26 Jul 1957
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1957
Page
1
A violent Japan storm dumped 29 inches of rain in 24 hours, killing and wounding hundreds and leaving many missing. Isahaya near Nagasaki reported huge losses with Isahaya city described as largely underwater. Rail lines and roads were washed out as floods and landslides isolated areas.
State Atty. Gen. Edmund P. Brown filed in Los Angeles Superior Court a declaratory judgment action on behalf of the people to determine ownership of an 800 acre tideland adjacent to Long Beach. The suit seeks declarations that the state holds the property free of reversionary interests and owns the oil and minerals, with restrictions invalidated as needed. The filing follows the area’s history as Alamitos State Park under Long Beach Recreation Commission administration.
The 110 foot Flamingo yacht sank five miles off northern Mendocino coast early day after a fishing boat rescued six aboard including J G Redmond and Mrs Redmond. A Coast Guard salvage attempt failed as Shelter Cove fishermen completed the rescue five men and one woman.
Elaine Soule, 19, a Long Island typist, confessed to bludgeoning her Seattle roommate Catherine Elvins with a flat iron and stabbing her with a knife in Burlingame California. Police say the motive was to obtain a $160 uncashed check from Elvins' mother Naomi Elgins.
A tenement in Cairo collapsed during a wedding celebration, killing 63 and injuring 22 including the bride and groom. Police cite aging structure and prior government orders to demolish lower floors, which were ignored as the owner added three stories. Authorities ordered demolition of the remaining unstable sections.
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A U S Navy ammunition ship Mauna Loa caught fire in the engine room due to an electrical failure while outside New York harbor. The blaze was extinguished within hours by Coast Guard crews. No injuries were reported as 220 crew and 3,500 tons of ammunition remained aboard en route to Earle New Jersey.
Just overnight a ten year old boy from Torrance walked into a prison road camp near Azusa after vanishing with a YMCA group during a Crystal Lake hike. He described perched nights in a tree to avoid animals, then ate breakfast with camp inmates. Searchers, including a helicopter, had scoured rugged canyons since dusk Thursday. The boy has a heart condition. his father Theodore R. Conroy II and mother Lynne Conroy await him in Long Beach. He was last seen near Crystal Lake with the group of about 60 boys.
Police report a false physician calling Long Beach residents under the name Dr John Johnson. He posed as conducting polio and cancer surveys, then asked embarrassing personal questions. A 29 year old housewife and a 59 year old widow were targeted. one woman hung up after a brief chat, the other’s caller hung up after muttering a remark.
Johnny Dio, a New York labor racketeer, was found guilty Thursday in a $30,000 union shakedown conspiracy and faces up to two years in prison. The ruling appears across the newspaper with references to related pages and sections such as Page A-2 and Page B-1.
East German report says a man identified as Eckstein opened fire on Communist police during a Monday night arrest in Gera, killing two officers and wounding a third before fatally shooting himself. Police later found stacks of anti-Communist leaflets at his home.
Forecast calls for mostly clear skies through Saturday with a few late night and early morning low cloudiness. Expect minor temperature changes with no significant storms expected. Local area remains dry with light winds and average humidity.
Detectives trailed Richard Louis Guzman through Long Beach at dawn after spotting him in a downtown tavern. A struggle followed in Paramont Compton, with Deputy Lee firing a warning shot and a stray pistol discharge. Guzman suffered a back wound as he collapsed near Rosecrans and Gibson, while Cheri Sue Dryer, 19, of Glendale was detained for investigation and narcotics kit found in Guzman’s car.
Chief Justice Earl Warren wore a bright chocolate-colored suit on the platform with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan addressing the American Bar Association at Royal Festival Hall. The others wore formal dress as about 300 Americans watched, with mixed remarks about his less formal look.
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