Bus and trolley workers threaten showdown in California
Long Beach transit workers and management met amid union talks over wage and scheduling demands affecting more than 300,000 riders. The Amalgamated Association seeks 0.85 dollars hourly rise and a 40 hour week, while Metropolitan Coach Lines offered 0.18 dollars. A membership ballot will decide on strike authority after conciliation in Los Angeles.
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Long Beach
St By Metropolitan Coach Lines
MCL
Lakewood
Stong
Long Beach Motor Bus Co
Amalgamated Assn. of
Screet
Electric
Francis Donnelly
Donnelly
Jerry Wertenberger
Pacific City Lines
West Coast
Zate
Unig
Los Angeles
Jules Medart
Eisenhower Returns to White House After Stroke
President Eisenhower visited his office for the first time since his cerebral attack a week ago and planned to preside briefly at an afternoon cabinet meeting after a weekend at Gettysburg. Vice President Nixon was ready to chair if needed as budgets and policy were to be discussed, with details kept private by Hagerty. The president arrived at 2:11 p.m. and was accompanied by Press Secretary James Hagerty and Maj. Gen. Howard Snyder.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Ann Whitman
James C. Hagerly
Hagerty
White House
Nixon
Congress
Altey
Howard M. Snyder
Two Robbers Shake Hands After Hold Up at Service Station
Chula Vista police report a service station attendant Earnest A. Wilson says two friendly men robbed him of 230 dollars Sunday night. They sat and watched TV, then held him up and forced him to drive to Tijuana, Mexico, where they got out of the car. The little one shook his hand.
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Hlm
Earnest A. Wilson
Tijuana
Mexico
Wilson
No cuts expected soon growth blamed for big county tax increases
Los Angeles County taxpayers from Long Beach to Lancaster face sharply rising bills after a postwar boom. Many homes now cost more to own as taxes soar, prompting recalls of county supervisors and the assessor. The piece notes California cities feeling the same pressure and asks what lies ahead.
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Lister
Onlifirnin
Bax Ail
Apestill
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Lancaster
Assessor
California
Tax Collector Faces Protests Over County Bills
Los Angeles reports a flood of taxpayer anger over county tax bills totaling more than 631 million dollars. Protesters recall the colonial era, with threats and dirty shirts sent to the assessor. Valuations rise 10 to 20 percent on homes and structures, lifting overall assessed values by over 30 million.
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Howard L Byram
Boston
John Rumn
Pomona
Mohammed Sees Sights of Southland
Mohammed VY of Morocco begins a Southern California itinerary visiting Lockheed in Burbank to view aircraft production then Mt Wilson Observatory. He attends a civic banquet in Los Angeles with the World Affairs Council as Arab student hosts greet him in Arab attire.
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Los Angeles
Mohammed VY
Morocco
California
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Burbank
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Pasadena
City of
Where to Find It Senators Blame Interservice Rivalry
A terse index item lists article sections and page locations across the issue. It notes that senators fault interservice rivalry for missile program delays and directs readers to pages detailing financials, sports, theaters, weather, and vital statistics.
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Senators
Hal Boyle
Pago Asf
Crosanori
Euitorini
Southland’s Finest Evening Newspaper Dec 2 1957 Long Beach
Classified section details and contact numbers for Long Beach California daily publication. The page notes price ten cents and the telephone line for classified ads. It lists edition and page navigation hints for readers and advertisers.
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Celearam
Southland
Long Beach
Calif
Paris urged to oppose Eisenhower Nixon NATO visit
Pierre Poujade urged Parisians to oppose the planned NATO summit visit by President Eisenhower or Vice President Nixon. He warned of demonstrations and linked actions to tax revolt allies, while coalitions with veterans groups and labor unions were reported forming amid a broader strike by workers.
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Paris
Pierre Poujede
Eisenhower
Nixon
NATO
Ponjade
Ihe ‘Company
Veterans' Organizations
Rapolitan
Harry Malcom
Imminent Eisenhower Visit Sparks Civic Group Debate
The text discusses fears over President Eisenhower or Nixon visiting and influencing American attitudes toward France. It claims anti French sentiment and worries about U.S. efforts to reduce France to a satellite and exert control over Africa and its peoples.
