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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1958
Page
1
Secretary of State Dulles urged France and Tunisia to settle their rift and restore their close ties. He said a foreign ministers conference is not essential before an East West summit and outlined questions on U N involvement, Korea, and Middle East alignments while noting no pledge on Tunisian action.
Milwaukees south side shopping district was hit by a fierce blaze on a near zero night. Twenty firefighters were felled as flames overwhelmed a business building. Total damage topped $400,000. All injured firefighters later returned to duty. Fire Chief Edward Wischer said the figure could rise as assessments continue. The cause remained undetermined while temperatures allowed fire crew access.
In Salt Lake City a 3 year old Harold J. Collinian Jr. drowned after tumbling into the Jordan River followed by his 4 year old brother Robert. Rescue crews found Harold quickly but spent about nine hours locating Robert. The boys lived with their father Har old J. Collman Sr. who rushed from work upon learning of the accident.
Airman Donald G. Farrell, 23, is in a sealed cabin simulating a spacecraft on a seven day stay. Space doctors report the 14 hour day cycle works well with no drop in alertness and only boredom noted when he slept past a wake alarm. Researchers say shorter days could aid staffing space missions and stations, challenging prior 18 hour cycle limits.
Long Beach faces dangerous land subsidence threatening industrial and residential sites. Gov Goodwin Knight announced a special legislative session, to be aligned with the 1958 budget timing, to address the crisis. Mayor Keeler hailed the move as growing recognition of the grave situation. Assemblyman Grant and co-author Her bert Klockstein prepared a basic anti subsidence bill for consideration. The governor emphasized present law is inadequate to cope with the danger. Continued discussion followed at the Elks Lodge and a Men’s Council dinner.
A major earthquake series rattled western China beginning Saturday, reports say. The hardest hit area was Monhsien in Sanphwang Province, where 20 houses were destroyed and three people injured.
Southland's Finest Evening New Press Edition delivers the latest local updates and highlights from the region's top stories. Readers catch up on notable events, announcements, and community happenings in a compact daily briefing.
Air Force space expert Capt Kincheloe says a supersonic bomber can launch the X2 or X21 rocket ships into orbit from altitude 70,000 feet. He noted raising the mother ship height adds about 100,000 feet of rocket altitude, potentially reaching orbital flight.
A school bus slid 150 feet down a muddy hill on Miner Road and overturned in earth fill near Orinda California. Highway patrolman John Connolly said heavy rains have drenched Northern California for 10 days. Of 29 children aboard, only two were injured. The bus skidded after dirt fell from dump trucks and rain soaked the road.
Mostly clear through Wednesday with late night and early morning fog and low clouds. Little temperature change expected. Rain probability remains zero percent.
President Eisenhower told Russia's new ambassador that the United States seeks patient negotiations to advance a just and enduring peace. Ambassador Menshikov said both leaders hope a summit will be arranged, marking the first face to face meeting. Menshikov urged better Soviet American relations as they exchanged formal remarks.
Forty seven members of Atty. Gen. Edmund G Brown’s gubernatorial campaign gathered Monday night to discuss their strategy in whispers. The building janitor locked the doors thinking they had left, prompting police to be called at about 10 p.m. to free the Democratic politicians.
In central New York a blizzard trapped a couple in their car as they returned from shopping. Henry Allen, 46, died of a heart attack after attempting to shovel free. Mrs. Allen, 44, survived chilled and shocked. Footsteps and a horn summons reached rescuers Monday.
The aurora borealis lights up the night sky over the eastern United States amid heavy snow and freezing temperatures. Cold conditions persist with snow across the region, closing roads and disrupting travel as residents brace for continued winter storm effects.
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