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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1957
Page
3
Prison guards foil a disorder at the facility as 148 inmates cause chaos. An armed force enters the corridor and auditorium, freeing hostages amid a shakedown that yields three knives and baseball bats. Warden Turner commends the handling and 75 agitators are put into segregation for review by the Prison Adjustment Board.
Navy investigators probe a laboratory explosion at the missile test center in Point Mugu that killed Don Maxwell, 22, and injured another man. The blast, described as chemical exposure from unknown materials, sent victims to St. David’s Hospital in Oxnard for treatment.
General Thomas D. White, Air Force chief of staff, hinted at a possible major withdrawal of tactical air units stationed abroad. He warned cutbacks could be made in the United States as the nation seeks to bolster allied strength within NATO and modernize forces for atomic-age challenges.
Edgar Franklin Roems, 24, detained in Los Angeles as a suspect in the killings of two police officers and a Hollywood nurse, with earlier rapes and a patrol pursuit cited. He allegedly boasted of harming officers after a confrontation and was kept at the jail for questioning.
FBI tracked three moving vans and four large cars tied to Mrs. Gray, a clinic bookkeeper, as she vanished with about 100000 in shortages. Authorities recovered nearly all cockers and many belongings in a wide U.S. search, with dogs from Westminster winners among the seized assets.
Washington reports a $500 million Soil Bank retirement plan with new limits. Farmers must reduce vested acreage below the past two years’ average to qualify, with a $14 million first year payment and a 33,000 dollar payment cap per producer. Wheat payments and base calculations are outlined, others to follow.
Moscow radio said the Soviet research ship Vityaz discovered an undersea mountain off Vladivostok in the Pacific. It was reported to reach about 12 000 feet high and of volcanic origin and named Adm. Makarov after a noted Russian naval leader.
A hit-run crash left two dead and three injured as driver Montgomery fled the scene leaving his van. Police say Montgomery’s car sped, struck a vehicle, and overturned near the Jones residence as bystanders aided victims. James Lambe, 23, suffered burns while helping extinguish a fire. John F. Coyne, 41, died when his liquor truck toppled and buried him after veering to avoid a car.
President Eisenhower signed a one year extension for the Small Business Administration to continue lending authority. The agency had expired at midnight July 31 but the bill, passed during a Senate- House truce, provides funds and keeps SBA operating at a total of 19,630 million dollars.
Winfred B Norton a Pasadena Altadena area realtor died Friday after a lengthy illness aged 79 Born in Janesville Lassen County he was a member of an early California family and prominent in local real estate circles.
Dr Charles Stevens, head of the National Spastics Society, sought to expose his five young daughters to measles to prevent later spasmodic births. A recent attempt after a gathering of measles sufferers failed when only Stevens himself showed a red rash, diagnosed as nervous reaction.
Unstable winds force a 24 hour delay in the detonation of the Atomic Energy Commission test blast at Shasta. Officials announced the postponement as conditions remained unsafe for proceeding with the detonation.
A cautious reaction from Soviet Russia followed Dulles outlines for a wide Open-Skies disarmament plan. Russia urged careful study and warned of unequal terms while Western negotiators faced questions about inspection rights and scope. The debate centered on Europe and the Arctic bounds, with positions split over which areas to include and how verification would work.
The Teamsters chief Hoffa backs a Detroit building trades plan while signaling possible withdrawal from the AFL CIO. Meany proposes a regional arbitration mechanism to resolve jurisdictional disputes in construction. Hoffa downplays threats as not serious and says a workable solution will emerge.
King Haakon VI, aged 85, celebrated his birthday quietly in his Oslo apartment. The world’s oldest reigning monarch, he did not attend public ceremonies while flags flew over the city.
The Enquirer reports a possible Washington conference related to McElroy's links with Procter and Gamble. McElroy, native of Beron Ohio and Cincinnati raised, chairs a 1955 education conference and began at Procter and Gamble in 1925 in advertising.
Actress Gia Scala, real name Giovanna Scoglio, had a driving while intoxicated charge dismissed due to insufficient evidence. The Tuscan-Irish star testified she had only two glasses of champagne and faced an in-court delay amid flood relief funds cited in the report.
President Eisenhower faced sharp criticism as Senate changes to the House civil rights bill prompted debate over passage. Key leaders expressed hope for a roll call vote Wednesday or final passage, while Eisenhower warned the measure could prompt a presidential veto. Senators Johnson Knowland and others weighed the bill’s strength and the chance of a conference committee to reconcile differences.
Damascus reports Syria and the Soviet Union concluded an agreement valuing 115 million dollars in Soviet industrial and technical aid over ten years. The deal highlights strengthened Soviet backing for Syria’s development and modernization efforts.
A damaged OCR ad fragment references a dining room and suicide note, listing items like private Dalhi beds and wall to wall furnishings. It mentions a phone number and prices for dinners, implying an invalid or unsafe listing amid unclear context.
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