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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1959

Page

3

Castro Addresses U S Audience During Washington Stop

A bearded security detail accompanies Fidel Castro as he speaks at Washington events. Castro signals for calm as crowd noise drowns his remarks and says he seeks better understanding of Cuba’s program in the United States. He notes plans to take financial advisers to pursue sugar exports and potential loans. He will address the American Society of Newspaper Editors, with searchlights illuminating the scene.

Castro Cuba United States Havana American Society of Newspaper Editors

Oil Import Total Cut by Quotas

Government controls sharply reduced U S imports of foreign oil last week as quotas began April 1. The American Petroleum Institute reports weekly imports averaged 1,405,600 barrels per day, with a prior surge before the deadline and gasoline stocks rising by 1,979,000 barrels. Crude production declined to 7,127,375 barrels daily, versus 6,204,185 a year ago.

New York U.S American Petroleum Institute U. S Alaska

Fiery Gas Burns Motorists in Crash

A fiery gas explosion following a crash injured multiple drivers on the free­way. Truck driver Donald Currell leaped to safety and escaped with minor burns as four vehicles and a 40-ton truck roared into the inferno. Several workers from Baker Oil Tool Inc. of Los Angeles were reported dead, with families left mourning for Carlson, Fischer, Fulmer, and Megill who left wives and children behind.

Megill Donald {. Currell Heart Lane Long Beach Sheldon Craddock Heliotrope Ave Corona del Mar William Mather Harbor Blvd Anaheim Dan Maher S. Sycamore St Santa Ana Ken Skala Casa Grande St Harold R. ‘Johnson Silverado Baker Oil Tool Inc Los Angeles Carlson Jason Fischer Fulmer

Stanberry Folk to Picnic in Sycamore Grove

Former Stanberry residents plan a noon Sunday picnic on April 26 at Sycamore Grove in Los Angeles. The gathering, listed under Stanberry Missouri ties, aims to reconnect old neighbors and celebrate shared roots.

Stanberry Sycamore Grove N. Figueroa St Los Angeles

Rickover Honored for A Sub WASHINGTON UPI

Congress awarded Adm Arleigh Burke gold medal to Vice Admiral Hyman Rickover chairman John A Me over the man who anchored the atomic ship program The ceremony in the Senate vault honored Rickover as top contributor to the Congressional Atomic Energy Committee and nuclear submarine work with leaders from both parties watching in the 25 million dollar Senate office vault ceremony.

Washington UPI Congress Arleigh A. Burke U. S. Naval Opera Hyman G. Ricktions John A. Meover Cone Navy Thomas S. Gates Jr Ion Hand Clinton P. Anderson

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