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Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1958

Page

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Reds Advised Not to Make Invasion Try

President Eisenhower warned Red China he would deploy American forces to defend Formosa if required. Secretary of State Dulles outlined the stance after a White House meeting, stressing no current finding had been made yet and warning of consequences for peace in the Far East if China invades Que Moy, Matsu and offshore isles.

Newport R. L Eisenhower Red China Formosa Dulles White House Que- Moy Matsu Congress China United States Korea Taiwan United“ States

Spurned Suitor Kills Women in Broadway Shooting

A 50-year-old man named George Allen fired a sawed-off rifle at a 23-year-old woman on an upper Broadway sidewalk, killing her before turning the gun on himself and dying. Police identified the victim as Veronika Greubel, a domestic native of the country the piece notes, amid a chaotic report of the event and surrounding commentary.

New York UPA Broadway George Allen Truman Situaas Veronika Kissingen Germany Chiang Allen

Ike Must Decide If Offshore Isles Trigger War With China

Washington confronts the Formosan crisis as a potential flashpoint. The national debate weighs whether allowing gains by communist forces near Taiwan could hasten a broader conflict or whether restraint might avert a larger war.

Washington ABC

Formosa Crisis Escalates With China Claiming Waters

The official New China News Agency said U S access to Formosa and nearby islands like Quemoy and Matsu requires permission as China asserts sovereignty over the area. The report warns that any foreign interference will be met with appropriate means. It notes the armed forces' position and cites postwar shifts and Korean War context.

Quemoy Matau Nes‘tle New China New Agency Formosa Pescadores Islands Pot U.S Sislanda Matsu Les Case

Long Beach Officials Push Wider Subsidence Area

Long Beach harbor and city officials urged expansion of a subsidence area to protect properties and life. Before Supervisor E. H. Musser in Los Angeles, consultants and industry spokesmen recommended extending boundaries from Nor mandie Avenue and Lomita Boulevard west to the Long Beach boundary, with offshore zones included. They warned future subsidence could cause severe damage if not halted, and urged action under a state anti subsidence act to cover the full threatened region.

Long Beach E. H. Musser Los Angeles Mandie Lomita, Blvd Sembly Rone Richfield Oil Corp Alamitos Naples Belmont Ois-Foll Wilbe Mington Jess W. A. Heath Barlougher ‘Engineering Co

GAO says Chiang aims military buildup over economy

The General Accounting Office told Congress that the Chinese Nationalists on Formosa favor military buildup over a self sustaining economy. It criticized the U S aid program of 880 million dollars from 1951 to 1957 and urged settling 247 million dollars in arrears while urging a higher exchange rate and more local currency in the aid plan. The report notes government price controls on Formosa keep costs low and raises questions about overall effectiveness of aid beyond bolstering defenses and economy amid population growth.

Washington General Accounting Office Formosa Congress GAO U. S U.S Ae c

The Southland's Finest Evening newspaper page note

A clipped header line from the Press-Telegram indicates volume LXXI issue 2 number 187 with a price of ten cents. No further story or dateline is readable in this fragment.

Press-Telegram Southland

Infant Dead After 8-Hour Desert Drive

Katherine Regan 26, en route from Corpus Christi Texas to Baldwin Park with three children, pulled into a gas station, told an attendant the baby looked sick. The infant Michelle 8 months died eight hours earlier crossing the Mojave Desert in 100 degree heat. autopsy planned. sheriff investigated.

San Bernardino Mojave Desert Katherine Regan Regan Corpus Christi Tex Baldwin Park Michelle Sandra Rodney

Ella Gains Strength in Gulf Move

Tropical storm Ella, likely to regain hurricane strength, drifts across the Gulf of Mexico toward the northwest. The center sits north of the Yucatan tip, with 40 to 70 mph winds in outer bands. Gale warnings lowered near Dry Tortugas as squalls and rough seas grow. small craft urged to stay in port.

New.orleans Ella Gulf of Mexico Yucatan Peninsula NHE New Orleans Weather Bureau Florida Keys Port O'Connor Tex Pen- Aracola Fig Texas Central Gulf Coast

Plane Lost Near Russia Hub Pilot Capt Rudy Swierstra

Capt Rudy J Swierstra 88 reared in Compton first pilot of the U S Air Force transport plane carrying 17 persons disappeared Tuesday on a flight near Soviet Armenia. Notification sent to his mother Mrs Ruth Swierstra Bellflower. He was born in Holland and came to the U S at age one. He joined the Air Force in 1940 and flew the Hump in World War II. He had a wife Terry two sons Ronald and Dennis a brother and three sisters. The C130 Hercules plane departed Incirlik Base Adana Turkey for a radio waves study mission and vanished near a region where a US plane was shot down previously by Russian fighters.

Rudy J. Sciestra Compton U. S. Air Force Soviet Armenia Air Force Ruth Scherstra Monterey Ave Bellflower Ruth Venable Holland Swiestra United States John ‘Swieratra Sciestra Compton High School Compton City College Eng‘land Frankfort Germany Adana Turkey Air Forcs U.S

Typhoon Grace Heads Toward Shanghai After Formosa Hit

Grace, the Pacific typhoon, lashed northern Formosa with 115 mph winds and heavy rains, heading toward Shanghai. Reports from Nationalist authorities say no casualties yet as the storm bypassed Okinawa and Japan. In the U.S., a 24 day Teamsters trucking tie up in 11 western states progressed toward a possible settlement as Hoffa and employer negotiator Cutler called the offer encouraging.

Grace East China Sea Red China Shanghai Formosa Okinawa Japan Washington Jin Teamsters Cunion James ‘R. Hoffa Robert H Cutler Paso Tex

Arkansas civilians recruited as deputy U S marshals

A note from Arkansas indicates civilians are being recruited as deputy U S marshals for possible use in the Rock integration crisis. The clipping lists page references for various sections including Beach Combing and Editorial, with notices on death and vital statistics.

Arkansas U.S the Rock Oday Hal Boyle Teropers

Weather outlook for tonight and Friday

Low clouds tonight and early Friday give way to mostly sunny skies with little change in temperature. Noon temperature around 15 degrees.

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