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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1957
Page
3
Vice President Richard Nixon addressed Boy Scouts at Valley Forge urging brotherhood and civil rights law enforcement by people themselves, asserting laws alone are useless without citizen action.
The A pageant opens this evening with acta and fireworks after Miss Morris is introduced. Tickets cost $2.20 and are sold at the stadium or Municipal Auditorium box offices. Proceeds go to the Long Beach Elks Lodge Cerebral Palsy Fund. Officials hosted над consular corps at a Lafayette Hotel dinner, praising pageant spirit and urging foreign entrants. Events continue through a crowded schedule with Miss U.S.A selections, The Mikado highlights, and a coronation banquet at the Lafayette. Nixon spoke at the National Jamboree, praising scouting and civil duty as he toured the massive encampment with scouts and leaders.
Aga Khan IV assumes leadership of the Ismaili community naming Karim as successor and signaling a new era. The Harvard student, son of Aly Khan, discusses his future, family ties, and interests while the family races and public life loom in the background.
In Joliet and Chicago hundreds of homes were inundated as waters from Hickory and Spring Creeks rose. More than 30 people were injured, a tent theater collapsed injuring about 250 spectators, and a coal barge accident damaged a railroad bridge. Damages reach tens of thousands. Major arteries like Outer Drive, Lake Shore Drive, and Congress Street Expressway were closed, car traffic stranded, and neighborhoods cut off as storms disrupted transport and utilities.
In a surreal turn the rough mid-colon tides at Honolulu give a mill pond effect that slows the Transpacific Yacht Race. The drifting conditions reduce speed and block maneuverability, altering what was expected to be a straightforward course to the mainland.
Police say Fridell confessed to killing a dark-haired nurse, Miss Cove, after renting an apartment and fearing an rival. He used weights and a sea bag to dispose of the body near Berth 233, then attempted suicide with sleeping pills. Berg, the other boyfriend, was detained for protection as detectives chased leads across Los Angeles Harbor and San Pedro.
Miss Covel, tied to a murder suspicion and released, had worked as a nurse at San Pedro Community Hospital Harbor General Hospital and St Marys. She leaves three children living with her mother Mrs Veda M Blair Logan Utah. Her father, Army Colonel B Biszir, died last year in Utah.
The Coast Guard cutter Gresham reported Friday that the Barlovento maintained a lead but faced a tough race. The 3-foot Class yacht dropped six places and ran north while rivals headed south for better winds. Keallea and John P. Scripps Novia Dal Mar were not reporting but presumed well up in the standings.
In San Francisco, UPI reports the Colorado Five water hearing was in recess over the weekend. Sessions under U.S. Supreme Court Special Master Simon H. Rifkind resume Monday.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions delivery, sums like 5.48 and 974.00, and references to a bureau and carrier. Lacks coherent events, names, dates, or locations to form a clear news item or notice.
A garbled note describes a location on E. Ogeam Boulevard in Long Reach near Huntington Hotel with scattered items including a 335.00 amount and a 62.35 dinner line. It mentions meals and a turkey dish, but many words are unreadable.
Seattle report states Grand Jury indicted Dave Beck and his son on grand larceny charges tied to the sale of three Union cars. Beck denied wrongdoing, claiming funds were returned to the union and that he acted as agent. The jury lamented legal limits but indicted the two on related counts.
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