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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1957

Page

7

Opening of Cocoanut Grove broadcast hosted by Reed Browning

Martinson Radio will emcee the opening of the Cocoanut Grove broadcast with Bill Ewing and Reed Browning in attendance. The event includes a broadball game between Hollywood cast on KABC and Portland, featuring Freddy Martin’s orchestra and Tony Martin singing, wrapping up around 11 pm today.

Reed Browning Bill Ewing Hollywood Cocoanut Grove Tlallywood KABC Portland Freddy Martin Quarters Frederick Tony Martin Batles

Blast Hurls Man From Motel In L B

Florence Searle, owner of a hospital, suffered cuts and burns in a motel blast at an apartment in Long Beach. Investigators say a gas leak caused windows to blow and water pipes to break. A man in the unit, White, was treated and denied attempting suicide as police investigated the incident.

Long Beach Blvd Francis J. White White Oto Seasside Florence Searle Cuta Burns James Mack Cilot Willam Dena Apel

Ike Hopeful on Weapons Pact After Stassen Meet

VINE INVESTIGATORS indicate President Eisenhower remains hopeful about a weapons agreement with Russia. After a 75 minute talk with advisor Stassen at Augusta National, he returned to Washington to plan UN disarmament talks. Stassen avoided a news conference, saying London talks are only halfway. The president expressed confidence of future success in disarmament efforts.

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Man Denies Gas Heater Tampering After Friday Quarrel

Lone Beach man said he drank heavily through the weekend after a quarrel with his wife Garnet. He testified he was drinking until Monday and denied tampering with the gas heater.

Lone Beach Garnet

Canal Tolls Hit New March Record in Panama Canal

The Panama Canal reported record tolls for March across the current fiscal year with tolls totaling 3,608,748 dollars. The tolls came from 6,458 ships, moving the canal toward a high yearly total. In the first nine months, tolls reached 28,872,008 dollars according to the official release.

Balhoa Canal Zone Panama Canal

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