24 Sep 1957
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1957
Page
1
Washington AP reports consumer prices rose to an all time August high for the twelfth straight month with the CPI at 121 an increase of 2 percent from July. Food costs drove August gains though fruit and vegetables fell, while meat prices rose sharply and wages for some workers edged up due to longer hours.
Four brush and grass fires in California raged today with crews: 140 fighters in the Gabilan Mountains near Hollister, 150 in Clavey River Canyon east of Sonora, 90 and 60 men managing six and three acre blazes near Newhall, and a five mile front fire along Highway 99. Aerial tankers and chemical drops aided containment. Two boys were hurt when a tree fell on them. Fire near an Army Nike site was kept from the missile base by a fire break.
Herman Kierdorf, Detroit Teamsters agent under James R. Hoffa, testified that Hoffa hired him after prison, as the Senate committee opened hearings into Hoffa. The probe may question whether funds given to Hoffa were loans or kickbacks amid allegations of shake downs and misuse of union money.
Pi Five crewmen from the Pamir were rescued after hours in a leaking lifeboat in the Atlantic. They said a second lifeboat carried 23 men and could be the other survivors. The Pamir, with a crew of eight, faced hurricane Carrie. five bodies were found and sightings of another flare were reported.
Hollywood WP report says Superior Judge Herbert V. Walker may poll jurors in the criminal libel and obscenity case involving Confidential magazine if no verdict by 4 p.m. The AFL-CIO Ethical Practices Committee brought indictments against two unions. The jury entered the seventh day of deliberations amid a likely hung jury.
Beachcombing columns by Hal Boyle and Bel capture seaside scenes with wit and human interest. The pages mix light travel notes, gossip, and vivid vignettes from coastal life, weaving humor into everyday shore encounters.
A strong earthquake centered roughly 8,000 miles from New York in an undetermined direction was recorded on Fordham University seismographs today.
In Little Rock Arkansas NAACP leader announces nine Negro children will attend Central High School Wednesday if federalized National Guard can protect them. President Eisenhower's move to federalize the guard renews faith in the Constitution, while crowds and arrests mark the day.
President Nasser offered arms to Tunisia and the Tunisian government announced it would accept. Tunisia's ambassador to Cairo Altayer Al Sahbani and Tunisian officials said a mission would depart for Cairo to finalize delivery terms. The exact weapons were not specified.
A forthcoming U S Naval Institute volume details a secret Korean War duel near Vladivostok in which three Navy pilots from the carrier Oriskany intercepted seven Soviet MIGs, all within eight minutes. The action occurred during a Chongjin bombardment run with radar tracking, and its significance drew interest from President-elect Eisenhower during his Seoul visit.
Utah officials called Asian flu an epidemic as schools faced up to 50 percent absences. The salute to nationwide fatalities included Pvt. Kenneth N. Rockstroth of Danville Illinois, with about 740 cases among Army personnel at Fort Huachuca Arizona. The National Health Service reported 15 to 16 deaths and around 100000 cases nationwide.
President Eisenhower orders federalization of the Arkansas National Guard and Air National Guard to enforce school integration at Little Rock. He plans a national radio television address at 9 pm EDT and authorizes Secretary Wilson to call in U S troops beyond the guard if needed to ensure compliance with the court order.
A crash on the Santa Ana Freeway near Montebello killed five Marines and left a sixth critically injured. The driver may have been confused while trying to exit. The Marines from Camp Pendleton were returning after liberty and identified as Partin, Rios Jr, Collyer, Gass, Ramos. Kenneth Egr was critically hurt. Bodies taken to Dilday Mortuary in Long Beach.
Foggy night and morning hours with hazy afternoon sunshine on Wednesday. Light change in temperature expected across the day.
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