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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1958
Page
2
A collage of light notes from Blandford and St. Martin reports galore. Bethesda PTA women raise funds and tease Prime Minister Macmillan amid a humorous mix of local quirks and a Toronto parakeet caper where a retriever returns the escaped pet named Tinker and earns a reward.
Moscow said Alfa may follow Laika into space. Soviet physiologist Kotovekaya who prepared Laika for Sputnik I claimed Laika died after a week in orbit. Preliminary data suggest life in the cosmos may now be maintained, though no launch date is given.
The report compiles high and low temperatures from multiple cities including Long Beach Oklahoma City Los Angeles Omaha Las Vegas Phoenix Boston Pittsburgh Chicago Portland Cleveland St Louis Denver St Paul Salt Lake Detroit San Francisco New Orleans Washington New York and Seattle. It notes tide heights for Long Beach and mentions publication details and postal information.
An advertisement touts Beltone electronic hearing aids enabling those with hearing loss to understand speech more naturally. It highlights use with both ears, claims free evaluation, and lists John L. Bur, distributor, at 5th & Pine Long Beach for inquiries and demonstrations.
Intensive search in Southern California continued for Bart James Blackburn and Ronnie David Rhonemus after they escaped from San Luis Obispo County jail. Police said an American in Ensenada matched Blackburn's description but was later cleared. Investigators warned fugitives may be hiding in the area and could have abducted a motorist on the Hollywood Freeway, fleeing with a car and a ransom.
A 32-year-old robbery suspect Johnny Norwalk was shot and seriously wounded by Vic’s Complete Market owner Kirby Johnson after the bandit held up the store. Donaldson, of 12105 Cheshire, was booked for armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. Johnson fired as the bandit fled, wounding him behind a garage at 18609 Arline Street. Donaldson underwent surgery at Los Angeles General Hospital.
Two people died after a private plane crashed on a taxiway at Ventura County Airport. Pilot Gerald Manabert of Oxnard and passenger Jewel A. Eberle of Los Angeles were killed. fog and haste to take off were cited, with the cause not yet determined.
Senator Charles E Potter of Michigan claimed oil and gas barons self outsmarted by funding a $100,000 Republican dinner in Houston. He said the move jeopardizes chances for federal price control relief in the current session and accused gas interests of attempting to buy influence.
The state plans to challenge ownership of oil properties in the harbor area, signaling widespread attorney work as potential suits from state and federal governments loom.
Federal attorneys plan to seek an injunction closing the Wilmington oil field until repressuring evidence proves the aim. The issue involves damages to Navy property and city and state interests. Voters set March 4 for an amendment allowing city intervention amid the ongoing oil program. الأوروبي
Sharlies Chaplin and Dona Chaplin, with two children, depart Zurich by air Sunday for a big game hunting vacation in Africa, heading to Nairobi for the safari expedition.
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