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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1959

Page

1

Father Donates Skin for Girl Burn Victim in Transplant Plan

Norman Harrison, 23, of Long Beach, will endure noon surgery at St. Marys Hospital to remove seven skin grafts from his legs and abdomen. The grafts will be flown to Providence Rhode Island for Deborah Jean Harrison, 3, severely burned in a fire. Her mother Gloria Ann and brother Eugene have donated skin as well.

Tolay Continentg St. Mary's Hospital United Air Lines Providence A. 1 Roger Williams General Hospital Norman Michael Harrison 1St St Adams Insulation Cy N. Tagwood Ave Lakewood Harrison Debbie Gloria Ann Eugene Debbi Harrigan Ono Rhode Island Tssue Long Beach

No MTA Strike ruled by Los Angeles judge

Superior Judge Ellsworth Meyer issued a permanent injunction prohibiting a threatened strike by Metropolitan Transit Authority streetcar and bus workers. The order preserves the 2,400 workers represented by Division 1277 and 1,200 by the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, amid wage dispute talks.

Los Angeles UPN Metropolitan’Transit Authority Ellsworth Meyer Meyer Transportation Union MTA S Brotherhood of Division 1277 MTA

Oil Union Picketing Gulf Refinery at Port Arthur

About 4 500 oil workers struck the Gulf Oil refinery in Port Arthur Texas on Wednesday. The labor action involved a large Sitike at the plant, with tensions high and the schedule prompt.

Port Arthur Texa Gulf Oil Corp

L A Market Tieup Ends with Five Year Wage Deal

In Los Angeles area markets a four week strike ended with a broad five year agreement raising weekly pay by about 19.60 dollars and adding benefits including medical dental and attention care. The deal covers Retail Clerks and market personnel after tense talks led by state conciliator Merle Wissler. The agreement, opposed by some factions, includes an anti discrimination clause and links future raises to the cost of living.

Los Angeles UPI Psychi Atric Attention TIE Ofl Chemical Atomic Workers Union Loa Vicket Angelos Gulf Sinclair Oil Corp Magnolia Petroleum Co Food Employers Council California Merle Wissler Jon State Conciliation Office Nom Kg

Be An Independent There’s No Job Open as House Page

An odd wording puzzle notes no job for 14 year old Jimmie Jahnson of Chicago. The piece appears on Page A-4. In related brief, anteaters and badgers are reported taking over several Long Beach parks on Page B-1.

Howse Gage Jimmie Jahnson Chicago Long Beach

El Paso Attorney Gunned Down at Airport

A 50-year-old El Paso attorney Theodore Andress was shot nine times at the International Airport while waiting for luggage. He died later in hospital from five bullet wounds. Suspect Dr Harold Eidenoff, a former Florida physician, was arrested wearing a bulletproof vest and had discarded the pistol. Andress had represented Eidenoff in a December 1955 divorce action and was elected president of the Texas Association of School Boards last October.

EL Paso Theodore Andress International Andress Harold Eidenoff Fl Pasa Eidenolf Hee Divoren San Francisco Texas Assn

Sophia Loreni Hat Fire Stops on Movie Set

Hollywood reports Sophia Loreni escaped injury after a hat and wig caught fire on the set of Heller With a Gun. The blaze began when she accidentally backed into a gas jet, but was quickly extinguished and filming resumed. In Moraga California General Lucius D. Clay warned Russia could overtake the United States economically by 2070.

Hollywood UPI Sophia Loreni Miss Loren

Bandit Robs Bow Liquor Store with 138 Calibre Revolver

A “baby faced” gunman aged 28 robs Bow Liquor Store at 2134 American Ave about 8 p.m. forcing the clerk to surrender $84. Police report the suspect shouted threats as he took cash from the register, leaving pennies behind. John Arthur Greenwood is named in connections with the incident.

John Arthur Greenwood Bow Amercan Ave

Housing Go-Slow Bid Is Rejected in Congress

Washington reports a key congressman rejected the administration plea for a gradual housing bill. Rep. Albert Rains said quick action was needed, labeling the Democratic plan more costly and criticizing the president's program as inadequate and budget bookkeeping. The Congress proposal expands urban renewal, elderly housing loans, and public housing units.

Washington Federal Housing Rains House Eisenhow Fisenhower

Senate Raises Trouble Sign for Pat's Taxes

In Sacramento the Senate reacts to Governor Brown's 256 million tax proposal as Assembly members back wider taxation. Key lawmakers dispute need for new taxes while labor groups and industry blast the plan. Burns and Ralph Brown support the governor, but McBride and Dilworth say they will vote down new taxes.

Sacramento UPI Senate Edmund G. Brown Assembly Brown James J. McBride Vetiluti Finance Committee Nelson Dilworth Hemet Revenue and Taxation Committee GOP Joseph C. Shell Los Angeles Dilworth Sair McBride Pilworth Revenue and Tax Committee Burns Lonvernor Ralpis Brown C. Haggerty AFL- Sewer Cio Wildta SA Munnell Assembly Democratic Chuckies

WM Once a Commie Spy for FBI

Fragmentary OCR text mentions a WM who allegedly spied for the FBI and contains garbled dialogue about a wife shopping in a department store. The readable portion provides a sensational claim but lacks clear dates names or verifiable context.

Commie FBI

Mexican and American arrests in two Tijuana gambling raids

Forty eight fonechers and Mexicans were arrested in two raids near the Tijuana bull ring and at Rosarito Beach. Federal prosecutors say the detainees will face Mexican criminal process with up to a year before trial. Additional Americans and Mexicans were detained in the Rosarito raid as authorities seized gambling equipment.

Thuana Mexico Lozano San the Clio Fe Lus Americas Tijuana Jen Rosarito Beach

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