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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1960
Page
5
A Channel Tunnel study group submitted a report to France and Britain detailing a rail tunnel option with autos on special carriages, estimated cost around 300 million dollars and a five year construction timeline. The proposal arises amid ongoing Franco British cooperation on the transchannel link.
Heavy rain and floods strike Brazil's northeast sending thousands of peasants fleeing. Belem reports 10 flood deaths. Vast areas trap residents on island hills with no land, water, or medical supplies as aid teams from the United States and Brazilian authorities mobilize.
Two men Curtis D. Davis and Edwin Ray Breaux received five years to life for armed liquor store robberies in Long Beach after pleading guilty. Judge Sparling noted their long records and hoped Adult Authority would extend terms. A third member, John Robert Batemas, remains at large. Separately in London, Frances Benda, pianist, won 2800 pounds for composing Nigeria’s national anthem, saying it took 10 minutes.
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