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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1957
Page
2
A humorous tale from One-World Area about the Cuguis, Italy’s stubborn family who have refused a 122-year-old tax bill dating to 1835. The burden has passed through generations to Angelo Cugui, who will also refuse payment, as the 12 cent debt remains unpaid across nearly two centuries.
Gilbert Lopez, 10?7?91 Cherry Street, is hospitalized with severe head injuries after a .22 caliber bullet struck his head while standing with relatives near his home. Three youths in a car fired multiple shots. one bullet hit a passing car as additional gunfire erupted two blocks from where Joe Rules, 24, was beaten earlier in the same night. Authorities questioned suspects as the investigation continued.
A diamond merchant says two armed bandits surprised him in a Memphis hotel room Sunday and stole gems valued over $100,000. Jacob Davis, 49, was forced back into the room at gunpoint as the robbers seized a sample case and packed stones into two brown paper bags.
A bus carrying about 40 people struck a tree on a road edge near Suwon, 30 miles south of Seoul. The vehicle burst into flames after a fuel tank exploded, killing 28 and wounding 16, nine critically, according to the Daily Kyunghyang Shinmun.
Newspaper ad text shows pricing for delivery and mail options, lists location at Long Beach California, and records a 1943 filing with Los Angeles County Superior Court under a decree number. The fragment notes daily publication except Sunday and an entry date of March 27, 1943.
United States Weather Bureau data lists daily highs and lows for cities including Long Beach Oklahoma City Los Angeles Omaha Las Vegas Phoenix Boston Pittsburgh Chicago Portland Cleveland St Louis Des Moines Detroit San Francisco Seattle New Orleans New York Washington and more. High tides today reach up to 4.7 feet with specific times. low tides around 0.3 to 7 feet. sunrise and sunset given.
Stars Tab Hunter Rory Calhoun face court efforts to dodge as defense witnesses in a libel case tied to Confidential. Subpoenas issued for Charlie Barnet Herb Jeffries and others as Attorney Crowley presses for rulings on admissibility and scope while naming Miss O’Hara Dorothy Dandridge Robert Mitchum and Mae West among core targets.
Soviet ex foreign minister Dmitri Shepilov faces serious danger after his recent removal from the presidium. Western reporters note he is reportedly in a Moscow hospital. The Communist Party paper Kommunist attacks him as a Trotskyite and criticizes his handling of Hungary’s uprising.
British forces seized Nizwa fort as Oman rebels surrender after a ground assault backed by Venom jets and four engine Shackleton bombers. The Imam and senior leaders reportedly fled toward Birkat Al Mauz while loyalist troops reclaimed the fortress in the central Oman revolt.
Natick Mass UP Harold Littledale a 72 year old Berlin area journalist and former New York Times associate editor died after a long illness. The government and party officials planned rallies to spin a Khrushchev visit and force workers to attend by shipping them in special trains while Littledale had earned a Pulitzer for reporting on East Berlin and prison conditions.
A hundred invited supporters gathered at the Lafayette Hotel for a luncheon with Governor Knight. The event, seen as poor public relations by many Republicans, left other Knight backers wondering why they were excluded.
The governor must craft sharper strategy to overcome the more capable campaigning by the Knowland supporters, as observers note the race hinges on organization, messaging, and voter outreach.
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