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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1957
Page
2
Mr and Mrs William Adams of Turtle Creek cannot enter their bedroom as their pet raccoon Nicey has become aggressive since February. Nicey born babies in a dresser. Adams estimates four cubs. The couple fled to the living room while Nicey guards the den. Mrs Adams plans to keep the litter.
Paris report on Gilbert Durleux, a one legged war veteran, who hiked 60 miles from Chartren to Paris in 20 hours using two canes. He aimed to prove that cripples could "almost be a normal life."
In Bogota, 35,000 troops and police used tear gas and dyed water to disperse protests against President Gustavo Rojas Pinilla. Demonstrations spread beyond the capital amid plans for a hand-picked constituent assembly, while universities and high schools vow to continue protests despite warnings. The army declared the city calm after a rapid 13 minute occupation.
Suleiman Pasha Toukan, Jordan's defense minister, said the country is calm with 80 percent public cooperation and martial law may continue. King Hussein praised support from Bedouin sheiks as loyalists vow to stabilize Jordan while three senior officers accused of treason face military trials.
A Rome report says Italy’s three year old government faces collapse as anti Communist Social Democrats push to quit the coalition. Domestic differences dominate as non Communist parties insist on NATO ties and continued Western cooperation. In Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Fish Commission releases 3500 catfish into Wissahickon Creek, reviving a colonial snack amid park crowd chatter.
Nadhim Mohammed, 27, arrived in the United States from Baghdad five weeks ago and bikes to Chicago for a refrigeration and air conditioning course. He passed through Pittsburgh Sunday but was struck on the head by two youths in Dover, New Jersey, en route across the United States.
Sepp Dietrich, former SS general, 65, on trial in Munich for aiding in the 1934 blood purge of six Stormtrooper officers and about 200 others. He had been paroled 18 months earlier from a 25 year U.S. war crimes sentence. The firing squad executed the officers as Hitler sought a rearranged leadership in the Nazi regime.
A brief public notice presents an administrative action from Long Beach at an address on Sixth Street and Pine Avenue. It notes involvement with a member audit bureau and references a date in March.
A hotel features dining room service with taco options and ocean views. Meals priced around 25 dollars per person include roast, turkey, baked goods, and vitamin rich foods. Breakfast and dinners are offered in the Debi Club setup by Barnett.
A San Francisco delegation plus a 5000 mile distant Los Angeles group visit from the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan. They arrived Sunday for a 15 day program and will be guests at a lunch and tour amid discussions on commerce and industry. The trip includes a Japan May 7 visit and prompts broader dialogue on trade.
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