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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1959
Page
2
Fort Worth residents Mrs. Savannah Laney 107 and Charlie Earls 112 describe longevity through hard work and activity. Laney walks daily to a nearby grocery, lives behind her daughter Ruth Bailey, while Earls enjoys an open air routine after years in a rest home.
The Kremlin signals readiness for a Berlin talks with Western leaders while warning that Western use of force to preserve occupation rights could spark war. Khrushchev and Macmillan meet as Britain and the United States weigh a summit, with Moscow suggesting a four power approach and a May 27 deadline for Soviet control of Berlin.
The piece explains rising inflation pushes up interest rates, increases in three month loan costs, and the Treasury's record 246 billion debt. It notes demand for loans, a budget deficit of 13 billion, and Federal Reserve credit restrictions as factors lifting rates and pressuring lenders.
Seven year old Wayne Murray Jr. was abducted in suburban Venice on Saturday afternoon. Police in Bishop found him with William Harris Elwell, 24, a known kidnaper, in a cheap Bishop hotel room. Wayne Jr. was injured by a blow to the back but doctors termed injuries not serious. The boy was to be sent back to his mother as detectives drove 400 miles to Bishop and back.
James R. Hoffa led a barroom rally of 62 Miami area municipal workers as he opened a drive to organize 25,000 local government employees. Deputized stewards were warned to avoid photographs and promised a return in six weeks for a mass meeting.
An article notes that Discoverer may circle the Earth about every 98 minutes with a near point of 146 miles and far point of 558 miles. Secret radio frequency data draws scientist criticism, including S. Allen Hynek of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
Police identify the dismembered remains found in Mexico as 24 year old Montebello resident Mrs Tris Meaker missing since February 13 after threats from a former suitor. Hands and head are not recovered. Identification aided by a sister and by facial moles and scars.
In a Senate speech Church urged a Geneva backed plan to curb nuclear explosions, arguing atmospheric tests threaten global pollution. He proposed an international control system to end pollution safely, noting Russia may not be negotiating in good faith.
Roman Catholic priest Abbe Robert Ocha was found dead in a wood near Amiens on Sunday with four bullet wounds arranged in the shape of a cross. A hunter discovered the body.
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