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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1959

Page

16

Travel Jam Biggest Travel Rush Since 1946

Chicago reports mass travel as air, rail, and bus centers clog with travelers amid blizzards and cold. Officials call it the busiest rush since the end of World War I, with trains filled with returning students and servicemen and weather delaying arrivals nationwide.

Chicago UPI Rock Island Railroad Ti. E. King Trans- World Airlines Heffernan TWA Midwest James D. Harrigan Harrigan American Airlines TWA United Air Land New York Central Andrew Henry Santa Fe el Capitan California

Financier Mazuc Wins 15th Tobe Award In New York

Paul M. Mazuc senior partner at Lehman Brothers was named winner of the 15th annual Tobe award known as the Oscar of retailing in New York on Sunday.

New York Paul M. Mazuc Lehman Dros Sunday Tobe Know Ag Re‘talling

Old Guard Promoted New Names Lead Best-Dressed List

A 1959 best-dressed list elevates eight perennial honorees to fashion hall of fame while two New York models share top spot with Countess Crespi. The roster includes Queen Elizabeth II, Audrey Hepburn, Dina Merrill, Merle Oberon, and others, reflecting a shift to a younger, less ostentatious standard in couture.

New York Couture Group New York Dress Institute Rodolfo Crespi Rome Consuela O'Connor O'Connor Twins Winston Guest Palm Beach Vox Institute Trichess Windsay William Paley Edward van Bismarck Paris Capri Harrison Williams Elizabeth II Britain Mnie Jacque Balsan Consuelo Vanderbilt Mary Martin Tene: Dunn U.N Claudette Colbert Henry Fart Grosse, Point, Mich Margaret Rose Quintanilla Madrid Arturo, Lopez-Willshaw William Randolph Hearst Jr New Dina Merrill Mra Pas K. Bruce U.S West Germany Bruno Fagliai Mexico Merle Oberon

Slain Man Identified After Seaside Cliff Death Near Ventura

Authorities identify Harold Lebland Bragg 48 of San Gabriel as the man beaten and hurled from a seaside cliff. Fishermen found the body on Saturday and fingerprint identification, confirmed by Bragg's son Roy, traces the deceased to San Gabriel. Bragg, a box and mattress worker, left San Gabriel January 1 for a job in Santa Maria. A fan-out bulletin is issued for his 1949 Lincoln sedan and missing ID.

Ventura Harold Léland ‘Bragg San Gabriel Brage Roy Delmar Santa Maria Bragg

Havana Angers Eases Amid Shift in Cuban Power

Report says Havana shows reduced tension as crowds greet troops while a provisional government restructures. Fidel Castro looms as a possible power in Havana with Urrutia sworn in Santiago as a rival has scope to influence events in the capital. Provisional authority in Cuba seeks stability despite ongoing unrest.

Havana Cuba UPI Camaguey Tormal Pan American Airways Maimel Urrutia Permis Gow-Mony Santiarament Comercial Ago de Cuba Fidel Castro Orienta Thej Havin Per Castro Fulgencio Bajin Santiago Justa

Church Leader Dies in City at 77

Dr William Warrent Sweet a Methodist educator and church historian dies Saturday night at age 77. He will be buried here in ten days according to church authorities.

Patlas William Warrent Sweet

Weather forecast for Long Beach and surrounding areas

Increasing clouds today with a high near 65. Rain likely tonight and Tuesday with a slight cooling and windy conditions on Tuesday. Southland beaches partly sunny with a high around 64. Mountain areas expect rising snow level to about 5,000 feet and strong gusty winds then cooler Tuesday. Interior and desert regions see showers likely with strong southwest winds and highs 50s to 70, cooler Tuesday. Coastal summary notes a large low pressure system west of Oregon with a strong high over the Aleutians and a ridge extending toward Baja California. Tides and water temps: high 6.1 and 3.7 feet, water 60 degrees. sunrise 6:59, sunset 4:52.

Long Beach Southland Santa Barbara County Walleys Oregon Coast Aleutian Baja California

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