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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1958

Page

2

Far Out Tats and Tiny Town Tales From Around the World

A zany mix of incidents including Miss Lucille Eddington leaving England while a station scene unfolds, Tokyo protester Gorochio Fukimoto bathing in ice to push for clean government, and Bernard Beck jailed in Kansas City with $28,912 on him before bond is posted. Fort Worth residents elect to electrify Miss Bertha Liles’ home, delivering gifts while she worries about monthly bills, and Birmingham duel by coffee glassers Dan Carless and Malcolm Hearn to win charity.

Bethersden England Lucille Eddington Goodby Tokyo Gorochio Fukimoto Fukimoto Kansas City Kan Bernard Beck Beck Frank Boyes Fort Happy Worth Tex Bertha Liles Miss Liles Fort Worth M. J. Owens Owens Ax. O Os Birmingham Eagel-Beaver Dan Carless Malcolm Hearn Eqeh

Two Men Killed in Separate Costa Mesa Crashes

Costa Mesa and North Orange County saw two fatal crashes Sunday. Paul E. Engle 41 of Irvine Avenue Costa Mesa died when his car hit a traffic island on Newport Boulevard after apparently dozing at the wheel. Joe Rocha Rodriguez 26 of Atwood Street died from a skull fracture when the vehicle he rode in plunged over an embankment on Santiago Boulevard. Driver Francisco Soya Sr. of Atwood was injured and hospitalized with major injuries.

Costa Mesa All Canyon Road Orangely Paul E. Engle Irvine Ave Joe Rocha Rodriguez Sierra Vista St Wood Engle Newellport Blvd Bristol St Rodriguez Francisco Soya Sr Atwood Santiago Blvd Hivy Soya Orange County General Hospital

Warsaw Riot Verdict Inadequate Evidence Acquits Five Men

In Warsaw Poland the court acquitted five men in an October riot case tied to a student paper suppression. The judge found evidence insufficient though all defendants were in their early twenties. The decision comes amid broader clashes and postwar unrest noted in archival reports.

Poland Ping Avé Long Warsaw UPA Sauk Los Angeles County

Western diplomats barred from travel to Romanian border area

Communist Romania closes the Galati district on the Danube near the Soviet border to all Western diplomat travel. No reason given. The move heightens tensions as officials report tightened controls and restricted access in a key border region.

Budapest Upi Romania Galati Danube River

Rebels free Castro lieutenants in Boniato jail raid

A band of rebels stormed the Boniato jail near Santiago de Cuba and freed Armando Hart and Javier Felipe Pazos, two top lieutenants of Fidel Castro. Guards were held at gunpoint. no casualties reported. Hart escaped last July and Pazos faced charges tied to a Havana palace attack. The incident coincides with Cuba’s June 1 elections and opposition votes.

Havana Cuba Ch—Aarge Santiago Boniato Fidel Castro Armando Hart Javier Felipe Pazgs Bayama Castro Bomero Hart Pazos Vurgency Court

Poisoned rice wine kills two in ULCHIN village wedding

In ULCHIN Korea UD Two en parish, two people died and 10 others were in serious condition after consuming poisoned rice wine at a wedding party on Sunday in a remote eastern coastal village.

Ulchin Korea

Slide Blocks WP Track Derails Nine Freight Cars

A Western Pacific track south of Indian Creek derailed nine cars of the Expediter fast freight from Los Angeles to Seattle. One person was injured, no other trains delayed. The line, six miles north of here, is expected to reopen today as officials investigate the slide into Indian Creek.

Reddio Western Pacific Railroad Indian Creek Los Angeles Seattle Western Pacific

Fast Life Builds Ocean Blvd Apartments for Long Beach

A discussion argues that constructing large apartment buildings along Ocean Boulevard could save downtown Long Beach by attracting hundreds of new families. Proponents compare it to bringing a new factory, noting the influx of money and jobs as economic stimulus.

Ocean Blvd Long Beach

Civic plan to boost Ocean Blvd hotel and retirement housing

A draft civic plan urges council approval to develop Ocean Blvd with a front hotel and apartment district. It envisions attracting conventions and retirees with high incomes, funded by cooperative effort from civic organizations.

Ocean Blvd

Sukarno Arrives in Bangkok for Thai Rest Visit

Indonesian President Sukarno arrived in Bangkok from Rangoon on Sunday for a three day rest and will conduct a visit to Thailand during the stay.

Bangkok Thailand Sukarno Indonesia Rangoon

New 6 ingredient ointment and internal tablet relief psoriasis

A mass mailer offers a 14 day home trial of a six ingredient ointment and an internal tablet claimed to relieve psoriasis. Readers are invited to write Canam Sales Co Dept 143 Rockport Mass for details and trial information.

Canam Sales Co Dept Irockport Mass

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