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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1958
Page
1
President Eisenhower opened a 5,300-mile campaign swing praising U S farmers as heroes in the fight against communism. Addressing a crowd of about 85,000 at a national corn field gathering, he said farmers can meet both U S and overseas needs and that communists cannot satisfy hunger.
Coroner's jury deliberated under ten minutes finding Richard Travers 42 died after being stabbed by his stepson Jimmy 15 in a case ruled justifiable in defense of self and family. Testimony described Travers beating his wife and dragging her, with Jimmy claiming he stabbed to stop further violence. The hearing noted Travers had prior assaults and the wife remained in serious condition. The report also mentions Eisenhower's farm policy context and a six day presidential tour.
New York stock market touched record levels in the busiest session of the year. Convair airliner test fire on landing blamed on hydraulic brake lines. five aboard escaped uninjured as the $3 million jet was near completion of testing.
The article details a torrid October day in Long Beach with temperatures near 100 degrees at noon, 111 in the city’s record heat on Thursday, and a cooler outlook as a northward front approaches. Downtown Los Angeles hit 104, Riverside 91, and beaches drew 3,000 to 4,000 people seeking refuge.
The U S Navy ship Lindenwald developed steering trouble about 60 miles off the Greenland east coast and requested assistance. Four naval vessels and a Danish ship were rushing to aid. The ship, a landing dock, said heavy seas were battering her. No personnel casualties and no immediate danger reported.
A fishing boat with two men aboard was rammed by a tanker 25 miles off San Francisco in dense fog. RC Wainright of Wilmington owner and Edward Cassell of San Diego were rescued by the tanker Duncan Bay. they appeared uninjured. The Norma Jean, out of Terminal Island, sank.
The forecast warns of high heat tonight with a cooler Saturday. Noon reading today is 97 degrees, signaling extreme heat conditions for outdoor activities tomorrow.
AP: Pilot Charles F. Manfe Banfe flew toward Alaska from Tokyo aiming to set a nonstop distance record for a single engine plane. He passed Shemya at 7:20 am Radioed engine ran normally after rough start. He hoped to reach Miami Saturday with five gallons spare amid fuel, weather, and navigation challenges.
A brushfire roared into the Pomona area today threatening about 506 homes after destroying three. Firefighters from Los Angeles Orange and San Bernardino counties with U S crews fought the flames as residents hosed properties and watched a towering smoke cloud 1 000 feet high. If winds stay calm crews expect to control it today with limited evacuations.
Two brush fires broke out Thursday one in Camp Pendleton and five miles east at Carts bad burning out of control. The Pendleton blaze had blackened 2400 acres in the Home Ridge area. It was being fought by men of the 7th Regiment and 7th Engineer Battalion.
A hurricane hunter aircraft was dispatched to investigate a poorly defined area of squalls about 200 miles south of Bermuda. The Miami Weather Bureau said the ill defined region, with gusts up to 63 mph, was moving north and extended roughly 400 by 400 miles.
Five men, including Wallace Allen George Bright Kenneth Griffin Robert Bowling and Richard Bowling, were indicted for the Sunday bombing of Atlanta's Temple Hebrew benevolent congregation. Richard Bowling is at large. Luther Corley may be released before a habeas corpus hearing. Authorities identified a financer tied to anti semitic activity in the South.
Hal Boyle reports on seaside exploration and shoreline finds with light humor and observational detail, capturing small moments of beach life and casual discoveries during leisure time along the coast.
Forrest Dan McCuiston a Douglas Aircraft tool designer from Talea Oklahoma was killed at Wichita Municipal Airport when a dynamite packed bomb exploded in his hands. He had just claimed to find a tomb and told a car rental clerk seconds before the blast.
Vatican City reports the death of Celso Cardinal Constantini 54, the long-serving chancellor. The Vatican press office cites cardiac collapse after a recent prestate operation, leaving 54 of the College of Cardinals still living out of 70. He had been bedridden at Villa Margherita Di Rame.
In Ravenswood West Virginia Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp reports about 150 workers walked off after midnight in protest of a temporary promotion in a fabricating department. Management described the strike as tied to the promotion dispute and not a general walkout.
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