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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1959
Page
1
A 50 foot Navy motor launch ran ashore at the Nu-Pike during Tuesday’s storm causing little damage. Recovery on Wednesday afternoon wrecked the craft as a 25 ton Navy crane toppled, its 50 foot booms landing athwart it. A L B heroine aided a man in the blaze nearby.
Long Beach traffic chief outlines a strict speed law era with posted limits enforced. Warnings will end and citations begin for speeders. a new 18 hour driver education course spread over three weeks may replace fines for offenders. Committee discussions also touch junior traffic patrols near schools.
President Hishower weighs direct to the people via television and media to push his administration program. White House aides say plans include intensified public appearances, with dates not yet set, discussed at a Monday night meeting with Nixon and GOP leaders.
A fragment shows a cryptic exchange about syllogisms and logical structure. The dialogue references a phrase about members of a family being human and questions whether the family is a single part, indicating a humorous or puzzling discussion among unnamed speakers.
An earthquake of extreme violence was recorded early today by Istanbul Technical University seismographs , possibly centered around Rhodes or other Greek islands. The Aegean region is in a major earthquake belt with past quakes in 1954 1855 and 1957.
The USC case is described as a two year probation with a note from NOAA sports page. The report cites page references and mentions a potential penalty action affecting university activities and future coverage.
Leon Kuchel, California senator, selected as Senate GOP floor whip, boosting Liberal Republican influence. The move places him at White House talks with President Eisenhower, shaping major policy direction and administration programs while expanding his role on the Senate Republican Policy Committee. Everett Dirksen and other leaders back the shift as a strategic balance.
Long Beach resident Mary Alyce Baker, 40, entered a smoke filled two story unit to rescue Samuel M. Wright, 33, from 2663 Elm Ave after a cigarette started a blaze. She dragged him outside and performed artificial respiration until firefighters arrived. Wright was hospitalized for smoke inhalation and released after emergency treatment.
SAN JOSE AP A grocer raced from his store to dive fully clothed into a rain filled 15 foot hole to rescue 6 year old Billy Pickins who had sunk beneath the surface. The boy was shocked and taken to O Connoy Hospital. Teenagers formed a human chain to reach him and the grocer dove again to pull the child out. Simpson Construction Co reported pumping water from the hole while workers dug for a sewer line. Billy is the son of Mr and Mrs Cart Picktins.
In Havana near the American operated Nacional Hotel a burst of gunfire erupted injuring and alarming guests including U S citizens. Rebel authorities moved to crush remaining Batista loyalists as trials begin for crimes against the state.
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