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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1957
Page
3
Washington reports the Navy asserts the Polaris naval missile would greatly reduce an enemy defense in a nuclear war. A three page memorandum to fleet commanders claims Polaris adds to national security, with submarines possibly firing while submerged and operational by 1969.
Aurora Way, smuggled from Red China and left with her grandmother in Shanghai, arrived in Boston to reunite with her mother Mrs. John Way. Sen. Leverett Saltonstall helped overcome immigration barriers. The mother and daughter embraced joyfully at Logan Airport, with a brother Douglas present.
County supervisor Kenneth Hahn vows to renew his campaign urging the State Highway Department to install emergency telephones along freeways. The board backed a resolution, but State Highway Engineer G T McCoy rejected the project. McCoy suggested placing signs for the nearest telephone instead.
The Po River in northern Italy bursts dikes, flooding thousands of acres of farmland and forcing hundreds from their homes. In Rovigo and Porto Tolle, dike breaches and high tides threaten towns and island Polesine Camesini, with rescue crews using boats and sandbags to battle rising waters and core settlements submerged. Officials warn the delta crest may arrive tonight or Tuesday as the disaster echoes a flood six years prior.
A Vermont area village fire horn near the state line sounded a grunt for three decades until a fireman found the wiring was reversed. Corrected, the horn now emits two sharp shrill blasts.
President Giovanni Gronchi and Foreign Minister Giuseppe Pella departed Rome by plane for a four day state visit to Turkey. They will meet Turkish leaders and discuss bilateral issues during the trip.
Ihenn Beachy Califi is listed for a men’s event on May 11, 1937, in the local section of the Press Telegram. The note highlights an upcoming activity with minimal context and no additional details about participants or outcomes.
Agriculture Secretary Benson arrived in Lisbon from Madrid and planned high level talks with Portuguese officials to discuss bilateral farm policy and food safety cooperation. The visit aims to strengthen ties and explore joint projects in agricultural development.
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