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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1957
Page
3
Survivors recount a savage massacre near Algiers where Arab rebels killed most of the male population over 15 in La Melouza. French forces rushed aid by helicopter as 35 bodies were found in one house and much of the village was torched. Women suffered injuries while trying to save husbands and sons.
Memorial Day stock car race at Shippenville Speedway ended when a wheel detached, climbed a protective net, and struck spectators, killing 8 year old Mary Lou Lindey of Slippery Rock and 13 year old Harold Brunn Jr of Gibsonia. Two other children and two adults injured. driver Ted Wise unhurt. Coroner said inquest likely. wheel harmed by fence and post as about 4,000 watched.
In Seoul, undersecretary Charles C. Finucane said American forces will remain in Korea until the struggle between communism and the west subsides or is won. He spoke during a two day visit to the U S Seventh Army in Korea and sent a message to its men.
Two Navy Panther jets collided during a memorial service over a Minneapolis cemetery. Pilot Commander Newell Olson, 38, was killed. A nearby home front yard was struck, injuring six residents. another pilot parachuted to safety. Witness Lt John Forsmark, 26, reported a rolling maneuver before ejecting.
Washington fears strain with Britain after London adopts similar trade lists for China and the Soviet bloc. Officials note the policy shift could affect U S relations, while Congress debates reaction amid Memorial Day recess and calls for realism on Red China trade. Tokyo and Tokyo Cabinet seek mediation to keep Western unity. Japan offers good offices and may ease restraints if bloc cooperation breaks.
A 14 year old boy shot his father William Hayes 38 dead Thursday in the family home after the elder Hayes forced entry. Neighbors and police had previously warned of threats. The boy Mayes was taken to county detention. no charges filed yet.
A delegation of American restaurant and snack-bar owners arrived in Moscow after a two week tour of Russia to study Soviet food serving techniques, Moscow Radio reported in a broadcast heard here.
A 19 year old bride was kept by the Ohio State Highway Patrol for six hours after her husband fled their car to avoid a ticket. Patrolman Bernard Herr stopped Dana Ford, 29, and Alma Ford for a defective head light. Ford vaulted a fence and ran into a wood lot. he lacked a valid license. The car was impounded and Alma Ford of Jerry City was later picked up by relatives. Ford remained at large.
Washington reports show civilian federal employees reached 2,398,764 in April, up 2,777 from March, while military payrolls declined by 3,270 to 1,164,792. Byrd, chairman of the Reduction of Non-Essential Federal Expenditures Committee, notes total payroll averaged 934 million dollars monthly for the first nine months of fiscal 1957 ending June 30. March payroll totaled 918.7 million, February 864 million, with figures lagging by one month.
Moscow Internal Trade Minister D. Vo Faviow disclosed that a buy-now question is coming for Russians as Western-style installment buying approaches. He did not specify items or prices but said reforms aim to improve distribution and goods quality while warning that food and clothing will not exceed present production plans.
Capt. Edward F. McCarthy, a 50 year veteran lookout on Meiggs Wharf, fell from the pier and drowned Thursday. He apparently suffered a heart attack before the fall.
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