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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1958
Page
10
The piece argues the grand jury should keep wisdom and restraint, warning against overreach and meddling. It cites past California cases and a 1957 judge’s warning that a grand jury is not a detective agency, with core duties limited to indictments, reviews of county books, and recommendations.
At Fort Jackson C I Hobart L Brinsmade 21 of Bronxville N Y a recruit was given typhoid booster shots and sent to drill in 100 degree heat for three and a half hours. He died. The general expressed sympathy to the father. Marines arriving in Lebanon were welcomed by soda pop vendors positioned along the beaches with umbrellas over their portable cases.
A columnist notes that summit talks resemble a circus with Civile tion on a high wire and a TV panel complicating matters. The piece blends satirical vignettes about media, politics, and public figures, highlighting cultural observations and humor.
Rev Sturgis Lee Riddle rector of St James Ameri can Church in Florence Italy and pastor of an international church toured Long Beach to visit his mother Mrs Lina Riddle, a Poly High grad ordained locally. In Signal Hill election E E Graeber polled 376 votes for councilman to succeed C A Weise, opponent Moses Varcoo 178. Graeber has lived in California since 1822.
International speedboat star Dick Laynes, driving Miss California, captures the first five mile heat of the Ridier Trophy meet in 8 minutes 33 seconds at Long Beach harbor. Laynes set multiple world records in 1926 27 and dominated the midwinter Florida series with near undefeated runs.
Census projections suggest California could gain up to three new House seats after the 1980 census but historic Republican gerrymandering may limit gains. Democrats, though gaining in primaries, face district packings that dilute their representation compared with Republicans in the state. Politicians anticipate redistricting after 1960 will redraw congressional maps in 29 states, altering Congress’s balance.
Virginia Kelly Hosmer and Craig Hosmer join Con oes members traveling in an Air Force KC-125 jet tanker. They left Washington at 8 a.m. bound for California, arriving 10:30 a.m. after a slow leg caused by head winds. Return trip took four and a half hours. Hosmer called the flight thrilling, smooth, and vibrationless, noting jet planes will transform passenger travel and comparing the KC-125 to a DC-8.
The piece describes friendships and a longing for contact amid daily忙life plus a radio interview in Washington. It notes Gen Curtis LeMay and a KC-185 long distance flight to Buenos Aires. Details include aircraft size speed and refueling role for B52s and troop transport potential. Mr Hosmer discusses Air Force testing KC-1335s with scientists on a secret defense mission in California.
State Senator George Miller Sr. proposes ending five year renewals and moving to yearly motor vehicle tab replacements. In a letter to Paul Mason, Miller cites a private investigator using a car without a green sticker and traveling 10 000 miles in three months with only one stop.
A cab heading to San Francisco was halted by a highway patrolman who checked a 16 year old driver’s license. The officer issued a citation for not displaying the areca sticker, remarking that the sticker should have been on after six months, noting the other car wasn’t stopped.
A reader argues for strategic aid to Lebanon and for Russia to withdraw from Hungary and Poland before Western forces depart the Middle East. The letter warns against allowing Russia to extend influence and cites Nagy as a cautionary fate. Signature: Lillian McClean, 12312 South St., Artesia.
Don Comfort of 912 Heartwell Building commends the Long Beach Unified School District Board for backing the superintendent, lauding a smooth employer employee relationship and the board's policy to guide system conduct amid changing times. He asks other agencies to show similar foresight and accomplishment.
Marian March of Long Beach criticizes E. Curtis Clark for targeting city employees and wasteful tax spending in a letter to the PRESS TELEGRAM. She suggests he direct his complaints to more deserving targets like bulk mail trash.
The piece argues that Middle Eastern oil is essential for the free world and that Europe risks being strangled by oil shortages. It contends Communist aims seek to deny oil to free nations and asserts U S supply cannot meet global demand for aviation, naval power, and food support.
A tip for keeping lettuce crisp suggests placing an upside down saucer in the bowl before adding salad so dressing drains away. The text notes over 100 cactus species in Arizona and mentions the U.S. owning over half the world coal. It defines a blizzard as a snowstorm with zero or subzero temperatures and high winds.
The record notes that Army Air Force Captain Colin P. Kelly Jr. received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Distinguished Service Cross for bombing missions following the December 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.
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