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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1958
Page
1
In Bogota Colombia Vice President Nixon faced Communist hecklers yet received warm welcome from workers. He toured an agricultural station and ate at a workers cafeteria as part of a liberty message delivery.
Representatives of Long Beach United Auto Workers Local 148 and Douglas Aircraft Co met in Los Angeles at the Biltmore Hotel to press for a settlement as Douglas remains the sole strike-threatened firm in the industry. The talks follow tentative settlements at North American Aviation and Convair and a ratified agreement at Lockheed. Negotiations under federal mediator Marty Malcolm aim to clear obstacles to nationwide Douglas settlements.
Los Angeles legislators resumed probing a Civic Center marriage mill with claims two judges earned about 20 000 annually from weddings. Sen. Edwin Regan cited Judge Dockweiler performing 1126 marriages and Judge Adams 614 in a month period, questioning legality of fees and possible kickbacks, and whether wedding ceremonies delayed trials.
A father and son were captured within 21 minutes after the Bank of America branch in Fairfield was robbed of 18000 dollars. Sheriff Thomas Joyce identified the suspects as Guy W. Shelle dy, 41, and his son Jerry, 18, of Kearns Utah, both armed with .22 revolvers. The manager, Leo Camp, was held at gunpoint as he was escorted into the bank. Roadblocks were set at strategic intersections and the money recovered.
The White House announced President Eisenhower has given no thought to canceling Vice President Nixon's planned European goodwill tour. Press Secretary James C. Hagerty addressed reports that demonstrations during Nixon's South American trip might lead to scrapping the tour.
In Bogota crowds greeted Vice President Nixon warmly while communist led students planned disruption. Police dispersed demonstrators as a military band played The Star Spangled Banner and chants of Vive Nixon rang out. Nixon noted confusion among leftists after avoiding a demonstration, met with Colombia's Popular Cultural Action and presented 300 volumes on trade union matters.
In Frankfurt the Chinese vice premier and foreign minister Chen Kui told West German reporters Peiping plans to possess atomic weapons in the future though not yet. The interview appeared in Die Welt and Stuttgarter Zeitung after Peiping visit.
A moist-eyed general today selected one of two candidates for America's Unknown Soldier from 13 caskets unearthed in France. Details appear on multiple pages across the edition including Page Ae and Page A-7.
Barbara Ann Burns, daughter of the late Bob Burns, was jailed five days for direct contempt after arriving 45 minutes late to the trial of David J. Mack, a film technician charged with furnishing heroin. Mack and Burns had married in Las Vegas, prompting questions about Burns testifying. A bench warrant was issued for her arrest as the case was postponed to next Monday.
Atty Gen Rogers announced the indictment of five major drug firms for antitrust violations in polio vaccine sales to federal state and local governments. Firms named include Eli Lilly Intranapolis Allied Laboratories American Home Products Merck Parke Davis.
A fishing boat caught fire 12 miles off San Luis Obispo early today. Coast Guard reports three survivors pulled from the water. The burning craft, unnamed, was en route to Morro Bay. A Coast Guard aircraft from San Francisco and cutter Active from Monterey searched for debris and the fire area.
Washington reports signs of a spring housing upturn that could lift the economy. The FHA faces a four billion dollar loan-insurance boost to accelerate starts, with Congress expected to act quickly. NAHB officials foresee housing starts jumping by about 100,000 to over a million this year, signaling housing as a bellwether to end the recession.
U S scientists set off another nuclear test Sunday in the mid Pacific, the second blast in the current series. The AEC and Defense Department issued a brief announcement naming Bikini atoll as the detonation site with no further details.
The forecast calls for low clouds tonight and early Tuesday with mostly sunny skies by Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures remain steady, with a high near 70 degrees and little change expected.
The House adopted without debate a compromise bill to raise pay for most servicemen at a cost of 876,438,000. The measure goes to the Senate and is expected to be approved quickly, with President Eisenhower likely to sign, making the higher scales effective in June.
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