San Francisco Rattled as Quake Tops 1906 Alert
San Francisco faced its strongest quake since 1906 at 11:45 a.m. with magnitude at least 5.5 causing widespread window damage and toppled cornices. The Golden Gate Bridge swayed and a 400 foot boulevard stretch fell into Lake Merced while Coast Guard rescue calls went out for sailors. The quake was felt from Ukiah to Sacramento and even Tracy City Hall was condemned with plaster falling in San Jose.
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Four Crewmen Die in Stratojet Crash Near Pinecastle
A Stratojet bomber crashed shortly after takeoff from Pinecastle Air Force Base killing four crewmen. The dead names were being withheld pending next of kin notification. The aircraft went down while lifting off on a routine training flight and crashed about four miles south of the base in a field.
Weather Outlook: Clear This Weekend With Winds Tonight
The forecast calls for mostly clear skies through Saturday with strong gusty winds tonight. A cooler night ahead accompanies a warmer Saturday afternoon as temperatures rise.
Union Funds Lost in West Teamsters Inquiry Totals $709,420.14
Senate rackets committee, after 116 days of hearings, declares $709,420.14 of Teamsters West expenditures were lost or misappropriated or still unaccounted for. Chairman McClellan records the total as part of ongoing probe and plans further questioning of Dave Beck at a public hearing. Witness Brewster conceded mishandling funds though denying awareness of rackets profits in Portland. He noted loans to Beck appeared only after 1954 when IRS scrutiny began.
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Globe-Trotting International
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Ram
Carmine Bellin
Eee
Western Conference of Teamsters
Fire roars through Chicago City Hall building
A fast moving fire swept sections of Chicago City Hall in the Loop on Thursday night, trapping and assisting many civilians including the mayor. The blaze confined to the northwest corner of the 12 story structure damaged the city council chambers most, with three firefighters and four telephone repairmen injured. Total damage pegged at about 250000 dollars as traffic blocked all night.
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Randolph
Washington and Clark Sts
Richard J. Daley
Hunt Woman in $50,000 L B Swindle
A Long Beach housewife, Charlotte Taub, 31, is charged in a 12 count grand theft case alleging she swindled friends and businesses of at least 50000 through phantom investment schemes. Investigators say dozens were victimized from Pacoima to Whittier with purchases by open accounts and falsified contracts.
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Don Maddock
Long Beach
Lynn D. Compton
Charlotte Tath
Hackett Ave
Taub
Maurice
Trobe
Police Banco Detail
Everett
Car‘yell
Edward Boynton
Nick Cimina
John O'Keefe
Pacoima
Whittier
Rank-File Teamster Revolt Gains Speed
Washington reports a burst of rank and file Teamsters unrest. Local 5 in San Francisco calls for resignations of President Dave Beck and VP Hoffa and Mohn after Senate rackets committee disclosures. A Local 85 trustee Tom Leerard died of a heart attack minutes after a noisy San Francisco meeting with about 2,000 members demanding accountability.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
Teamster
la Salle
Dave Beck
James R. Hoffa
Einar Mohn
Senate
San Francisco
Tom Leerard
That Day He Had a Choice to Make Christ or Barabbas
The speaker recalls Pilate choosing not to bow to the crowd and condemning an unconvicted man to die. He urges learning from that act, resisting rabble shouting and doing what is right and just, as a basis of authority. The quote is attributed to JULIEN C. HYER.
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Classified He 25958
Classified section from the Long Beach Press Gelearam issue dated Friday March 22 1957. The page presents a 40 page edition with classified listings and contact telephone BE 51161. The item notes the price and edition details for the newspaper.
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Fire destroys Fronton in Tijuana fronton palace
A massive fire in Tijuana destroyed the million dollar Fronton Jai Alai palace, home to jai alai games, bars and a restaurant. The large complex covered a full block, leaving only the skeleton of the concrete and steel structure. The Fronton employed about 400 people and drew spectators from California for years. the cause was not determined.
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Wild driver nabbed after screams lure police chase
Russell Faull Morris 36 of 1107 Colonel arrested Thursday evening after his two daughters Jolene and Kay screamed for help attracting officers. He allegedly drove under the influence, struck a car injuring Grace E. Jefferson, and rammed a patrol car before stopping on American Avenue. Morris admitted taking several pills as his daughters described erratic driving since leaving home.
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Russell Faull Morris
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D. A. Barclay
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Jolene
Kay
Magnolia Ave
Pacar
Pacific Coast Hwy
Magnolia
American Ave
American, Ave
Pharma du Feont
Armada Hunts Plane Off Japan in Massive Search
A vast air and sea hunt for 67 Americans aboard a U S military C97 plane vanished near Tokyo as more than 70 planes and many ships comb thousands of square miles of the Pacific. Weather hampered efforts though hope remained thin after the first day without signs of survivors.
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Area Plants Employment Sets Mark in Long Beach Region
The State Department of Industrial Relations reports factories in the Long Beach Los Angeles area added 1,200 workers from January to February with aircraft plants showing the largest payroll gains. Long Beach manufacturing employment stood at 43,300 as of January, with small increases since then and total regional employment at 128,100 as of March 1, an all time February peak.
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Genarel
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Erea
Orne
State Department of Industrial Relations
State Employment Service
Long
U S to join Baghdad Pact Military Unit
President Eisenhower told Prime Minister Macmillan the United States is ready to join the Baghdad Pact military effort. Ambassador Richards advised Turkey Pakistan Iraq Britain and others of U S willingness to help create a strategic defense against the Soviet threat. The talks covered boosting Britain's atomic military capacity with dual purpose missiles while U S law blocks transfer of atomic weapons. Eisenhower sought rapid plans to support Britain amid European defense needs and base security, after consulting four advisers.
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Macmillan
United States
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James C. Hagerty Seid
James P. Richards
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Beach Combing and Other Local Notes Overview
A compact listing highlights sections across the paper including beach combing notes on page A1, bridge news on page A7, classifieds on pages C6 to C15, comics on Paro B, and multiple features across pages A6 to C16 with sports, tides, temperatures, and vital statistics noted.
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Wilson
Candy Fire Deluges Trucks Near East Liverpool
A trailer carrying hundreds of boxes of candy caught fire early today nine miles east of East Liverpool near the Pennsylvania border. Myrtle Turney woke to flames after a dog alarm and phoned Chester, West Virginia firefighters. Fire engines from five rural communities arrived, saving some candy as most melted and spoiled, with the rest destroyed.
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Ohio
Myrtle Turney
Here
Pennsylvania
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