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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1958
Page
10
A Sunday grade crossing collision near AL Bonunu Il Wy killed a young couple William Edgar Berry 23 and Sylvia 22 and their three children Dina 3 David 2 and Donald 1. Only fragments of place names are readable but the tragedy is clear with the family named and ages.
Comedian Bob Hope spent his first full day in Moscow Sunday seeking a Russian who would recognize him. He found none as he struggled with language issues ordering breakfast at Ukrainia Hotel and later toured the Kremlin. He attended a reception hosted by U.S. Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson for American officials observing parliamentary elections.
Eddie Hodges, the 10 year old star of The Music Man, is out with chickenpox in New York. Ronnie Tourso has replaced him, having not contracted the disease, while a standby remains ready to step in if another cast member falls ill.
The trade union newspaper Trud reported that a new five passenger twin engine plane named Pehelka the bee has been tested successfully in Moscow. The craft features a high wing, resembles a helicopter, and can land on a 238 foot runway with a top speed of 1149 miles per hour.
The Long Beach Symphony showcased four rising artists at a Sunday concert in Municipal Auditorium Concert Hall. Winners Carol Louise Kunz soprano Virko Baley pianist Sheila Manuel violinist and Brant Rickman bassoonist impressed with refined technique and expressive playing. Baley born in the Ukraine studied in Germany delivered an impeccable Beethoven Concerto. Manuel’s Tschaikowsky concerto demonstrated formidable technique and a promising future. Rickman a Milikan High School sophomore performed Mozart bassoon with notable tone.
Charles Lessey Thiery, a Belmont resident aged 107, died Sunday. He claimed a bad stomach aided his longevity and he never smoked drank danced drove or married.
The page presents a large themed word puzzle with across and down clues, including foods like venison pork and Hawaiian dishes, several historical and cultural terms, and a variety of descriptive hints. It reads like a newspaper puzzle column mixing culinary terms, clothing, geography, and general knowledge.
New York voters name 80 Days the best film of 1957 in The Film Daily 35th annual poll. Sayonara follows with 162 votes, and 275 ballots total. Peyton Place and other titles received notable votes in this year’s survey.
Rita Hayworth and her fifth husband American film producer James Hill completed five weeks in London visiting friends and attending the theater. They arrived from New York on Sunday with Hayworth nursing a sprained ankle and asking reporters to call her Mrs Hill.
Fans voice anger as Frank Sinatra misses Sunday and Monday performances at a Miami Beach hotel. A hotel spokesman says Sinatra may still appear if he can, with patrons clamoring for refunds and demonstrations breaking out amid conflicting reports and promotional confusion.
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