11 Feb 1957
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1957
Page
1
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President Eisenhower will meet British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in Bermuda March 21 through 24. He will also confer with French Premier Guy Mollet in Washington February 26 and 27. The talks aim to ease U S Britain and France differences after the Suez crisis and include Israel Egypt tensions.
Chicago bandleader George Liberace was slugged and robbed early today while returning from a nightclub appearance with his pianist brother. He required 16 stitches after injuries to the head, and his violin valued at $25,000 along with cash and a $1,500 ring were taken. A motorist pursued the attackers but lost them. Liberace and his brother were due to perform at Chez Paree.
SAN DIEGO AP Movie actor Scott Hastings Beckett 27 known for juvenile roles was arrested at the Mexican border and booked on suspicion of possessing dangerous drugs He said the drugs were prescribed for his wife by a Mexican physician Deputies at the San Ysidro station found 250 stimulant pills and 50 stimulant capsules in his topcoat and suit pockets He is a USC philosophy and psychology student and played the boy Al Jusin in a film about a late singer.
A brief 30 second quake jolted the English midlands causing chimneys to topple and windows to shatter across parts of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. No casualties were reported as authorities assess damage and aftershocks.
Los Angeles report states three youths William Boyd Green 17 Glen Spalding 23 from Glendora and David J Hunsinger 20 from Azusa died when their car struck a concrete divider, overturned, and was smashed against a steel support while returning from an early Sunday outing in Baldwin Park area.
Sugar the shepherd dog vanished Tuesday in Oakland triggering a two day citywide search by 100 SP agents. The dog reappeared Sunday at the St John Hotel in Oakland delaying a sailor's wife from a strike and ending SPs dog catching effort as Sugar was placed in a reinforced box for return to Union Station. The dog's owner Mrs. A L Newcomer insured for 4000 dollars and a 25 dollar reward accompanied the dog home after a joyful reunion with the woman who fainted aboard the train.
Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold warned that U.N. steps to punish Israel could worsen the Middle East situation. He said no progress on Israel’s withdrawal from Egypt and the Gaza Strip and asked for guidance on next actions. The 27-nation Asian African bloc plans a meeting to consider economic and military restrictions, while debates continue in the Assembly.
In Los Angeles a three time escapee from Folsom Prionnov, who allegedly robbed a local restaurant, escaped again from a courtroom at the Hall of Justice. Two other prisoners, Charles Neely and Arthur Watson, were recaptured after a shot was fired during the downtown escape. Witnesses say Neely collided with a reporter at the courtroom door as he fled.
In a Moscow published letter Prime Minister Nikolai Bulganin addressed to West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer urging a new era of friendship cooperation and trade between the Soviet Union and West Germany He promised profitable trade and good offices toward resolving the German nation's main problem reunification while dialing back prior hostile rhetoric.
Soviet policy tone echoes in Bonn as Bulganin warns against the fatal road while heavy rains push Ohio River toward flood stage. West Virginia towns face isolation near Weston and Clarksburg as the West Fork River crests and evacuations mount. Cincinnati forecasts rise to threaten Gallipolis and Louisville.
Court filings reveal additional lawyers in Mallon v City of Long Beach seek 750000 in legal fees as they challenge the city’s handling of tidelands oil funds. The case argues a 1951 statute shifted half the tideland funds and all dry gas value to the state, a view later adopted by the California Supreme Court.
The U S Weather Bureau linked subsidence to upcoming warm, summer like temperatures. Forecasts show maximums around 80 with little rain likely for the next five days. Subside in air mass sinks and compresses causing the warmth, while Long Beach may see a few sprinkles.
New York stocks fell sharply with markets quieting as the AP averages showed a loss nearing 2.7 billion dollars in value across listed shares by midday. Dow Jones industrials dropped as tariffs and peace talks were noted. other pages offer sports, weather, and notices.
John Stewart, 45, a barber, was killed when a bullet fired into the wall of his Watts home struck him while he and his wife Jeroleen dozed on a sofa watching television. He died several hours later. Police seek link to two recent similar home-intrusion shootings.
In Wilmington a young mother Lucy Lucero and friend Robert Barker were jailed on suspicion of abusing six children. police say the youngsters suffered marks from sticks belts a jump rope and cigarettes. Cecilia 5 Robert ta 4 Neney 1 Lucy 2 and Diana 6 years were placed in Juvenile Hall. Kathy 2 weeks was cared for by Barker's mother.
Bulganin proposed improved Soviet German ties through a trade deal and cultural scientific cooperation with no terms specified. He stated readiness to aid both German governments toward reunification, while not outlining conditions for joint talks and emphasized that better East West relations would aid the process.
Considerable high cloudiness persists through Tuesday with a chance of a few sprinkles. High temperatures near 80 degrees.
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