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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1957
Page
5
Continuation of front page coverage on Sukarno's removal from power, detailing political turmoil, reactions from government and opposition, and impact on Indonesia's leadership crisis. Authorities move to secure control as protests flare across major cities and international observers call for stability.
Amid Indonesian crisis talk of subversive agents from communist countries in New York and abroad, Anshary of the Constituent Assembly warns of a tragedy if unchecked. Sukarno tightens security as anti-Dutch campaigns rise and Dutch citizens flee. In Jakarta and Singapore refugees pour out while British airliners evacuate families. Meanwhile New York transit strikes near peak disruption. officials claim slight improvement and vow no negotiation with what they call lawbreakers.
Air Force staff asked to delay a new directorate to plan and manage space programs. The directive notes astronautics as the art and science of space flight. Reports say Eisenhower may be urged to accelerate weather control research for defense. Chicago officials consider Fire Department advisory input after 38 fires in the South Side.
In Fort Worth a political speech by Senator Lyndon B. Johnson touched on Soviet missile threats and US defense research. The article also notes Air Force reorganization plans to create a new directorate overseeing satellite and space weapons programs. A Bardstown infirmary fire in frigid pre dawn hours trapped five people and killed three occupants, with rescue attempts hampered by cold mains and a faulty furnace.
Millerstown, Ohio. Cellen Peters, 19, of Muscatine Iowa found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to death in the electric chair for the July robbery slaying of Amish farmer Paul Coblentz near here. Explosion and fire damaged Greenville Texas hotel. Three hospital stays for injuries. many guests left in freezing 26 degree cold.
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