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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1958
Page
2
COLUMBUS UA John Morgan, aged 94, is freed from Ohio Penitentiary after 11 parole hearings. He receives a state travel pass to Cleveland and $300 in his account, claiming innocence in the 1928 shut of a Cleveland junk dealer. Warden reports good spirits. Chauncey Lyons becomes oldest inmate at 92.
The Navy plans Regulus II submarine launched missiles streaking 500 miles from ships to Dugway proving grounds in Utah with initial tests from Edwards Air Force Base and later launches from Point Mugu and offshore sites near San Nicolas Island. The program aims for full readiness by August and uses land reference points for precision.
The State Division of Beaches and Larks said California hopes to have the world famous Hearst castle open to purists by May or June as spring approaches, aiming to showcase its historic estate to visitors.
A cryptic clipping lists delivery figures and costs in unclear form. It mentions a Bureau of Eirculation and references a $4500 amount with a $24.00 figure, alongside garbled phrases about past WAN and Fire Avenue. The readable elements point to an archival notice of local circulation or billing terms without clear context.
In Greenville, South Carolina, four Ku Klux Klan members were convicted for beating Claud Cruell, a Black man, with sentences ranging from one to six years. Lead defendant Andrew Rochester, 30, received six years. Wade Howard, 24, three years. Jack Bentley, 24, and Robert Waldrop, 28, one year each for conspiracy. The verdicts followed a jury decision on July 22, while two defendants were acquitted and five charges dismissed.
Testimony before the Senate Investigating Committee alleges San Francisco Local 542 and union leaders profited from land deals. Witnesses claim false entries and profits routed through Victor Swanson and others. Swanson, fired as business manager, and Doran deny illicit gains while guardians acknowledge questionable entries. The probe aims to cover Local 138 on Long Island next.
A woman named Pauline Payne, 22, gave birth in a car in a hospital parking lot. A surgeon nearby assisted, and she and her newborn daughter were reported healthy at the hospital. Father Joseph Payne said he urged her to hurry to the hospital but she kept saying it wasn’t time yet.
A hotel advertisement promotes the Huntington Hotel at 290 E Ocean Blvd Long Beach. It touts private baths, wall to wall carpeting, and telephones. Dining offers ocean view meals with roast turkey and Virginia ham. Rates mention club breakfast and dinners with prices.
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