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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1958
Page
1
The FBI reports a sharp rise in youth crime with youths under 18 accounting for 47.2 percent of major arrests last year. Youth crime rose 55 percent since 1952 and 98 percent since 1956, amid an 91 percent overall rise in major crimes across all ages.
Desert winds are forecast to return to the Southland, with dust and silt rising as the U S Weather Bureau predicts warmer weather. The winds should ease when the tap is turned off Thursday morning, and Thursday is expected to be slightly warmer.
TEHRAN UPA reports a blaze in Abadan's bazaar area near the oil refinery caused by an unknown cat blamed for spreading flames after being set alight. Police hunt for the cat burner as the fire destroys a major market section.
The forecast calls for mostly clear skies through Thursday with gradually warmer afternoons. Rain chances remain under ten percent, minimizing shower risk as daytime highs rise slightly.
Artene Seyfert recounts the fateful 2 a.m. departure from Tucson by car and battered bus as Charles Arthur Seyfert, 39, his sons Tommy 10 and Charles Allyn 14, and Deputy Sheriff Robert Shultz die in a Blaze on a Dana Point street after a shootout sparked by Seyfert’s claimed religious mission.
Two pilots of commercial airliners with 103 aboard said Air Force jets performed high risk maneuvers near the area on the day a Supersabre jet trainer from Nellis Air Force Base allegedly rammed a United Air Lines plane, triggering a fiery crash south of Las Vegas. The Air Force denied involvement by Nellis jets as an inspector general inquiry was ordered to examine the reports.
President Eisenhower rejected claims that his defense reorganization would weaken services or create a single military force. He argued the plan maintains separate services while granting operational command to the secretary of defense and Joint Chiefs of Staff. He also addressed the recession, saying it may be flattening but cautioned against hysteria.
New York The Auto Buy anti recession campaign is credited with generating at least 50 million dollars worth of sales that otherwise would not have occurred. The estimate was made by the Bureau of Advertising at the ANPA convention in New York. The program, started two months ago in Cleveland, has run in about 250 communities nationwide, according to Albert Stendlove, Philadelphia Bulletin business manager, reporting on divisional discussions.
Food prices surged to a fresh peak in March in the Long Beach Los Angeles area, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting a 7 percent March rise. Meat and produce led gains, up 16 percent from February, while fruits and vegetables rose 53 percent and meats 22 percent, driving overall costs higher and marking the fourth rise in as many months.
Official sources report France Britain and the United States plan a new summit bid to press the Soviet Union for talks. The move follows the Kremlin’s refusal to discuss a summit with Western ambassadors in Moscow.
William Heikkila, a 52 year old San Francisco draftsman and former Communist party member, is allowed to return to the United States after officials admitted the deportation action was hastily conducted. Immigration Commissioner Joseph Swing ordered his return on grounds of a technical error. Heikkila, who had claimed kidnap, will fly back to San Francisco Friday morning.
Local businessman Bob Wolven of Power Realty alleges two single engine jets with red noses deliberately buzzed his 34 foot power cruiser off Newport Beach on Tuesday. The jets flew low over the waves clipping the boat antenna and disappearing into the sun. Seven passengers and Wolven claim lives were endangered. Senate Assembly committee moved to strip water funding from the budget pending details. Independent Coast Guard and El Toro Marine Air Station were cited for coordination.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to slash next year’s arms aid to allied nations by up to 1.0 billion dollars from President Eisenhower’s 1.8 billion request, part of a 3.9 billion program. The cut, carried by about 15 to 22 in closed session, signals potential further reductions as the panel reviews the authorization bill guiding the program.
A man faced a $25 penalty after a fatal accident that killed three pedestrians. The magistrate issued the fine following a hearing that found insufficient evidence to sustain a manslaughter charge, noting the driver’s blackout and loss of car control.
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