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Eisenhower
Nixon
America
France
Cing
U.S
Sputnik I Rocket Falls Mystery Deepens Over Fall Location
US and British scientists say Sputnik I likely fell Saturday night but where and when remain unclear amid scattered sightings. Sputnik I still orbits Earth along with Sputnik II launched November 3, while US preparations for an American satellite continue this week.
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Washington
U. S
Russia
Fairbanks
Alaska
Twin Sisters Drown After Ice Breaks Near Home
In Antioch Illinois on Grass Lake two 11 year old sisters Mary Jane and Hazel Jean Beaman crashed through thin ice while playing near their home. Their father attempted a rescue and also fell through but was pulled ashore. Both girls died in the incident.
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Antioch
Ill
Mary Jane
Hazel Jean’Beaman
Samuel Beaman
Grass Lake
Illinois
Keel Laid for First Atom Powered Missile Cruiser Long Beach
The keel of the nations first nuclear powered surface warship USS Long Beach was laid at the Bethlehem Steel Co shipyard in Quincy with 4000 workers and 250 officers present. Admiral Jerauld Wright and Mayor Raymond Keeler attended as welders etched initials into the keel marking a new era in atomic shipbuilding.
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USS
Long Beach
William Broom Frosa-teltazam
Quincy
Mass
Fydedam
Bethlehen H Steel Co
Navy
Fore River
Enrico Fermi
University of Chicago
Inde
Jerauld Wright
Grees
Europe
Raymond C. Xealer
Atomic Energy
Adm.aright
Gerald Desmond
Fielding C. Combs
Robert McNulty
Paul Bioth
Donald Sutherland
John Riley
Kealer
Adny
Wright
Foro
U S Pushes iWork on Ist of Satellites
Cape Canaveral observers prepare for Wednesday Vanguard rocket firing to place a grapefruit sized earth satellite into orbit. Officials note no certainty of orbit and emphasize data gathering potential from test sphere despite primary aims.
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U. S
iWork
Cape Canaveral
Fla. AF
Vanguard
U.S
Washington
Deense Department
Earth
Still Fight Blaze in Angeles National Forest
Fire fighters report the San Gabriel Mountains blaze in Angeles National Forest is contained but not fully controlled. Winds favor firefighters as crews struggle through rough terrain fifteen miles north of Azusa, with aid units continuing the effort into Sunday night.
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Los Angeles
San Gabriel Mountains
Angeles National Forest
Azusa
Russian Airliner Crash Lands at Helsinki Airport
Soviet airliner crash landed at Helsinki Airport today police said. Initial reports listed two people injured. Helsinki serves as a major terminal for flights to the Soviet Union.
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Helsinki
Finland
Nine Top Reds Escape Retrial
Nine California Communist Party leaders, previously convicted of conspiring to violently overthrow the government, will not be retried. U.S. Attorney Laughlin E. Waters announced that the Supreme Court ordered retrials for five others before dismissing charges. Reasons cited include witness unavailability and failure to meet evidentiary requirements.
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Los Angles
California
Communist Party
U. S
Laughlin E. Waters
U.S. Supreme Court
Waters
Variable skies and clear conditions through Tuesday
Weather forecast notes variable high cloudiness but otherwise mostly clear through Tuesday. Temperature remains little changed.
Hawaii Coast Braces for Nina After Kauai Strike
Hurricane Nina battered Kauai with widespread damage and evacuations. About 1,500 Kauai residents sought refuge as rescue planes searched for a sinking sampan near Niihau. Honolulu reported 2.94 inches of rain in 48 hours and flights to the continental United States resumed as Nina moved slowly north.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Kauai
Weather Bureau
Niihau
Ane
Ko~walho Point
Nithay Island
Coast Guard
Wes
Honolulu Harbor
United States
French Forces Claim 140 Algerian Rebels Killed
French forces claim decisive weekend action against Algerian rebels reporting over 140 rebels killed with seven French soldiers dead and one wounded. An official line cites 70 rebels killed in a frontier clash near the Tunisia border during a nighttime infiltration attempt.
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Algiers
Tunisia
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