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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1957
Page
3
Kyushu Island grimly reeled as 422 people died after a 24 hour storm drenched the region with 32 inches of rain. Rescue teams searched flooded towns between Ishiahaya Omura and Wagasaka while 100000 residents were rendered homeless. The cabinet invoked disaster relief measures as U.S. and Japanese agencies rushed aid.
Union and management leaders met in court and at the bargaining table as a Southern California sheet metal strike enters its sixth day. Judge Bayard Rhone granted both sides a temporary pause until Aug 5 for arguments on a permanent injunction against individual employers signing contracts with the union. The parties agreed to meet with Federal Conciliator John Fenton at the Hotel Statler Tuesday morning to pursue settlement efforts. Subcontractors and striking plumbers’ representatives also gathered at the Statler to revive stalled negotiations.
Bristol-Myers announces Theadoe R. Grose from Long Beach as division cab leader for the Bristol-Myers products Mid-Atlantic Sales Division. F. Harry Fletcher cites Grose, moving from the Western Division, with Philadelphia as his new headquarters. Grose resides at 78 River Altowana.
Reuters report notes Secretaries and leaders discuss disarmament while Dulles travels from Canada to Ottawa and London. Authorities cite Stassen as the US disarmament adviser under the State Department. Talks involve Zorin and Western delegates, with proposals for moratoria and material bans.
New York based attorneys sue John J. Astor for 107000 dollars claiming legal services rendered, largely for marital title matters involving his two most recent wives. The suit highlights professional fees as the core claim.
In Alexandria Nasser supervised a naval review with guarded access as diplomats observed behind a secrecy curtain. He announced Egypt would raise the flag on three submarines bought from Russia and praised the United States while rejecting the Eisenhower doctrine. He tied the canal crisis to Britain and France and recalled the 1948 war in comments about Israel.
The Air Force told McDonnell Douglas St Louis Lockheed Burbank and Convair San Diego to stretch deliveries for the F101 F104 and related fighters by about a year. Officials say employment should stay near current levels despite the cuts as defense spending aims to plateau at a lower level in coming years.
SAN BERNARDINO three people were killed and six injured in a four car auto crash in El Cajon Pass north of here Friday. The dead included Fred Dalby of Port Arthur Ontario Canada Mrs Lucy Neri Garcia 34 of Fresno and her four month old Frances Martinez Nerio. Dalbys car collided with Mrs Garcia s car then hit a third vehicle. Mrs Watts in a Santa Ana home address drove into the wreckage. Injured were Mrs Watts and two children ages 10 and 6 plus Hermina Neri 23 and Rudy Garcia son of Mrs Garcia.
Newspaper boilerplate shows an entry dated March 6 with second class matter status in Long Beach. The notice mentions a distribution or filing action and references a postal or mailing context. No specific names or events are clearly readable beyond location Long Beach and the date.
Des Moines police guarded the home of City Manager George Forster after a telephone call threatened his life. The caller warned he would be dead by 8 PM, prompting authorities to trace the mysterious interrupter as Forster, noting Gambling rackets, prepared to celebrate his birthday with colleagues and detectives at City Hall.
Senate investigators demanded UTW President Anthony Valente and secretary treasurer Lloyd Klenert resign after testimony that they diverted large union funds for personal use since 1952. Klenert allegedly charged 5.50 for a milk stool and 2,964.65 for Broadway tickets amid vacations. Valente faced 26,442 in UTW funds cited by the committee.
In Appleton Wisconsin the will of Joseph R McCarthy dated May 26 names Jean Kerr McCarthy as sole beneficiary and executrix and assigns about 6000 dollars in property and debts. A two hour speech by McCarthy condemned conditional aid and Nasser reportedly rejected a linked plan.
Chicago authorities face possible legal action to locate a missing pair of forceps reported found in Yoseph Olson during autopsy at Woodlawn Hospital. Coroner’s deputy Dore extended the inquest to August 2 while questioning hospital staff about the missing tools and their alleged return after sterilization.
A chaotic report outlines the assassination of Guatemala’s President Castillo Armas, with soldiers surrounding the palace. It notes his controversial rule, exile of leftists, purge of Communists, and ties to U.S. figures including Eisenhower. Eisenhower called the death a great loss to Guatemala and the free world.
Key senators clash over an O Mahoney Kefauver Churen amendment to extend jury trials to criminal contempt in civil rights cases. Russell and southern bloc warn against weakening the bill while Republicans back Administration stance. Ambiguities persist as lawmakers warn of filibuster and potential broader application of the measure.
Martin Mol of Detroit was elected the new grand worthy president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles at the 59th international convention. He succeeds Lawrence Leahy of Wenafedine, Westl. Other officers include Andrew Halloran of Framingham, grand worthy vice president. John J. Callahan of New Haven, grand chaplain. William Watson of Zanesville, grand secretary. Al T. W. of Bethlehem, grand treasurer. Edward J. Korba of East St. Louis, grand worthy conductor. William Abie of Barberton, and Charles Nusso of Napa.
A seven mile west Watertown two lane collision early today killed five people. Victims include Donne Sullivan 22 and Donald Finnell 25 both drivers, Royce Mosher 21 Loretta Beck 20 and Charles Tschan 20. Finnell Mosher and Tschan died instantly. Beck and Sullivan died later in hospital.
In Miami Florida divers recovered the body of Sterling Lestern Davis 33 an airline mechanic from a car that had gone 425 feet off a highway embankment and sunk 20 feet in water. The car rested directly atop a second vehicle linked to missing Donald Revels who vanished May 25 after telephoning his wife to say he would be home in 15 minutes.
The 9th annual Midsummer Contract Bridge Championships, largest sectional meet in the region, began Friday at the Lafayette Hotel. First afternoon results list multiple players and clubs from Los Angeles, San Diego, Sherman Oaks, and nearby cities, with overall standings showing leaders from Los Angeles and nearby areas.
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