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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1957
Page
4
The consumer cost index climbed from March to April, lifting automatic pay boosts by two cents an hour for 1.4 million workers in auto, electrical, and farm machinery industries. Over one million more workers will gain a six-cent raise on May 29. Food costs rose, clothing fell, and the overall index reached 119.3 percent of the 1947-49 average, about 3.7 percent higher than a year earlier.
The House Armed Services Committee approved a Navy request to spend 30.594 million dollars on a new jet air station at Lemoore California. The panel overrode objections from a farm group after considering a telegram from Gordon H Garland, opposing the project. The measure is part of a military public works bill and still needs full House and Senate approval before funds are appropriated.
The U S court martial acquittal sparked mobs in Taipei who stormed the embassy and the sugar building, wrecking offices and smashing furniture. Police were attacked at the three story municipal headquarters, two officers wounded, troops restored order after hours of siege. American and British advisories urged staying indoors as defenses formed around the embassy.
Business Week names Eugene C Grace of Bethlehem Steel as the nation’s highest paid executive with 809,011 dollars in 1960. Harlow H Curtice of General Motors follows with 693,100 dollars. The report notes the figures are gross and post tax take-home is much lower. The article also lists U S government officials and embassy staff in connection with later violence in Taipei and Manila, including Robert R Reynolds in Maryland and Coatesville, Pa, and mentions a U S court martial.
A crowded hearing room applauded as the Ellises, described as the child's guardians, were praised for their role in Hildy’s life. The case followed a volatile court-martial outcome for Reynolds, with supporters urging the Ellises to retain custody as the child nears milestones in Massachusetts and Florida.
Bowling Green Ky A swarm of bees wrecked the home of Mr and Mrs Ludwig Miller of Pensacola Fila The Millers were tow ing their house trailer when the bees swooped into a window of their pickup truck Miller slammed on the brakes and the trailer overturned Damage to the 44 foot trailer was estimated at $8 000 Neither of the Millers was hurt.
A strike against Jack Dempsey's Broadway restaurant ended after ten months of picketing. City Labor Commissioner Harold A. Folix said both sides made concessions in a wage welfare pension and vacation dispute, with no terms disclosed. Strikers were members of the Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union.
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