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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1959
Page
1
Donald W. Douglas Jr spokes plans for a new 60 to 70 passenger short range jet to replace the DC6. The DCS jet, to be built in Long Beach, would use smaller fields and aim for service in 1963 amid prior DC8 production and a Thor missile program.
In Wichita, James Landon, 42, escaped with injuries after a gasoline truck tank exploded when he opened a manhole on top of the 5,600-1 gallon transport. Witnesses saw the blast hurl him above a power line some 40 feet high.
Captain Eugene P. Wilkinson, Long Beach native and first skipper of the Nautilus, is named prospective commanding officer of the USS Long Beach, the Navy’s first nuclear powered surface ship. The cruiser, to be launched in Quincy Massachusetts, is part of three nuclear surface craft alongside the carrier Enterprise and the guided missile frigate Bainbridge. Wilkinson has 19 years in service and led the Nautilus on 67000 miles of operation without major failures. He has commanded Submarine Squadron 102 at New London and will be relieved by Commander James F. Calvert, skipper of the Skate.
Unconfirmed reports say 185 people were killed and 200 seriously injured when a Bandung bound express plunged into a valley in the mountainous fasikmelaya area after a coupling broke. Sources suggest sabotage by Darul Islam rebels. Doctors and 244 tons of medical equipment flown in as appeals for more staff rise.
NEW ORLEANS The tropical storm Arlene churned off the Gulf of Mexico with 50 mph winds aimed at the Louisiana coast tonight. The Weather Bureau placed the storm 140 miles south southwest of New Orleans with 35 to 50 mph squalls extending 150 miles outward. It is expected to move north through Louisiana into Arkansas, finishing its march by early Saturday. Tide levels rose 2 to 4 feet, and small craft warnings were posted from the Texas line to Saint Marks Florida. The Louisiana coast in the storm’s path includes scattered fishing villages and swamp lands with oil rigs.
A weather note says there will be some cloudiness late tonight and early Saturday but mainly sunny skies on Saturday. Temperatures show little change.
Geneva talks on German problems and the Berlin crisis continued as foreign ministers from the United States Britain and the Soviet Union met at 11 am in Geneva. Secretary of State Christian Herter Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and British foreign secretary Selwyn Lloyd arrived after a transatlantic flight and discussed progress during the flight. They planned a private informal meeting at Lloyds Geneva residence to review positions and outline next steps in the Geneva conference.
George Dooley, 39, began choking on steak at a Trenton restaurant Thursday night. Four doctors nearby performed an emergency procedure with a pen knife, likely saving his life, and he was rushed to St. Francis Hospital in good condition.
Washington says Communist China pursues expansion by infiltration subversion and threats of military action in Southeast Asia. The State Department rejects Beijing's charge that the United States prompted Laos to integrate Communist forces into its army.
METZ France 147 An earth shaking explosion 2000 feet deep shattered a coal mine shaft killing 16 miners and burning 25. The blast occurred in a side shaft condemned for dangerous gas pockets as miners sealed it off. In a separate Navy incident a crash aboard the carrier Essex killed the pilot and a deck crewman with several injured.
Able and Baker, famed space monkeys, travel 1,500 miles and exceed 300 miles in space aboard a Jupiter missile. They survived the launch from Canaveral and reentry, while monitoring pulse, body heat, and blood pressure. The pair meet scientists and reporters in Puerto Rico after a sea pickup by Navy vessels.
In Mexico City an American woman, Marilyn Beyefft of Miami, was wounded when a thief snatched a valise containing about 3.7 million Cuban pesos. Police said the cash, nominally equal to dollars, carried restricted value under currency rules and an international ring may be involved. Beyefft’s husband A Karl Beyeff was among those rounded up after calling police.
SACRAMENTO California's Senate poised to pass Gov. Brown's financing plan for a giant water system moving northern water to dry regions. Senate leaders expect 21 votes to send a 13 billion dollar bond to the Assembly amid last minute amendments and opposition from northern senators.
The note lists sections and page locations across the newspaper for various topics including Beach Combing, Bridge, Classifieds, Comics, Crossword, Death Notices, Editorial, Financials, Shipping, Sports, Theaters, Temperatures, TV Radio, Vital Statistics, Wilson, Women, and Your Works with specific page designations. It serves as a contents guide or index to sections and pages.
A convicted rapist and killer, 39 year old Vender Lee Duncan, died in San Quentin Prison's gas chamber. He was sentenced to death for raping and killing two elderly San Francisco women, Mrs. Elizabeth Manning, 75, and Mrs. Ada Roxmig, 68, after spending much of the night playing checkers.
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