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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1958
Page
1
A judge in the city declined to issue a ruling on a school plan, leaving the matter unresolved while the case proceeds. The ruling request involved district oversight and potential changes to funding structures. Officials indicated continued discussions and next steps would be announced by the court.
Fort Smith Arkansas AP U S District Judge John E Miller says he lacks authority to advise the Little Rock School Board on whether it may lawfully lease four high school buildings for use as private segregated schools The ruling centers on the constitutionality of Arkansas anti integration laws and would require a federal court to decide The board faced pressure from Gov Orval Faubus on plans to support a private school system with public buildings and faced intervention from the federal government and NAACP
President Eisenhower plans a three day Los Angeles San Francisco and Chicago campaign swing next month to bolster Republican efforts. Hagerty and Alcorn outlined Oct 20 LA Oct 21 SF and Oct 22 Chicago appearances with TV coverage and ongoing campaign planning, while East appearances remain undecided. TheCalifornia focus aims to aid Knowland Knight races, as party leaders push Eisenhower to expand outreach.
Hurricane Helene moves slowly northwest toward the Carolinas with 90 mph winds and a 50 50 chance it may recurve away from land. Forecasters warn rough seas and elevated tides between Daytona Beach and Cape Hatteras within 24 hours while a hurricane watch is issued for the Leeward Islands.
A passage highlights a 144 year effort by Potowatomi Indians to end hostilities with Chicago, noting City Hall’s resistance. The note directs readers to multiple pages for Beach Combing, Hal Boyle, Bridge, classified and sports sections, theaters, weather, TV radio, vital statistics, and other features.
An informed source says the United States and Italy agreed in principle to establish Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile bases in Italy within three months. A spokesman for Italian Premier Amintore Fanfani declined to comment.
Federal grand jury in Hollywood indicts Richard A. Mack former FCC member and Miami lawyer Thurman A. Whiteside for conspiring to defraud the United States. Indictment follows a five month probe alleging improper dealings during a four way contest for TV Channel 10 at Miami Whiteside backed Public Service Television Inc National Airlines subsidiary which won the channel Mack resigned March 3 after House inquiry revealed he had accepted favors from Whiteside.
A part time bartender, John Goodwit, 44, of Garfield Avenue, was hospitalized with severe burns after two men allegedly set him aflame. Deputies examined possible flaws in his account as he received treatment for first to third degree burns across chest, shoulder, arm, back and head at Remona Hospital in Bellflower around 12:40 a.m.
Four residents were awakened by a blaze that virtually destroyed the $200,000 Hollywood Riviera Club at 201 Paseo De La Playa Torrance. Firemen from Torrance and Redondo Beach fought the four hour blaze that began about 3 30 am. Occupants Burton Noel 43 Harry Schaffer 73 Robert Hodges 49 and Julie Hays 26 escaped with only a few personal belongings.
A Hereford bull escaped a Princeton barn and disrupted schools in New Jersey, while a black bear in Buena Vista, Colorado, avoided capture after climbing a tree. In South Portland, Maine, a 1 100-pound moose charged through streets before tranquilization. Duluth, Minnesota, saw a bear fatally shot after drawn-out efforts to corral it.
A thief pried open a rear door at Paul’s Men’s Shop on Bellflower Boulevard and escaped with 112 wool suits, 100+ pairs of slacks, sport coats shirts and sweaters valued at $8700. Deputies found pry marks and footprints at the rear scene where clothing was loaded into a vehicle.
George Town University seismograph station reported a moderately severe earthquake in the Atlantic Ocean about 3,200 miles southeast of here. The first shock struck around 3:28 a.m. with a second about seven minutes later.
Strikes by about 4,000 United Auto Workers members halted operations at three Southland plants including Chrysler Maywood and General Motors South Gate. Local 230, Local 226, and Local 216 leadership described the action as protests over disciplinary measures, not part of Detroit negotiations with GM and Chrysler.
British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd urged both Red China and the Nationalists to end military actions in the Formosa Strait immediately. He called for world pressure for a cease-fire and negotiations, blaming the crisis on the Chinese Communist bombardment of Quemoy, while noting U S conciliatory moves.
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