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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1957

Page

3

Assembly Okays Pure-Voting Bill and Israel Shipping Tug

The California Assembly passed a rewritten election reform bill 68 to and sent it to the Senate amid sharp debate about purity of elections. Saudi Arabia warned it will block Israeli shipping through the Gulf of Aqaba, citing sovereignty and regional security concerns, while lawmakers argued over campaign finance provisions and state subsidies.

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Big Rocket Talks Back in Brief

An Aerobee sounding rocket lifted to the stratosphere at White Sands on Thursday for six minutes, reaching about 180 miles altitude and 4 000 mph before crashing 17 miles from the launch site. A nose package of electronic instruments broadcast data for 60 seconds after liftoff.

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Mystery Hole Digs Yard In San Gabriel Army Crew Probe

A small boy uncovers a backyard hole in San Gabriel that Army demolition experts call an impact crater. Soldiers, sheriffs deputies, and news crews swarm the Murphy home as the yard is moved and excavated in a tense search to rule out danger.

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Owner of Bar Shot Three Suspects Jailed

The daughter called an ambulance after a shooting at the Bar Shot owner’s premises. Mrs. Carlson was treated at Seaside Hospital then Taybor General for gunshot wounds from a .22 caliber weapon. Police traced a break in and a door damage. the assailants beat Mrs. Carlson during a robbery while her dog did not react this time.

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Growth of Cities Seen as Problem

Michigan Governor G Memmen Williams warned Cambridge students that urbanization is a state responsibility that cannot be shifted to Washington. He urged using all persuasion powers to unite metropolitan areas into workable units and warned local government must be preserved through concerted state action.

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Tax plan seeks five billion dollar personal and corporate cut

Rep Richard M Simpson introduced a House bill to reduce personal and corporate taxes by five billion dollars. The proposal would raise personal exemptions to 650 dollars and cut corporate rates from 2 percent to 1.0 percent while trimming the capital gains tax. The measure links to White House budget cuts and is part of a broader push for tax relief amid calls to curb federal spending.

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Feud over Race Bias in AFL-CIO Shakeup

The New York Times reports discord in the merged AFL CIO over power and tactics to stamp out racial bias. James B Carey resigns from the civil rights post amid internal tensions as factions within CIO and AF of L clash on policy and control.

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Burglars Use Girdle and Underwear as Tools

New York police uncovered a odd burglary method involve Sal and Benjamin Greenberg. The brothers allegedly entered women’s dress shops and, while clerks wrapped a dress, Sal would slip other garments into his long underwear hidden beneath his clothing.

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