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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1957
Page
5
The California Crop and Livestock Reels notes wheat crops expected to be the smallest since 1924 at 291000 bushels, while the winter orange crop may reach the lightest in 24 years at 588000 bushels. A record 22 bushels per acre is predicted for navel oranges amid unfavourable spring and early summer weather.
The Democratic Advisory Council demanded a total national effort to reclaim the United States position in armaments after Russia launched the first earth satellite. Democrats blamed the Eisenhower administration for misleading the public about U S security while Rep Simpson accused them of cutting defense spending. Senate leaders from Washington and New Mexico urged overhauls in defense policy, budget reforms, and centralized missile program authority, arguing Russia leads in missiles and space.
Western diplomats at the United Nations hoped the Soviet Union would accept an American offer to discuss international control of outer space missiles within the UN. Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko did not directly address the proposal after Lodge’s bid, and the disarmament debate stalled over wording for a space missiles control provision.
Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd told the Conservative Party conference Britain cannot be neutral in the US versus Soviet struggle. He said neutrality is unthinkable and urged talks on space missiles and satellites to advance peace without aiding Communists.
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