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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1957

Page

2

Westbury Houston plans for a white Christmas snow event

In Houston Westbury residents led by Mrs. Donald J. Joyce organized a Christmas snow Folly with four ice trucks arriving December 26 to shower the area with fake snow starting about 9 a.m. The plan aims to brighten holiday spirits after many sunless Christmases. In related items, a Detroit funeral home faced a board ruling over a basement bar used for entertaining clients, while U.S. News veteran Lowell Limpus died at 60, leaving his obituary to be printed in full.

Westbury Houston Donald J. Joyce Westbury Civic Club Tikey Joyce Arthur Ethel van Lorberghe Detroit Funeral Home Lake St. Clair Anl Thelma Whitlock Limpus New York Lowell U. S. Daily News Rite Limnpus U.N

Indonesia Puts Bite on Yanks

In Jakarta, the military summoned about 300 American, British, French, Belgian and other Western businessmen to surrender a quarter of the houses they own in a sudden measure linked to the West New Guinea dispute with the Netherlands. The proceedings, held in Indonesian, left many unsure of the details and reflected perceived erosion of U.S. prestige.

Jakarta Indonesia UPI Netherlands New Guinea Rillit U.S

Weather notes and coastal tidal forecasts and ads

Weather items report high and low temperatures at multiple U.S. cities with tidal predictions for Saturday including a 6.6 foot high tide and lower nearby tides. The page also contains unrelated legal notices and a long Indonesian politics discussion with quotes from Sukarno and other leaders.

Manila Shuns Reds On Cairo Conference

A Philippine statement from Cairo notes it will support the Afro Asian Conference while criticizing colonialism and disarmament. It says officials will ignore imperial pressure and express the voice of the people. The note cites Egypt’s capital as the meeting place.

Manila Egypt Peo Ples Cairo Foreign Office Mentary

Life at Huntington Hotel Menu and Dining Ad

An old hotel dining ad touts the Huntington Hotel at 44 of a blur long 1290 E, Long Beach. It markets a large oceanfront dining room with daily meals and service, offering choice steaks beef roast turkey baked ham and more at 24.5 dollars per week per person. Includes a phone contact and dining room entry details.

Riley Huntington Hotel Ogean Blyd Long Beach Wall-Towns

Rumors Hover Over Engle Candidacy in Vacant Senate Race

Reports say Congressman Engle may skip a run for the seat vacated by Senator Knowland. The Democratic Club endorsement is seen as key to determining Engle's fate and the field of hopefuls.

Engle Neat Knowland Iz 5

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