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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1957

Page

2

Editors Tour Europe In Satirical Rexes Of Culture

A group of American editors touring France and the Riviera report on culture and commerce. They sample Nice’s fashion and crafts, mock the weather, and note casino trends in Monte Carlo while skewering modern fashion and media habits.

Mac France Hart Tuly Nice Europe Chambers of Commerce French Riviera Chamber of Commerce The Riviera Davy Crockett Monte Carlo

Underground cave kidnapping tale shocks London readers

In a perplexing London case a sharp faced inventor and his 28 year old neighbor clash over a backyard cave where she says she was kept for 15 weeks. Scotland Yard probes, no charges yet. neighbor notes and battered press accounts detail escape attempts and a strange tale of a motorcycle ride to a cave with a metal framed bed and a request for an assistant.

London John Bridal Lany Marjorie Jordan Dundal Jan Marjorie Scotland Yard Misa Jordan Bridal Herrom T He Cave Beridal Narlon Alton Ill Orville Wall Nick

Post Office Swamped With Red Literature Weather

The report blends chaotic text about a post office overwhelmed by red literature with fragmented lines about a nonmarital relationship and a cave incident. It references translation work and mentions officials including Franco era figures and an American air base project amid weather notes.

Mystery Cramps Hit 7 Children in Gary

Seven children from Gary area Negro neighborhoods were hospitalized with acute stomach cramps possibly from poisoning. The latest cases follow two deaths of Joann Smith, 3, and Dwight Smith, 18 months, at Gary Methodist Hospital, with four Smith siblings also ill. Investigations by the Gary Board of Health and doctors seek a cause from tissue analyses as residents grow anxious.

Cary Ind Gary Chicago Sariel J. Thrady Gary Health Steer City Joann Smith Dwight Gary Methodial Hospital Smith Smiths Gregory McLoud Arthur Alonzo Jacob Smith Home Brady Gary Board of Health State Board of Health

Friendship Pact Inked Between Turkey and Afghanistan

ISTANBUL Turkey and Afghanistan pledged to take all necessary measures to establish closer relations after talks in Istanbul on Tuesday. The move signals a broad effort to deepen diplomatic ties and cooperation across security, trade, and regional connectivity.

Istanbul Turkey Afghanistan Cael

71st Annual Meet Opened by Publishers

The 71st annual convention of the American Newspaper Publishers Association opened in New York with discussions on rising publishing costs and threats to freedom of the press. More than 1,200 executives from the United States, Canada, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico heard sessions on industry problems and new technologies. The meeting ran three days with executive sessions for papers of all circulations, while parallel meetings of United Press, Associated Press and International News Service occurred. William Dwight, ANPA head and Holyoke Transcripts Telegram president, warned small circulation publishers inflation is a major concern and must be combated.

New York Ausa United States Canada Hawaii Puerto Rico United Press Associated Press International News Service Willlamy Dwight ANPA Holyoke Mass

Knowland Eyes 1960 Run and Free Mail Privilege Issue

Senator Knowland may use his senatorial free mailing privilege next year in a potential bid for governor. Critics warn ongoing use could invite backlash similar to Sam Yorty’s past misuse. Post office issues and calls for retrenchment of public spending are central to the debate.

Sam Yorty

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