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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1957
Page
4
Armed man in AF uniform was captured near Central High as nine suspects were brought to the school at 9:45 as classes began. Outposts manned by two personnel guarded streets leading to the high school. Authorities reported a swift response after the incident.
The text notes a governors conference set for Tuesday at 2 20 pm in Washington with Eisenhower and Florida governor Leroy Collins among attendees. It mentions uncertainty about the president ending his vacation and a lack of knowledge from Magee on related matters.
The article covers a chaotic scene at a military base with paratroopers, armed guards, and students near Little Rock. Officers questioned an airman in transit, while federal and local authorities coordinate on school integration amid public tension and security measures. A missile test is described with Atlas rocket ascent and cost estimates, alongside wartime era political responses and media presence.
Four men were injured in a blast at the Vernon meat packing plant. Two workers Charles Dixon and Errel Swenson were in critical condition at Maywood Hospital. Others hurt were Jonnie Robinson and Charles Garrett. Company president Aaron Lilien blamed gas accumulation in a smokehouse ignited by machinery in a neighboring sausage house.
A driver warned that another person they picked up claimed to be armed with a gun. The remark underscores safety concerns during the pickup encounter and potential weapon presence affecting the case.
The Air Materiel Command at Wii Pai today awarded a contract to Solar Aircraft Co. of San Dingo California for gas turbine generator sets for solar aircraft use.
In Paso Robles Georgia Brown elementary third grader Albert Faubus, cousin of Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus, sat beside Negro pupil George Alexander as the school stood in quiet on integration matters. Albert offered a bright comment when asked about the Little Rock crisis.
Actress Francesca de Seaffa, wanted on charges in Los Angeles over a Confidential Magazine criminal case, reportedly remained in hiding in Mexico late Wednesday. Her departure plans were unclear as authorities pursued expulsion after several extensions to a six month tourist stay.
Stanley Slotkin, a Los Angeles businessman who found the vessel, will present a 4000 year old amphora like container used for wine oil or grain to Prince Mikasa in Tokyo.
Senate committee hearings disclosed that Hoffa and Brennan face joint indictment with wire tap suspect Bernard Spindel on wire tap conspiracy charges in New York. Witnesses described salaries paid to Hoffa and fellow officials while aiding a hunting lodge project in 1956, and alleged union funds were paid to wives during jail terms.
Graham, 38, says race relations are a problem everywhere he has traveled. Speaking to about 10,000 at Roosevelt Field shopping center, he urged prayer and charity, and said the gospel, not legislation, must change hearts. He noted no one can point a finger at Little Rock.
Louis B Mayer, 72, film producer, is in a Los Angeles medical center with a kidney infection. His wife says he is clinically improved after antibiotic treatment and blood disorder issues. Mayer had been hospitalized for several days, following a six week stay at Stanford Varsity Hospital in San Francisco.
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