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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1957
Page
5
A Detroit police cruiser rushed to the National Bank of Detroit after an excited resident telephoned a report of a man with a gun in the bank lobby. The suspect, who carried a pistol under his jacket, turned out to be Patrolman Eugene Carter off duty, cashing his paycheck.
The United States suffered a record fire loss in 1956 for the second year in a row, with total losses at 1,231,576,000 dollars. The National Fire Protection Association cited a 90,808,000 dollar rise from 1955 and highlighted large building fires as a principal factor in the record.
General Lemuel Mathewson, 58, expected to serve as Queen Elizabeth's aide during her U S visit. Former commanding general of the Sth Corps in Europe since March 1956, he was appointed commanding general of the 5th Army in San Francisco. NFPA annual fire loss report cites 1956 building fires at 824,400 causing $1,016,000,000 damage.
An American sportsman was rescued after a 65 hour vigil on a northern Manitoba island. Three hunting companions, David Williams of La Grange Texas, Gilbert Weller and Albert Yeager of Wanless, drowned when their boat overturned. Richard Kocek of La Grange survived.
A typhoon named Hester, packing 145 mph winds, was moving northeast at 25 mph. The storm located 85 miles east of Iwo Jima, off Japan, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the base there.
Soviet Marshal Zhukov flies into Belgrade for a visit described as a gesture of harmony between the Soviet and Yugoslav armies. He is greeted by General Ivan Gosnjak. President Tito is not present. The Belgrade Radio hails the meeting as a new element in relations between the two states.
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