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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1958
Page
1
In Pasadena and Boston reports, rescue worker Bill Yancey dies after a 49-hour effort to save Kathy Fiscus in a 94-foot well. Earlier, a Taunton teen who touched a 13,000-volt line loses both legs. he survives after surgery.
Twelve Ramsey Prison Farm inmates escaped at 7 15 am in Angleton Texas. Ten were captured within an hour after fleeing. Two remained unaccounted for and were thought cornered in a river bottom.Details continued on Page A-T. Contact number BE 5 1181.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill by 10 to 5 to curb Supreme Court authority in subversive activity cases and reviewed limits on appellate reach over state lawyer admission and contempt matters. The measure now goes to the full Senate where a new clash is anticipated. A minority report is planned by Senator Hennings who vows a lengthy battle, while predicting Senate rejection.
A young Air Force co pilot 1st Lt James E Obenauf 24 of Grayslake Illinois earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery after landing a burning B47 at Abilene Texas in sub zero conditions. Navigator Maj Maxwell unresponsive during the descent and both men endured frostbite and burns while the bomber lost a canopy and one engine. Ground control guided a 200 mile approach to Dyess Air Force Base. Graves Cobb and John P Cobb also survived with injuries.
Stephen Crane seeks full custody of his daughter Cheryl as Lana Turner vows a final fight to retain custody. Attorney Jerry Giesler says the battle will be fierce. Crane plans an appeal after a juvenile court ruling placing Cheryl with Lana's mother. The two appeared amicable while meeting authorities to discuss the case.
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President Eisenhower warned that the April drop in unemployment does not prove an upturn and cautioned that the recession may still be with us. He indicated no decision on an anti recession tax cut, citing need for further study, while noting continued unemployment after seasonal adjustment. This was his sixth weekly briefing with reporters.
Virginia Ann Miller aged 22 and Hector Correa Polit of Quito wed by proxy after a five hour delay caused by extensive Ecuadorian legal formalities. Five documents required copies, with Virginia typing Spanish forms while Ecuadorian Consul George A Arcentales coordinated. The groom is a government statistician. the ceremony was brief, with the proxy being Dr Jaime Polit. Virginia noted the complication of entering Ecuador unmarried.
In San Francisco and Los Angeles area, breweries and distributors halted operations in solidarity with a Teamsters strike. Plants at Burgermeister, Falstaff, Schlitz stopped, leaving few brands running. about a thousand workers affected. Teamsters seek a weekly $6.50 raise plus fringe benefits, while employers offer $4. Shortages not expected due to prior stockpiling.
Houston officer W. L. Perrault, 29, was bruised but uninjured when a motorist, Quille Robertson, 23, rolled up the window and drove two and a half blocks with the officer dangling outside. Robertson, booked on traffic violations and aggravated assault, claimed he lost control of his car.
Washington reports the Senate moved a broad military pay incentive bill back to the House for compromise talks and an early pay raise for servicemen, potentially taking effect in June after presidential signature. Rep. Kilday indicated the Senate version may require a House Senate conference to resolve differences.
Night and morning low clouds give way to mostly clear skies by day. Little temperature change expected with a 20 percent chance of rain. Weather forecasts emphasize limited precipitation and steady warmth across the period.
President Nasser and Premier Khrushchev opened formal talks in the Kremlin on political and economic relations between the United Arab Republic and the Soviet Union. Western correspondents were barred as Nasser stays in the former fezarist apartments. The discussions will continue off and on during Nasser's 18 day state visit begun Tuesday.
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