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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1957
Page
4
A cloudburst in Japan leaves hundreds dead or missing as rescuers race to reach communities washed away. Officials warn terrain and aftershocks complicate relief as rivers swell and power and communication lines fail across several prefectures. International aid teams monitor the deteriorating situation.
New York police shot and seriously wounded the notorious gangster known as The Eel in a running gun battle on Long Island. Larned, captured after a July 11 escape, lay in critical condition with multiple bullet wounds as Nassau County detectives and Knickerbocker Hospital staff battled to save him. His wife remained in custody as a material witness amid a chaotic firefight and stormy scene described by survivors.
Dr John Bodkin Adams, 18 year veteran society physician, fined 2400 pounds by Lewes magistrates for larceny, cremation, forgery, and dangerous drugs offenses. He pleaded guilty to four of sixteen charges and was ordered to pay prosecution costs. Earlier acquitted in London, he faced minor charges in Eastbourne and awaits trial in Lewes.
A jury in Los Angeles recommended the death penalty for a former convict found guilty of first degree murder in the fatal bar shooting. The defendant, identified as Marion Linden, is set to die in the gas chamber. The case follows a chaotic crime spree tied to a March 17 incident at a local bar.
A lawsuit challenges a state oil leasing plan for Alamitos Bay park land used for beach and recreation. The suit argues drilling could drain adjacent lands and asks the court to prevent leases that impair surface park use. Local officials oppose drilling that would impact homeowners and the tidelands access.
Investigators probe the Ord Mountain wreckage near Las Vegas for the airliner blast cause. Theories include explosive depressurization or a device via the lavatory wall. Binstock’s body searched as Air Force helicopters scour the area. insurance policies named his wife. Captain Shirk guided the plane to base with passengers shaken but unharmed.
Senate debate over the civil rights bill nears the end of its third week with a looming filibuster. Senator Russell warns southern opponents will deploy every weapon to defeat the measure unless a trial amendment is adopted. President Eisenhower opposes major changes to the voting rights section.
Harbor Commissioners approved an amendment to the contract with Long Beach Oil Development Co authorizing an 88000 barrel per day water injection program. They flagged that LBOD may await a city ordinance shielding them from liability for damage to other operators from water flooding. LBOD attorney Jonah Jones pushed for a Sept 1 start with a state hearing on subsidence planned in October.
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