Distinguished Americans Look for Changing Year 1958
A moving Associated Press symposium gathers leaders from public life science industry education and religion to share hopes for world peace disarmament and renewed American strength in 1958. Noted figures including George Meany Harold Urey Enrico Fermi Harry Truman Francis Spellman and Donald Douglas offer optimism tempered by realism and call for unity and international trust.
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Associated Press
Lfe
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Institute For
Woods
alHole
Mags
Farmi
Nobel
Harold C. Urey
University of Chicago
Enrico
George Meany
American Federation of International
Labor Congress
Washington
America
Girl Flees Police Car Kills Man After High Speed Crash
Christine Nystrom 26 fled in a stolen car at 106 mph striking a sports car and killing its driver Richard H. Sperling 47 of Newton Connecticut. Sperling died as the convertible rolled three times after a collision near Mt Vernon. Nystrom was charged with vehicular homicide and grand larceny. Sperling left a widow and a 13 year old son.
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New York
Christine Nystrom
Richard H. Sperling
Newton, Conn
Sid Richard Crawford
West Chester Parkway
Sue
Sperling
Christine Brachet
Eisenhower Approves Record Peacetime Budget Plan
President Eisenhower gave final approval to a next year budget seen as a peacetime record, with no expected tax increases. The package, around 74 billion dollars, will be sent to Congress January 13, while a shorter State of the Union address will emphasize national security and defense spending.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
Percival Stunddage
James R. Killian Jr
James C. Hagerty
Hisenhower
Thursdday
Hagerty
State of the Union
Police Kill Marine in L A Gun Battle
An 18 year old El Toro Marine Pte John Sering was shot six times and killed in a gun battle with two Los Angeles police officers at 6th Street and Manhattan Place. The officers Neville and Potter fired 41 and six shots respectively after Sering drew a .28 caliber pistol from a shoulder holster and fired at them. the incident followed a patrol stop of a suspected stolen car and a subsequent frisk attempt that led to the gunfight.
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Los Angeles
CNL
el Toro
John Sering
Edward Neville
R. O. Potter
6Th St
Manhattan Pl
John Serino
Potter
Neville
Serino
Levine
Noel Land
Eli Toro
Irene Marsolek
S. Alexandria
Maria Richaurd
E. Stepney
Lynwood
Time names Khrushchev 1957 Man of the Year
Time Magazine designated Nikita Khrushchev as its 1957 Man of the Year in the January 6 issue, citing his impact on world news and history.
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Time
Khrushchev
Nikite
Court Order Blocks Santa Fe Rail Engineer Strike
A court issued a temporary order on Monday preventing a planned walkout by 650 Santa Fe Railway engineers over power-line work. The ruling delays the strike scheduled for next Saturday, with a hearing set to decide whether the order should become permanent.
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Los Angeles
Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe
Iran
Sputnik 1 Expected to Fall Early January
London radio reports Sputnik 1, the first space satellite, is projected to descend as it nears reentry. Soviet broadcasts say the satellite will likely enter the dense atmosphere and cease to exist in the first days of January.
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London
Moscow Radio
Fleeting Life of Fleming Childress in Long Beach
A fragmented Long Beach report follows Fleming Childress, a 25 mile trek from Lang Boas to Fayetteville, portraying a wheelchair bound man in a gray coat and a mentally distressed hazel-eyed woman who strips on Magnolia Avenue. Police intervened as observers hesitated, guiding the woman to police headquarters while Childress, aging beyond his years, recalls a crumbling life and wintering plans in Los Angeles.
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Fleming Childress
Flaming Childress
Long Beach
Langless
Oman
Lang ‘Boas
Fayetteville
Tena
Childress
Los Angeles
Algeria hit by worst floods in 40 years
At least eight people died Monday in eastern Algeria as the worst floods in four decades struck. More than 300 villagers were left homeless, with damages estimated at over 1 million dollars.
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Algiers
Algeria
Life of Party Goer in Host's Pocket Advised
Police Chief Leon E. Coleman urges hosts to keep automobile keys of guests to ensure safe return home. He warns the safety of attendees may rest in the pocket of the party giver and suggests retaining keys until guests can drive themselves.
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Endicott
N x
Leon E. Coleman
Coleman
Infant Kidnapping Shocks Lakewood Adoption Scene
A 13 month old boy was seized from the home of Mr and Mrs Stanley Kennedy in Lakewood by two women and a man who burst in as Mrs Kennedy answered the door. The red haired biological mother Patricia Walker is sought by sheriffs deputies and police. Neighbors Betty Sudeck and Norma Zoll aided the foster couple during the struggle before the trio fled in a car with the child. The incident is being investigated by the Los Angeles County Bureau of Adoptions.
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Philadelphia
Charles Michaels
Lakewood
Scott Lester Kenenedy
Stanley Kennedy
Emercrest Ave
Sheriff's
Red Skelton Improves Rapidly After Cardiac Attack
Santa Monica hospital reports comedian Red Skelton improving very rapidly after a cardiac-asthmatic attack that nearly cost him his life. Doctors say his lungs were filling with liquid but quick treatment stabilized him. his wife and manager stayed by his side as he remains under observation.
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Santa Monica
Red Skelton
St. John's Hospital
Shelion
Georgia
Fire Department
Graham
Skeltor Jungs
Skelton
Weather forecast with clouds and fog along coast
Variable cloudiness persists through Wednesday with patchy early morning fog along the coast. Little change in overall conditions expected, and rainfall probabilities remain low tonight and into Wednesday.
Bound Body of L A Waitress Found In Apartment
In Los Angeles the bound and bludgeoned body of 41 year old waitress Bertha Barrios was discovered Monday night. Her hands were tied behind her back and she appeared to have fought with or been dragged by an assailant. Daughter Concuela, 26, and friend Mary Jane Allen found her after she failed to report for work. A maid Lenita Green opened the door and saw the scene. The maid reported hearing a quarrel in the morning and Barrios speaking loudly in Spanish. Police and lab technicians questioned family members including son Larry, 27, as detectives investigated.
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Ajvcion
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Buenos Aires Harbor
Los Angeles
Bertha Barrios
Idela Green
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