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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1957

Page

2

World Anew: Stubbornness in Daily News Snippets

A quirky collection notes stubborn and obstinate humor in Sunday headlines. An incident in Chicago at Kim Theater involves two cousins causing disruption during a film. a police case is noted after McCoy reveals frustration over what he heard. A separate Tamna Florida scene shows a girl crying in a car during a church grave procession as she resists wearing a ceremonial shovel.

Rouig Yulyak Chicago Kim Theater Tr Tance McCoy Kenneth Charles Mitchel McCoy Ronnea Tietry Tutton Tamna Pla St. Paula United Jettheran Church

West German draftees report to camps for training

The first draftees from West Germany arrive at camps for a year of training. Exactly 9,733 conscripts aged 18 to 19 will join about 80,000 volunteers in the Bundeswehr. Draftees will be chauffeured to barracks with rooms prepared, and they will bunk by area to match occupational groups. Defense officials plan a second draft of 30,000 on April 1, 1958, as political debate swirls around the draft's future.

Germany Bundeswehr Hasle Bonn Defense Ministry London Trafalgar Avithin Frame Works Ministry T 9 NATO Command

CAA Asked to OK 25 New Jet Types

The Civil Aeronautics Administration announced 25 new jet powered airplanes are awaiting certification within three years. The list includes Boeing 707 variants, DC-8s, Convair B80, Fairchild jets, and Lockheed transports, with several foreign designs and a turbine fleet added.

CAA Washington U Civil Aeronautics Administraion Jones T. Pyle Acs Coustant Vickers U.S Tyte Ialon Als Caa Pyle Washington

Five Drowned as Auto Falls Into Canal Near Blythe

Five people drowned when their car spun off a road and plunged into an irrigation canal north of Blythe. The sunken sedan left them trapped with jammed doors. Victims named include Mrs James Menefee 18 Mrs James Shephard 20 Miss Wille Ford 15 John Davin Jr 20 and Lacey Towen Jr 20 all of Blythe. Patrols said the driver Miss Menefee apparently was unfamiliar with the road and missed a curve. This raises the toll of canal drownings since Christmas to eight.

Blythe Here—Landing California Highway Paxtrol Otflers James Menefee Los Angeles James Shephard Mine Wille Dean Ford

Incumbents Face Challenges in Local Council Race

Ahern expected to file for re election amid pressure from rivals as incumbents scramble for renomination. Sources indicate tense weeks as candidates prepare filings and voters weigh options.

Ahern Realer Fim Tal

Incumbents Likely Reelected Despite Local Edges

Petronius J Hieling voices mixed views on council talent and experience, arguing a practical value in incumbents. He notes a strong base for reelection and questions opposition strength, suggesting the week favors current officeholders and their declared agendas.

Presidents Trips Outside Country Opposed by Solon

PORTLAND Maine Sunday quote by Robert Wale in Maine urging President Greenhower not to undertake further travels abroad. Wale argues the president and top aides including Vice President Nixon and Secretary Dulles were simultaneously out of the country, a pattern he criticizes as excessive.

Solon Portland Maine Robert Wale Greenhower Bermuda Hale Richard M. Nixon John Foster Dulles

Unclear fragment claims on car, travel, and trade names

Fragmentary OCR text references timing, private sales, and rates, mentioning private service, room fares, and named individuals and firms. The garbled lines obscure concrete events, entities, and dates, offering only scattered hints of a trade or travel item with several proper nouns.

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