Eisenhower and Mollet See Mideast Settlement Hope
President Eisenhower and French Premier Guy Mollet in Washington voiced a common conviction that a Middle East settlement can be achieved by peaceful means in line with justice and international law. They reaffirmed a UN call for free transit through the Suez and repair of Franco-American ties, with no stated move on Israeli troop withdrawal without UN sanctions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Guy Mollet
Middle East
Mollet
United Nations
Suez Canal
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
U. N
Israel
Floating Texas tower off Belmont Shore draws coast guard notice
A floating oil platform anchored about a mile from Belmont Pier, described as a Texas tower, was cleared for temporary refuge within the breakwater by Coast Guard Cmdr. A M Davison. The barge like craft, owned by Offshore Constructors and leased to a major oil company, has operated off Huntington Beach and is expected to move on in a day or two after mariners were alerted.
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Belmont Shore
Oil Island
Belmont Pier
Long Beach
Huntington Beach
Santa Barbara
A.M. Davison
11Th District
U. S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Press Telegram
Cmdr
Davison
Itington Beach
February Weather Mixes Rain With Hazy Farewell
February ends with a capricious mix of rain and clearing skies in the Southland. The U S Weather Bureau forecasts gradual clearing tonight and a mostly dry Friday. Long Beach reports .28 inch of rain today boosting season total to 1.70 inches, far below last year’s 10.12. No new snow is forecast for the mountains. March weather should bring about six rainy days and total rainfall between two and three inches.
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Southland
U.S
Long Beach
Emergency aid reaches flood victims in Wilson Creek area
Emergency supplies have been airlifted to 100 people marooned by floodwaters along Wilson Creek in Washington. A-3 notes, with related items on A-3 and other pages. The stock market and labor disputes are referenced in exhibits across the edition.
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Wilson Creek
Wash
Weather Report Prompt Confusion Cleared for Friday
A brief note indicates expected cooler conditions on Friday with cloudy skies and a scattered chance of light showers. Strong winds are not anticipated, and temperatures should dip into the mid fifties by night.
Second Suspect Arrested in Bank Holdup
Long Beach police and FBI agents arrested Everett Novatney 22, of Laguna Beach, in connection with the Bank of Westminster branch robbery at 4145 Viking Way Lakewood Village. He admitted receiving half the stolen money and driving the getaway car. Novatney, a former teller, was held overnight and to be booked for robbery. he said he used narcotics, and had also robbed a Westminster drug store. Sheriff’s deputy Danny Rios helped in the arrest.
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Long Beach
FBI
Laguna Beach
Sec
Ward
Hearmerian
Viking
Lakewood Village
Everett
Beret
Centurg
Soarre
Imery Novatney
Brown Wood Dr
Novatney
Orange County
Conway Delos Pilcher
Elaine
Santa Ans
Uber
Westminster
Janne
Danny Rios J
Hope Dims for Israel Pullback
Negative reactions from Israeli and Arab capitals dim the prospect of a broad withdrawal deal. Reports say Israel may declare at the U N General Assembly and withdraw from the Gaza Strip and Gulf of Aqaba areas within 48 hours. Diplomatic efforts by Ambassador Lodge to gain a sanctions-free resolution faltered as nations pressed for immediate Israeli troop pullback. Continued negotiations and anticipated declarations mark a tense turn in Middle East diplomacy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Israel
Geeta
Aqaba
U. N
U.N. General Assembly
Morpescal Kidron
Abba Eban
U.N
Asraeli
Egypt
Gazal
Strip
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Middle East
Lodge
Bulgaria
Jordan
Iraq
Indonesia
Ukraine
Gaza Strip
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf of Aqaba
Cairo
Wheel fixed in flight after 6 hours in air
A Capital Airlines Constellation carrying 26 aboard landed safely at dusk after a six hour in flight crisis. The crew used makeshift hydraulic pressure from water and milk to force the nose wheel into place while engineers advised from radio. Pilot Captain William Richie, 38, of Minneapolis, reported the wheel rock moments after takeoff from Milwaukee.
