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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1958
Page
5
A garble filled ad touts TRANQUI-SELTZER as a 100 percent effective tranquilizer without prescription. It claims immediate relief from nerves and tension, praising a new tablet form and urging calm through a medically approved blend.
Ezra Pound, 72, had treason charges dismissed as the government moved to end the indictment. Pound, confined at St Elizabeths Hospital since 1946, sat with reporters as Chief Judge Bolitha Laws granted the motion. Mrs Pound planned to take Pound to Italy if possible.
In Montrose Colorado Steven Dwayne Carnutte aged two drowned Thursday afternoon in Cedar Creek near his parents trailer home. Police found the body six blocks downstream after a search of more than twenty people.
The piece reports on the Federal Reserve Board cutting the discount rate once more and outlines a Democratic Ways and Means Committee plan for a federal unemployment insurance program. It notes cost estimates between one and two billion dollars borne by the federal treasury and quotes Rep. Byrnes criticizing the proposal as an “absolute dole.” The Democratic plan, backing Eisenhower era ideas, rejects state repayment and would not cap federal benefits at 50 percent, extending coverage beyond existing state programs.
Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko said talks on a diplomatic note could drag for months while the USSR seeks a summit as soon as possible. He accused the United States of heightening global tension with bomber flights toward Soviet borders and called for removing obstacles to a summit.
A condensed Digest feature portrays a jet crash scenario with a Mayday call and a flight surgeon recounting a near disastrous night landing at high speed. The piece invites readers to buy the May issue for the full 32-article collection from leading magazines and books.
The piece portrays Khrushchev under pressure as Red Row debates and Soviet charges to the United States unfold. It notes Moscow’s desire for a summit as a shield against internal destabilization, while warning external threats justify a tightened dictatorship. Gromyko's remarks frame the delicate international stance.
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