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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1957
Page
4
Damascus radio reported that Jordanian security forces foiled two assassination attempts on King Hussein. The broadcasts suggested Communist-inspired plots by Syrian extremists. The timeline coincided with reports that leftist Premier Suleiman Wasabi had resigned amid tensions over communism’s threat to Jordan.
Dulles disputed a U.S. pledge to help Egypt fund the Aswan Dam and warned against pressuring Nasser. He cited doubts Egypt can finance the project, and noted Egypt's growing alignment with the Soviet Union. He said a satisfactory canal settlement may emerge in 24 to 48 hours, and pressed for Egyptian commitment to any plan. The Jordan crisis and U.N. actions heighten Middle East tensions as Israel resists Hammarskjold’s stance on Fedayeen raids and contemplates expanding Eilat's port.
Everett Young, a real estate dealer, suggested the Ong Street grocery might appeal to a Chinese buyer. Mrs. Young found a purchaser in Kan Koo, who plans to enter the grocery business, marking a new owner for the 2164 Ong Street store in Columbus.
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer departed Tehran after a six day state visit during which he pledged economic and farm development aid. At the airport Prime Minister Hussein Ala bid him farewell as a joint communique praised Eisenhower's Middle East doctrine and urged cooperation among free peoples as a world peace guarantee.
Gheorghe Tatarescu, 65, who served twice as Romania's premier between 1934 and 1937 and again in 1940, is reported by Romanian émigré circles to have died last week in Bucharest. He also held the post of foreign minister in 1940.
TEHRAN CP Official sources say Prime Minister Hussein Ala resigned in a cabinet shuffle after the ambush that killed three Americans. Dr Manouchehr Eghbal is named as his successor to strengthen handling of banditry and tribal defiance. Authorities widen hunt for Dadshah with US officials and Near East Foundation staff under armed search by 1,000 troops.
Washington reports that the Federal Trade Commission is preparing complaints against several trading stamp companies for alleged deceptive advertising and unfair competition as it probes pricing and practices in the booming 600 million dollar stamp industry. The FTC aims to address specific conduct without challenging the stamps’ basic legality.
Warner Bros will produce a one reel cartoon about Army life for showing in high schools to prospective enlistees. The title suggests a veiled warning. The main character's name hints at the draft era and recruitment themes.
Dr. Thomas Tetreau aged 88, formerly Portland health officer and early Yakima County public health official, died Monday. He was noted as the nation s first full time county public health officer.
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