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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1959

Page

4

Loew's Inc. Director Resigns Amid Shakeup

Tot eph A. Tomlinson resigns from Loew's Inc. board as Chicago industrialist Nathan Cummins leads a faction. A proxy battle collapses and management calls a February 24 stockholders meeting to replace 19 directors with a 15 member board, omitting insurgent Tomlinson and others while adding Wathen Summings.

ANT York Loew's Inc Toteph A. Tomlinson Hoarel Nathan Cum Hiings Chicago Tomlinson Fort Lauderdale Fla Joseph R. Vogel Resi Bent of Loew Cum T' Bines Maxwell Paul Nathanson Loew's Samtinson Vogel Pollar Ahengthen Lous Green Jerome Newman Brawinster Francis Hatch Withstaw Wathen

Jets Skirmish Between Israel and UAR Alarms World

Israeli and United Arab Republic jet fighters clashed again. UAR claimed one Israeli plane down, Israel said all its planes returned safely. The encounter followed earlier skirmishes near Beersheba in the Negev with MiGs driven off after brief combat over Sinai. World reaction focused on Middle East tensions and broader nuclear discussions.

Cain Sinai Israel

Chaplin Takes London Subway Transit Ride

UPI reports Charlie Chaplin rode the London Underground in what witnesses described as a casual city transit moment. He joked about preferring the subway and hinted at ongoing travel plans, with reporters noting his return to Switzerland in the near future.

London National Coal Board UPI Charlie Chaplin United States Switzerland Chaplinssides

Shakespeare's Land Gets Poetry From Garbage Can

London report notes deputy prime minister Butler challenged Britons to write poetry from a garbage can. Finalists submitted sonnets and odes praising sanitation workers. Ellen Griffin of New Malden won with Soliloquy of an Ashbinman.

London Kh A. Butler Home Secretary Britain Govvernment Butler Ellen Griffin New Malden Surrey Malden Cooyabe Iment

Death penalty law passed in Saigon for embezzlement

South Viet Nam's National Assembly enacted a law imposing the death sentence for embezzling public funds when the amount surpasses 26668 dollars, signaling a harsh anti-graft stance. The measure targets higher scale theft within the government and public enterprises.

Saigon South Viet Nam National Assembly

Optometrist Offers No-Cost Glasses for Pensions

J. M. Soss, optometrist with 32 years in Long Beach, advertises eligibility for state pensioners to receive optometric service and glasses at no extra cost. Details requested without obligation. Office at 37 Pine Ave, Long Beach, open Friday evenings and Saturdays. Offices also in Wilmington and Torrance.

J. M. Soss Yecrs Long Beach Pine Ave Wilmington Torrence

Chinese Communist leader Chang Hai dies of cancer

London dispatch reports Chang Hai, 47, an alternate member of the CCP Central Committee, died Thursday after a cancer battle. The UPI broadcast notes his role in the party and his age.

London UPI Chang Hai Chinese Communist Party

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