were among them. Hail fell in Long Beach and four inches of snow covered the Mojave desert at Palmdale. No arrests were reported for juvenile snowball incidents in Glendale.
A wide winter system pelted the eastern two thirds with rain and snow while the Rockies and central plateau faced heavy snowfalls. North states saw another freezing blast from Canada, with two inches recorded in parts of Wyoming and Colorado. Two freight trains were freed after being snowbound in a high Colorado pass, and hazardously icy roads blamed for at least 20 traffic deaths in the Southwest over the weekend.
President Eisenhower accepted Dr. James Conant resignation as ambassador to West Germany with deep personal regret. An exchange of letters disclosed by the White House showed Conant, former Harvard president, wished to return to private life by mid February for personal reasons.
Mayor Robert Wagner announced a ban on any official New York City welcome for King Saud of Saudi Arabia and for Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia. He cited potential visits by foreign rulers, saying Tito is a Communist and anti religious, and that Saud will receive no consideration in the city.
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