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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1958
Page
1
A garbled fashion beat piece surveys spring wardrobes in playful snatches. It riffs on chemises and shapeless trends, with critics debating silhouettes, fabrics, and the looming cross‑cultural gaze while detailing runway theatrics and designer names.
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP The Air Force launched its fourth Atlas ICBM at 10 48 am and announced a successful test not at full range The test covered a shorter distance than planned and the missile operated accurately over that distance Washington said the test was carried out successfully at 10 45 am The Atlas is designed to fly over 3000 miles and this flight was part of a series of intermediate and intercontinental tests conducted at Canaveral A second launch followed at 2 38 pm The Air Force described the Atlas as the American response to Soviet ICBM claims and noted the test aimed to validate guidance and propulsion systems
Knoxville report notes segregationist John Kasper in a Tallahassee federal prison warehouse with Black inmates. The article mentions potential transfers to Ohio and Indiana blocks, and Harper serving a sentence for criminal contempt of court.
Senate hearings reveal Nelson Rockefeller urging a decade long sustained major effort to outrun the Soviet missile satellite program. Senator Lyndon Johnson questions the pace and notes Eisenhower budget reductions may affect Air Force missile funding, with continuation promised on a later page.
The Soviet Union presses another peace bid to maintain the Kremlin initiative. Premier Bulganin's proposal for a top level summit reached Washington soon after Eisenhower's State of the Union. A Geneva meeting within two to three months was suggested, with letters sent to NATO and United Nations members and others.
President Eisenhower will urge Congress to approve a 73.8 billion dollar budget for fiscal 1959 starting July 1, with a higher debt ceiling. Officials say the anticipated deficit will be under a half-billion, due to faster defense outlays and weaker revenues, despite earlier promises of a balanced year.
Surprise showers moved in from the Pacific this morning to dampen Southland areas. Snow Hurries reported in the mountains. Long Beach measured .06 inch of precipitation, the first rain since December 17, as season rainfall stands at 5.31 inches versus 33 inches last year.
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with a 30 percent rain chance tonight and 15 percent Saturday. Cooler conditions expected across the period.
Three U S Navy men died and two were wounded seriously on the carrier Kearsarge off Honshu Japan during a routine training exercise. Names of the dead were withheld pending notification of relatives.
The USS Yorktown is assigned to Long Beach as its fourth carrier home port. It will depart Bremerton Feb 1 and arrive Feb 15. Yorktown, redesigned with an angle flight deck, will operate antisubmarine squadrons from Los Alamitos using Grumman S-2F Trackers.
An emergency gathering of about 130 civic and business leaders heard that only extraordinary measures can save the subsidence plagued Long Beach Naval Shipyard and prevent severe local economic disaster. Speakers outlined land sinkage effects, noting one seventh of Long Beach income could vanish if the yard shuts, with Harry Buffum warning the city is at the brink of disaster and all share the guilt if it fails.
International Falls Minnesota resumes search at daybreak for 5 year old Donnie Lamon missing since Thursday as weather threats loom. Sheriff Ed Anderson notes funds to keep shipyard open and searchers aided by state approval.
A reader’s guide explains how to declare income from stock dividends and interest on federal tax returns. The note directs readers to related Tax pages and sections across the paper, including tips, and lists sections such as Beach Combing, Comics, and Sports for navigation.
A resident reports a pillow case stained with blood found in a garage back seat amid a massive 2,900-strong search covering about ten square miles around the Lamon home, near the city, with no trace of the child found yet.
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