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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1958
Page
1
Secretary of State Dulles told Baghdad Pact leaders the United States would back their nations with mobile power of great force against any Communist invasion. He warned deterrence might fail, then the U.S. would act to save the Middle East, as bombings near U.S. facilities marked tense times at Ankara.
A 21-year-old U S Navy sailor, George Martin Patterson of Murray Utah, died and three companions were injured when their car overturned after a high speed chase with California police along Coast Highway near Laguna Beach. The Nankai Maru ferry sank during a storm, with 271 dead or missing as 19 ships plus helicopters searched the area.
A brief reference lists various newspaper sections and page numbers where readers can locate related items. It notes that a Sunday feature covers youthful rocketry success across the U S in widely separated areas, with further details on page A-2 and related notes in multiple sections including sports theater and classifieds.
Fourteen people die in fires in Des Moines Iowa and Graysville Tennessee and Hessmer Louisiana. In Des Moines the Olympia Hotel blaze injures and kills several guests including five elderly men. Victims include Owen Immel 63 Everett Mart 75 Melvin Alman 75 Joe Ingersoll 70. In Graysville a couple and her three children die in a four room frame house fire amid uncertain cause. In Hessmer a family of five perishes in a three room house fire likely from an open fireplace.
A Minneapolis UP-A passenger train struck a car on a crossing Sunday night, killing three Osseo High School youths: Lanning James 16 Peter Helverson 45 and Daryl Jungroth 17. Police say they were heading home after dropping off girlfriends following a skating party.
In Caracas the revolutionary junta consolidates power after Perez Jimenez fled to the Dominican Republic. Embassies tighten security as gunfire at the Dominican mission ends with Peron safe and preparing to leave. Admiral Larraza l outlines a middle course and warns of possible leftist activity while promising order and a neutral stance toward Communists.
James Croft, 40, of Guerneville, Calif., stayed at the wheel of a timber rig racing at 100 mph on Angeles Crest Hwy then through Foothill Blvd and a 12 foot alley near a cafe before the truck crashed into a wall. He was killed when a rear wheel ran over him after he and helper Orren Fackrell jumped clear. Fackrell escaped with minor injuries. An unidentified citizen halted traffic and aided deputies in the emergency.
Arthur B. Eisenhower, 71, eldest brother of President Eisenhower, died of a heart attack at his Kansas City home after several years of seizures. He was a retired banker. He collapsed in the bathroom while washing his hands and was dead when found by his wife Louise a few minutes later. President Eisenhower postponed a House dinner for Supreme Court justices. White House attendance at the funeral was not announced. Arrangements for services are incomplete.
President Eisenhower sent Congress a four year federal state program totaling 1.6 billion dollars to boost education with a focus on science and engineering. The plan would grant 10,000 four year scholarships and graduate fellowships to strengthen science and math teaching, starting with 1,000 fellowships the first year and 1,500 annually thereafter.
Washington reports a tentative agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union to expand cultural exchanges, with a plan for periodic radio and television commentaries. Officials noted talks covered national security and cultural cooperation as a key element of the pact.
Rebels saboteurs and grenade throwers increased activity across Algeria during the weekend. French and rebel units clashed, with at least 94 rebels and Europeans killed and 24 wounded, undermining optimism from French leaders about the rebellion’s vigor.
In Bluff City Tennessee two 13 and 11 year old girls, Famela Harmon and Dorothea Miller, were crushed when they fell from a railroad trestle into the Holston River. Witnesses say Dorothea was caught by Pamela as they faced the oncoming train and both were swept to their deaths. Pamela’s brother David and two other children watched the event, having warned that the trestle was unsafe to cross.
Routine forecast notes some cloudiness through Tuesday with slightly warmer temperatures. Chance of precipitation estimated around 20 percent, and winds light to moderate as conditions transition.
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