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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1959

Page

17

Dredge arrives to deepen Long Beach Harbor channel

The Franciscan giant dredge, 207 feet long and 2,400 tons, owned by Utah Dredging Co, arrives at Long Beach Harbor to deepen the channel to 26 feet. It will slash bottom material with an 18-foot cutter head and pump dredged material through a pipe line to fill sites under a $2,000,000 harbor contract.

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Floods Hit Brazil Damaging Ships and Homes

In Brazil heavy rains flood the coast near Rio de Janeiro and grail bottom, washing over dredging sites. Byer E center pier and terminal works suffer damage as tides flood central regions and southern areas under construction, threatening crops and leaving thousands homeless. completion may take a year with aid.

Byer E Rio DE Janeiro Brazil Pier A

Congressman Polk Admitted To Hospital In Ohio

UPI reports longtime Republican Rep James G Polk of Ohio was hospitalized recently. Details on his illness were not disclosed and few House members were informed. The article notes his 21st term in Congress and lists his farming occupation.

Washington UPI James G. Polk Ohio Waller Reeds Guess Army Medical Center

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