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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1957
Page
8
Five people were shot in a Chattanooga area house as Lon Ault Jr. killed his estranged wife Modean Ault 42 and his step daughter Margaret Hyde 23 before fatally shooting himself. Wounded were Shelby Jean Gray 29 and Mickey Lee Hyde 6 months.
British led force of 3,000 tribesmen and Arab fighters advances on Nizwa fort in Oman as part of operations to crush the rebellion. units under Brigadier Roberson and officers from Trucials Scouts prepare for a push from the southeast with heavy weapons and a Scottish Cameronians mortar and machine gun company in support. The attack aims to sever rebel grip on the fort and restore Sultanate control amid high British expectations.
Two safety award winning taxi drivers reported accidents. G. D. Madden with fifteen years clean safety record drove west while Harry Hymen with eight years in safety drove east on First Street. Their cabs met when Hymen turned into Mail Street.
Mrs. Findlay elected president of the Recreation Commission for a one-year term. Everett M. Findlay, a longtime member and former president, will continue in a leadership role while Walter L. Scott serves as acting president and director of recreation following the resignation of Dr. Reuben F. Pieters.
Washington reports the federal government enlists Pogo the possum in a stayin-school education drive. Walt Kelly created the comic character will appear in newspaper ads and on TV as part of a campaign by the Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare to urge teens to continue their schooling.
Robert Dwyer, 29, wanted in Nevada and California for passing $6,000 in bad checks, was arrested after a free-wwheeling 17-block police chase and gun battle in Oakland. The suspect faced local charges as authorities confirmed the arrest.
An ad promotes summer storage for fur coats and woolens in Petri’s concrete vault. Boxes hold at least 20 garments, insured pickup service offered. Lyons at Hemlock 6-6291 is the contact for insured pickup. Rates stated as one dollar per month for a large box.
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