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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1957
Page
7
Harvey Tyrrell, longtime Atlantic City police officer, spends 49 weeks a year patrolling every city area. When vacation arrives he heads to a three week break in Atlantic City, enjoying time away from duty.
The piece notes that the Supreme Court ruling on Du Pont owning 23 percent of General Motors stock traces to a 1949 Truman era DOJ action. It contrasts Brownell’s aggressive anti trust prosecutions with past administrations, highlighting figures Tom Clark and Herbert Brownell Jr. and counts of civil and criminal suits under Truman and Eisenhower.
A Mission Bay sea lion wandered onto Midway drive in San Diego and stalled morning traffic until Policemen Dick Sufficoo and Charles Grimm shooed it back toward the bay. The animal lingered and ignored horn honks from motorists headed to work.
Elliott Roosevelt and Franklin D Roosevelt Jr escaped unscathed after a plane crash at Fort Scott Kansas. The group planned to continue a cattle buying tour with Elliott's son Bill joining from Denver. Damage was estimated at 10000 dollars as the craft skidded into brush on takeoff.
The Texas Highway Commission shifted 150 million dollars from its right of way buying program to interstate construction. Chairman Marshall Formby said projects will move rapidly to construction, boosting total authorized construction to over 250 million with 70 million already invested. The 1958 interstate plan covers 355.2 miles costing about 157.97 million for construction and right of way.
The speaker downplays a recent incident describing it as minor compared with the war’s larger battles. He notes the aircraft involved and adds the plane was insured.
Washington government health spokesman says the American Cancer Society report linking cigarette smoking to cancer and other diseases will be studied closely by Health Service experts. Officials weigh public health program options as their review follows a similar finding to prior government and medical bodies.
An explosion rocked the Texas Confederate Home in Austin injuring no one seriously. The blast wrecked the boiler room as Marcus Blandin was lighting the gas boiler, shaking nearby buildings and cracking walls and floors. The home is a state facility for elderly residents, with the last Confederate veteran having died in 1955.
Monsoons drenched Tokyo causing train and road disruptions. Three people are dead, three missing, and many injured as authorities race to respond amid ongoing severe weather. Officials warned of dangerous conditions and urged residents to stay indoors.
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