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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1958
Page
1
Pope Pius XII, 82, suffered a stroke at Castel Gandolfo. A Vatican bulletin said his condition was grave but slightly improved after urgent treatments. Medical officials noted previous stamina and stated only instinctive palliative measures were used as his health remained precarious.
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a fifth Soviet atomic detonation in their test series. Chairman John A. McCone said the blast occurred north of the Arctic Circle with a smaller yield than earlier tests. Moscow’s tests began September 20 with two shots followed by two more in December. Geneva talks between Russia and Western powers on test suspension start October 31.
Clinton Tennessee officials announce Clinton High will restart classes in undamaged facilities and in Oak Ridge vacant school buildings, while a 830 white and 1111 nonwhite student body is bused to a nearby site. FBI and state agents investigate after a three-charge bombing damaged the 1927 building.
A federal appeals court in St. Louis extended an order shutting down Little Rock four high schools as private segregated institutions. A further hearing is set for October 15 with briefs due. no oral arguments planned. The NAACP seeks a stay pending appeal as the court reviews Arkansas laws used to close the schools.
The atomic submarine Seawall lifted to the Atlantic surface 15 miles south of Block Island at 11 45 a m EDT ending a record 640 days submerged. Crew members emerged to greet the light, with Nautilus nearby sending congratulations. Skipper Omar Richard B Laning was among the first to step onto the deck and take a breath of air.
A Long Beach area sailor, Marvin L. Wassell, is listed on the Navy submarine Seawalt crew roster. Wassell is identified as the son of Mrs. Trudy Hassell and is stationed at 8127 Crave Ave Rivera Seawalt has logged over 13 700 nautical miles in deep ocean travel within a 200 mile radius. Cmdr Laning praised the voyage as proving the feasibility of protracted flights in inner space during the two month period.
Federal grand jury indicts James G. Crass president of the Bakers Union on perjury charges. He allegedly lied about being present in a San Francisco hotel room during a 1956 convention altercation after earlier testimony regarding the incident. Crass denies the claims. his union faced expulsion by AFL-CIO amid corruption allegations.
Weather forecast indicates mostly sunny Tuesday with light winds. Tonight remains partly cloudy with minimal temperature change and similar daytime highs and cooler overnight lows. Local region expects mild conditions and little precipitation across the period.
Possible fame and fortune await Elmer Menkel, debt ridden inventor, back in Los Angeles from Reno hotel jungle. See Page 4-3 for details and related pages including Resch Combings, Boyle, Bridge, and various sections such as Classifieds, Editorial, Financial, Sports, and TV Radio listings.
A 32 year old ex convict named Clarence W Landry allegedly abducted his estranged wife s 24 year old son Mickey Landry from a neighbor s home in Mount para region. Deputies launched an immediate manhunt after he climbed a fence with the child and fled to his cottage. The mother Donna 19 said Landry had threatened to kill the boy and had a history of violence and narcotics conviction in Louisiana. She married Landry in 1955 in Tijuana and separated five weeks ago. Landry was last seen fleeing along railroad tracks toward Lakewood Drive and then getting from a taxi at Dawney and Center.
Cardinal McIntyre urged 3.2 million Roman Catholics in the Los Angeles Archdiocese to join three masses of prayer for Pope Pius XI. He noted 285 parishes across Los Angeles Orange Ventura and Santa Barbara counties and offered prayers in the private chapel at his residence. The cardinal expressed distress over the Pope’s illness and asked faithful to pray for his recovery and mercy.
Nationalist China denounces Communist seven day truce as a deception while reporting record aid and US escorts to offshore islands. Sampson Shen calls the peace offer a peace offensive and warns against direct talks with the Reds amid a 45 day crisis. Washington welcomes the cease fire but ties convoy pauses to shooting halt.
New York Yankees rout Milwaukee Braves 7-0 as Bob Turley dominates on the mound. Mantle Berra and Skowron drive in runs in a bright fifth inning, lifting the Yankees to a 3-2 series edge and keeping their championship hopes alive as the series heads to Milwaukee for a potential sixth or seventh game.
Soviet Ambassador Mikhail Menshikov protested a CBS TV drama about Stalin's death, calling it a filthy stand against the Union. He delivered the protest during an unannounced State Department call, citing The Plot to Kill Stalin shown Sept 25. Continued on Page A.
Fragments from a continued notice indicate missing details and illegible sections. readable portions reference a formal action and authorities but lack dates or explicit deadlines.
Tropical Storm Janice was building toward hurricane force as the Weather Bureau warned the South Atlantic Coast. Top winds reached 63 mph, with the center about 180 miles southeast of Miami. Gale winds extended 165 miles east and 115 miles west, with 49 mph winds near the Florida coast.
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