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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1957
Page
2
Miami Beach drinker Wee Willie Rose faced Judge Franela Sobie after a Friday arrest. The court fined him 150 and suspended his license after he failed to contest the charge. a breath test showed .210 blood alcohol, far above normal levels.
Two men, Frank Laney and Howan MacDonald, diving into a reservoir at Apex Smelting Co on 2211 E Carson St, rescued 8 year old John Crown who had fallen in after climbing a fence while exploring the plant area. They brought him to his home on 220th St in Lincoln Village.
In Bombay India Prince Aly Khan stood in for his father the Aga Khan at a jubilee marking the Aga Khan's 1885 assumption of Imamship. The 80 year old spiritual leader sent blessings, while 30000 followers attended. They presented Aly Khan with a 3 plague and a $400000 check for his father to charity.
Barbara Ann Cook, a South Gate housewife, arraigned in Inglewood on charges of writing about 150 bad checks totaling several thousand dollars across San Diego to Santa Ana. Judge Frank D. Parent ordered hold for a preliminary hearing February 2 and remanded on a $1,500 bond. Police arrested Cook Wednesday under the alias Mary Lee Thomas.
A man wielding a .42 caliber revolver chased a woman clerk through crowds at the J L Hudson store in Detroit’s basement, fatally shooting Mrs Helsn Jackson, 50, then fled. Jackson’s estranged husband, Rolin J Jackson, 52, of Dearborn, is identified as the suspect. Jackson had warned police that he threatened both her and her sister, Catherine Fishman, days earlier.
Cold weather hangs over Corunna Michigan as Shiawassee County inmates discover a hacksaw left behind in a jail cell. Sheriff Davis reports the group planned an escape with the tool, aiming to reach outside, but authorities say the bid faltered. The incident follows a string of cold days and high tides noted nearby.
A fragmented report notes Ike’s nephew leaving college to join the Army. The snippet references Mieenhower’s nephew and a Friday enlistment, with unclear affiliations to Ms Moses. The piece reads as a brief university personnel and military enlistment item from a historical paper.
Narcotics officers raided a Hollywood apartment early Friday and arrested three suspects a bass player a saxophonist and a brunette woman on suspicion of violating state narcotics laws. Authorities reported the seizure of marijuana during the operation led by officers J. E. O Grady and Vyrnwy Jones.
Israel rebuffs a U S plan to station United Nations forces in the Gaza Strip to guarantee nonbelligerency and free passage to the Gulf of Aqaba. The talks with Eban and Dulles cover policing duties, potential force, and a proposed UN presence.
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