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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1957
Page
2
In Paris a nationwide Parents Association survey found Napoleon I remains the top hero of French schoolchildren. Among students from elementary to high school, only one foreign figure made the top ten, with Davy Crockett ranking eighth.
Margaret OBrien, veteran of 15 years, appears in court Friday for a final hearing on a minor’s contract as she nears her 21st birthday on January 15. Under a new five year TV deal she would play Maggie in a series and could earn up to 780000 dollars. Arabs King Said begins six day Jordan visit in Amman to bolster ties with King Hussein amid regional tension and Nasser’s Cairo camp.
Navy destroyer escort White Hat carrying Robert Mitchum Dick Powell and June Allyson was off Fear Harbor when 11 depth charges exploded prematurely near the stern. The blast caused engine damage, a water wall, and brief engine loss, while Mitchum ordered fire as the charges misfired from earphone commands.
Dakes reports a windstorm and three inches of rain struck Mound City Missouri, toppling trees and ripping telephone lines. The Greybull River in Wyoming rose, forcing residents from homes along a 50 mile stretch, with no injuries reported. Clouds hovered near Hiawatha Kansas as rivers risked spillover amid heat forecasts.
Paris reports that Prince Carol Lambrino, son of the late King Carol, plans to marry Miss Jeanne Williams of New York, a Paris blonde in her twenties. An earlier romance was denied by Miss Williams, who said no engagement exists. Lambrino’s dynastic claim and prior marriage dissolutions are noted, with context on his own title and family ties.
Air defenses in the United States went on a brief alert Friday when unusually heavy traffic was seen over northeast Canada and off the Canadian coast. Colorado Springs headquarters ordered the lowest alert level from 12:20 p.m. to 1:20 p.m. but the traffic was only commercial and private aircraft.
President Richard M. Mack said Lear Ines received a five million dollar government contract to produce components for the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter.
Georgiana Rundle, 21, a sophomore at Kansas State College in Pratt, was named Miss Kansas of 1957 on Friday night. The 5-5, 120 pound entrant from Axtell will represent Kansas in the Miss America pageant.
The listing notes two studios at 247 E Fifth Street Long Beach and 904 S Long Beach Boulevard Compton. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
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