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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1958
Page
2
Sacramento report quotes Fire Marshal Joe R. Yockers praising the sack dress as an improvement for fire safety. He notes the garment’s tight hem reduces fire risk near clothing and heat sources, though bulges elsewhere may exist. He warns the farther the garment is from the body, the more dangerous.
Thousands are spent to quiet hospital wards as experts struggle with snoring. King Edward Hospital Charity Fund notes the issue in its annual report. Tactics included squeakproofing trolleys and noiseless shoes, while wards tried snorers together, separate cubicles, and upcoming trials with soundproof curtains and side-sleep beds.
Security experts say it would be difficult but possible to protect Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev if he comes to the United States for a United Nations Security Council meeting. If held, Eisenhower, Macmillan, Nehru and Arab leaders would attend, creating a massive police and intelligence effort in New York City and nationwide.
New York police report a dramatic pursuit after a garage auto theft and a high speed chase through Harlem streets ending with the capture of John Mack, 26. The case involves grand larceny, felonious assault, and multiple traffic violations amid security agency discussions on potential plans. In Tampa, Florida, two youths receive 95 day sentences suspended on condition their licenses are surrendered and cars grounded by their mothers.
Senator George D. Aiken said strong support grows in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for early recognition of the new Iraqi government. He noted the committee’s decision to question CIA Director Allen Dulles at a closed meeting this week, possibly today. He urged recognizing the new government if the facts justify it.
A San Mateo undercover drug arrest failed after a tail light burned out and the pursuit was abandoned. Willie L Harper, 32, later nabbed leaving a tavern on a marijuana sale possession charge. In Baltimore a minister Joseph T Hughes, 54, pleaded guilty to breaking into a high school and stealing $750 of office machines with bail set at $2,500.
A terse note records a press telegram entered as second. It lists the Post Office at Lone Head California and mentions Geilvee Wop and Fee Ma. Petty arciop Delivery. The item appears in a Long Beach publication with Audit Bureau of Circulation affiliation.
In Aleppo northern Syria pro Nasser and anti Nasser factions clash as Iraqi‑linked unrest sparks market disruptions. Reported arrests rise as workers strike and transport falters while authorities suppress leftists and curb Communist influence amid economic woes.
News analysis warns that a proposed United Nations Middle East summit may balloon into a wider clash. President Eisenhower hints at discussing broader peace issues, prompting Khrushchev to push for a timing and topic that could expose US and Soviet tensions, with Lebanon and Jordan as volatile backdrops.
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