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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1957
Page
3
British reports dispute the identification of a headless body found on the south coast as missing frogman Lionel Crabb. Some Britons suspect the body is a Russian imitation of a wartime British trick.
Senators differ on relaxing the Red China trade ban with Magnuson and Fulbright pushing reevaluation and possible openings. Knowland and Butler oppose loosening, while Thye supports reassessment and potential concessions in talks. Fulbright calls recognition inevitable and links it to negotiated concessions.
Jordan moves to close its Cairo embassy while recalling all staff, signaling a rupture with Egypt’s Nasser government. Cairo silent on reciprocal action as Egyptian press warns of losing Egypt’s share of a $35 million Arab subsidy. Russian-supplied submarines and naval rearmament fears amplify the crisis and draw in Israel and the Gulf of Aqaba.
Los Angeles prosecutors report auto dealer Henry Caruso and 20 executives moved to dismiss a grand jury indictment charging 19 counts of conspiracy forgery and grand theft. A hearing is set for 9 30 a m Wednesday before Judge H Burton Noble. The case was moved to avoid delaying the criminal calendar. The dealer faces a second indictment with 15 counts of grand theft and 10 of forgery scheduled for arraignment Tuesday. 16 executives and salesmen are named. All remain on bail.
Pleas for sponsors to help women released from Terminal Island federal prison. Women aged 17 to 60 come from many states, usually with three years served, left with minimal belongings and needing housing and employment. Mrs. M. Brady urges a sponsoring organization to take over the project, noting two weekly meetings and ongoing SOS outreach.
In Muse near Canonsburg Pennsylvania two-hour shooting spree ends with 18 year old Joey Coleman captured by three men. He used a .38 Colt and a .25 automatic pistol and fired at no one seriously wounding anyone. Police report no clear motive and say he had psychiatric treatment for a year. He was taken to Washington Hospital and then to juvenile authorities.
Washington reports state President Eisenhower has been hosting informal social visits with various Republican Senators at the White House since taking office in 1953. Press Secretary Hagerty said the meetings occur late in the afternoon in the president's White House living quarters and noted no known rise in such calls.
The Reynolds News claims British security sources think Crabb may be alive in Russian hands. It notes three Russian submarines in the English Channel before Crabb’s body washed ashore near Chichester, 100 miles from Fortmouth. No identification yet and government offers no public explanation.
Russia notified Turkey that two groups of warships will pass the Bosphorus on June 20 and 21 in a flagshowing move after British and Turkish ships visited Black Sea ports. One cruiser and two escort ships lead group. three destroyers follow in the second group.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishi traveled from Hawaii to the United States to confer with President Eisenhower and other leaders. He aimed to strengthen friendship and trust between Japan and the United States while noting a Wake Island delay due to a propeller replacement.
Sherwood William K. a Monterey area scientist linked to House committee probes died at his Hopkins Marine Laboratory near Pacific Grove after a Sunday collapse. Deputy coroner said suicide probable. note warned of assassination by publicity and threat to livelihood. His wife Barbara found him in his lab and later at a hospital. House Un-American Activities Committee planned hearings in San Francisco Tuesday.
Doctors in New Delhi reported the condition of two American women attacked by Indian villagers as fairly good after a restful night in hospital. Alice McKinney of Berkeley and Dorothy Barbee of Jackson Tennessee were advisers with the U S technical cooperation mission. An embassy doctor barred newsmen from interviewing or photographing them.
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