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Detroit
Capital Airlines
Constellation
Milwaukee
Gen. Mitchell Field
Willow Run
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
William Richie
Air Rock
Washington
Lake Erie
Norwalk Man Dies in Knife Fight Over Wife
A fight between two truck drivers over the wife of one man ended with Robert Knight, 35, of Norwalk, stabbed to death. Ward, of Downey, was booked on suspicion of murder after Knight allegedly pulled the knife. The incident occurred at Ward’s Downey home as witnesses and detectives recounted the scuffle and fatal stab wound.
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Downey
Robert Knight
Ratiffe Ave
Norwall
Daward [Ward
Duesler Lang
Norwalk Sheriff's Station
Ward
Knight
Rancho Los, Amigos Hospital
Wkaight
Det
Jack Lawton
Ned Sovretovich
Yvonne
Union's Link With Pinball Outfit Told
Portland testimony in a special Senate racketeering probe described ties between the Teamsters Union and a pinball business. Stanley W. Earl, a city commissioner, testified that Clyde Crosby opposed his 1956 election if Earl refused to back pinball licensing. The Acme Amusement Co. was named as a Teamster backed venture, with Earl and others as silent partners. Further testimony linked Union officials to Portland rackets and a plan to infiltrate local crime operations.
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Washington
Stanley W. Earl
Portland
Clyde Crosby
Teamsters
Oregon
Earl
Teamsters Union
Senate
James
Ellans
Senators
Snuscle
Elkins
Nolice
Acme Amusement Co
Fred Elkins
Joe McLéushuie
Beattie
Long Beach Press Celegiam Brief 1957 Feb 28
A compact front page item from the Long Beach Press Celegiam edition dated Thursday February 28, 1957, volume LAX No 24, priced at 10 cents. The line shows newspaper branding and a standard issue header for what appears to be a metropolitan daily.
Daily Classifieds Listings Preview
Readable fragments show a busy classified page with ads and notices. Names, places, prices, and item types appear in compact listings, reflecting routine sales and services across a local market.
Plane Crash at Vance AFB Kills Two
An Air Force C45 plane based at Shaw Air Force Base crashed on takeoff at Vance Air Force Base Oklahoma, burning severely. Two airmen were killed and a third seriously injured, with identities withheld pending next of kin notifications.
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EMD
Okla
Air Force
Vance Air Force Base
Vance
Shaw Air Force Base
Sumter
D. C
U.S. Jet Crashes in Moroccan Village Killing Woman and Boy
A U.S. Air Force FS6 Sabre jet, abandoned by its pilot after engine trouble, crashed and exploded in a village 45 miles south of Casablanca, killing a Muslim woman and her five year old son. Another woman and a girl were seriously wounded. the pilot parachuted to safety.
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Casablanga
Morocco
Here
Sinatra Testimony Conflicts Over Marilyn Monroe Raid
Los Angeles testimony before a State Senate committee centered on Frank Sinatra and a raid on Marilyn Monroe’s home. Sinatra claimed he drove Joe DiMaggio near the area and stayed in the car, while a private eye testified Sinatra was among seven who smashed into a tenant’s apartment. FBI-like details emerged as investigators pursued sources of sensational scandal magazines.
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Los Angeles
Apy
State Senate
Frank
Sinatra
Marilyn Monroe
Joe DiMaggio
Follywood
Edward J. Berger
Hank Sanicola
Villa Capri
Berger
Sanicola
Joe
Marilyn
Frankie
DiMaggio
New York
Miss Monroe
Philip Irwin
Die ‘Maggio
Edwin J. Regan
Irvin
Irwin
Frank Sinatra
State Senate Legislative Committee
Associated Press
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Earl Edward Ward
Norwalk
Eclurg
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McLaughlin and
Maloney
Teamster Union
Celegiam
Calje
Gerald Corkery
Jack Guille
Gerald
Jack
James Bacon
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