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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1958
Page
2
In Kansas City Circuit Court juror George Crim disputed a judge about reporting times. The judge sent the sheriff to find him after Crim claimed three days in jail and a $25 fine. The jury previously awarded $175,000 for a train truck collision injury.
A Weather Bureau teletype test predicting 8 blizzard was aired by WRCA and caused thousands to call the bureau papers and station. The announcer read the message as live, believing it was within a closed circuit. The incident occurred amid an emergency warning system trial.
A U S Air Force jet fired an air to ground rocket into the Atlantic in a secrecy cloaked mission. The missile type was not identified and reports suggest the Hound Dog weapon was being tested, but officials offered no details.
Daily mail delivery details with a weekly schedule and Monday through Saturday operation. Rates include 45 cents for delivery and 2.00 for annual bills. Long Beach posting notes Sunday closure and Pine Avenue route. Audit Bureau of Circulation confirms membership.
October Reader's Digest presents new brain science findings from researchers exploring mental function. The issue includes 38 condensed articles about memory learning sleep and aging, with details from investigations and recent discoveries.
In Detroit, violence at Cadillac assembly amid auto industry strikes forced Chrysler to delay the roll out of 1959 Imperials Chryslers De Sotos and Dodges and possibly Plymouths. Walter Reuther cited contract disputes and violence as a major concern while Leonard Woodcock dispatched officials to curb clashes. GM idled about 46,630 across 14 plants with Ford easing toward a settlement as talks continued.
California personal income reached a record 35.828 billion dollars in the April June quarter, an 8 percent rise from the prior year’s third quarter. State Finance Director T H Mugford said national income for the period fell 6.6 percent from the same quarter. He added that California weathered the national recession better than the rest of the country.
Mexico City reports the flood death toll climbing to 18 in Sinaloa with more bodies exposed by receding waters. Across central and northern Mexico at least 48 people are confirmed dead in two weeks of rain, while more than 40,000 are homeless. Mazatlan and surrounding areas face ongoing rain with a temporary relief village housing 7,000 homeless near Villa Union.
Former President Truman stoked party fervor at a $100-a-plate Democratic dinner in San Francisco, lambasting Republicans and railing at lobbyists. He spoke to about 500 partisans, declaring editors and publishers “give them hell” and urging support for Democratic candidates and measures to boost national unity and the economy.
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