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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1958
Page
2
In Louisville a mongrel named Sugar rode with cab driver Don Jaggers after a woman paid $2.50 an hour and $80 to watch Sugar. The driver returned $59 and change from the $50, plus a $5 tip after a six hour ride, while Sugar awaited treat bundles.
Navy League members in Long Beach backed four access and facilities plans aimed at the Termini Island complex and Cerritos Channel. They urged governor and legislature to aid subsidence relief for Long Beach, support a tunnel from Terminal Island to San Pedro, and back naval hospital capacity with Haven and local naval base interests.
A Long Beach area series of crashes claimed four lives including residents from Los Angeles and Norwalk. Names such as Mike Moran and Charley Parker surface amid reports of dog thefts and related injuries. Authorities report injuries, lawsuits, and regulatory notes on animal control and road safety, with several dates and locations listed.
A 47 year old Belmont Shore liquor store owner faked a heart attack during a robbery at Bob's Liquor Store on East 2nd Street at 8 40 p m. Two would be bandits fled empty handed after one demanded cigarettes and a gun was glimpsed. One thief grabbed a pack of cigarettes as they escaped.
The English Electric Co. announced a ramjet vehicle reached 70 000 feet in 40 seconds during a test at the Royal Aircraft Establishment in Aberporth Wales. The device attained 2.3 times the speed of sound and was accelerated to speed by eight booster stages that separated in flight.
Fragmentary OCR text from a Long Beach newspaper shows publishing details and scattered legal and postal marks. Names, dates, and addresses are garbled, but indicate circulation and delivery notes from 1943 era, with miscellaneous identifiers and page captions.
Barker Bros and the National Home Fashions League sponsor a Home Fashions Awards contest offering two $500 scholarships plus eight medals and honors. High school and junior college entrants compete in one class while college art and trade school submissions form another. Categories include fabrics and floor coverings furniture lamps and accessories and tableware. Desig n drawings and prototypes are judged in two levels with a deadline the upcoming Monday. Exhibits run April through September at Barker Bros stores with invitations to furniture and home furnishings makers to view and potentially purchase the ideas.
Petronius Ja reports readers critique a 23 percent rise in automobile insurance as radar speed checks draw support for police efforts to reduce accidents. The piece notes widespread concern over cost and effectiveness while urging backing for traffic safety measures.
A fragmented report notes a 20 percent increase mainly affecting drivers who speed on city streets. It calls for more radar control cars to protect streets and mentions a Labor Ministry strike threat in Buenos Aires and rising retirement benefits for state rail employees amid higher insurance costs.
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