21 Mar 1958
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1958
Page
1
The Weather Bureau says the brunt of Thursday's storm is past with lingering clouds and possible rain through Saturday. Downtown Long Beach recorded .99 inch by 9 am, lifting the seasonal total to 17.39 inches, well above average. Roads flooded, slides and power losses were reported but cleared by midmorning.
In Los Angeles the parents of a 14 year old boy filed a 200000 damage suit alleging a gang land style ride ended in his death last month. Plaintiffs named Lorenzo Castro 18 and Ruben Ramos 20 as defendants. Castro and Ramos were arrested in connection with the slaying.
The base commanding general notes that failures yield a wealth of formation data for testing crews at Cape Canaveral. The article directs readers to Page A-3 for Beach Combing and Page B-1 for further details, with references across multiple sections including obituaries, financials, and sports.
Firefighters battled a rear-room blaze at the First Four Square Gospel Church on 2416 E 11th St after arsonists damaged the building. A nearby resident reported a piano tune and voices before smoke alarms, with vandalism to cards, prayer books, and a statue. Investigators noted chalked hate messages and suspected accomplices.
A severe winter storm battered the Northeast as it swept from Virginia to New England bringing gale winds and heavy snow. Power outages affected hundreds of thousands, schools closed, evacuations ordered, and two deaths reported from electrocution in Pennsylvania. Governor declares great emergency as transport, heat, and communications crumble.
More than 800 people were stranded for up to 36 hours along the Pennsylvania Turnpike coast near Morgantown as heavy snow and rising tides hindered evacuations. State police and rescue crews widened roads with heavy equipment from Bethlehem Steel Grace Mine to reach the amid wreckage, with about 50 remaining at the restaurant hoping to self-evacuate. One death was reported, likely from the long nightmare. Witnesses said chaos remained minimal, and traffic resumed in single-lane flow as rescues progressed.
In Inglewood a 19 year old, Robert Alexander, was released from jail after a friend drank a harmful liquid. Michael Balles, also 19, drank two swigs of carbon tetrachloride he mistook for brandy and remains in serious condition at Cellars of Lebanon Hospital. Police said Balles fights for life while Alexander is released.
Nuclear pioneer Ernest Lawrence, South Dakota born to Norwegian parents, received the first Sylvanus award for service to the nation at West Point. He directed Berkeley radiation lab from 1936 and helped pioneer the cyclotron ultimately aiding the Oak Ridge mass production program for nuclear weapons. He won the 1939 Nobel Prize in physics for the cyclotron and the 1951 Nobel Prize in chemistry for work with associated collaborators.
Considerable cloudiness with occasional showers tonight through Saturday. Gusty winds at times. Little change in rainfall, with about a 50 percent chance of rain tonight and again Saturday.
President Eisenhower canceled his planned West Point trip due to stormy weather. White House press secretary James C. Hagerty said the cancellation came about an hour and fifteen minutes before the scheduled takeoff. The trip was to honor an atomic scientist at Founders Day ceremonies.
Sacramento report states Long Beach backed anti-subsidence measure as Assembly Committee on Manufacturing Oil and Mining Industry balked at the bill after a sharp first hurdle. Local sources indicate strong opposition from industry and significant attention in the capital.
Beef prices climb to the highest since 1952 with wholesalers and retailers blaming cattle shortages and producer restraint. A Long Beach wholesale spokesman cites 20 to 30 percent higher packing costs since year start as a key factor. Retailers report profit squeezes and plan to cut volume to hold prices, while chain markets warn of thin margins. Industry spokesmen see no relief for at least 60 days as cattlemen hold out for bigger profits.
Gov. Knight said he does not intend to call a special session to extend unemployment insurance from 26 to 39 weeks. He left open a session on possible increases, water rights, and a constitutional amendment while noting federal funding could cover any extension. He opposed tapping state funds and warned against federal contracts moving into California without opposition.
Fragmentary report notes weather conditions affecting air travel and a cautious stance by officials. Mentions General Innocent Plea filed and West Point context with references to urging action in a murder area and air travel standards.
Thomas Wallace Cordry a 19 year old Stanford University engineering student pleaded innocent to a first degree murder charge in the urging slaying of 17 year old Deena Bonn in San Jose.
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