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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1957

Page

14

Tent City Emerges for National Boy Scout Jamboree

FACLEY FORGE Pa A vast tent city rises on 3000 acres of historic hills to host about 60 000 Boy Scouts and leaders for the Fourth National Boy Scout Jamboree from dawn today until July 21. The site will become the 16th largest city in Pennsylvania with 23 000 tents and 18 000 plus participants expected daily, supported by 58 trains 658 buses 12 airplanes and numerous autos. A medical corps of 139 doctors will conduct initial health checks as the event unfolds with Susie the six month old mascot from the plains joining the gathering.

Facley Forge Texas George Washington Pennsylvania

Unexploded World War II Bomb Threatens Kassel Main Street

A 1,000-pound World War II bomb left near Kassel's main street caused near panic as workers uncovered it during foundation work near the railway station. Explosives experts warned of a delayed fuse and evacuated a 300 yard radius while residents moved away. authorities hoped to defuse it by morning.

Kkassel Germany Kassel Worsmen

Anis nove special lodging and dining listed

From the boulevard 19 the orexa two lounles Allrcoma offer silver baths wall-to-wall carpeting writing desks telephone and daily maid service Large dining room with meals $24.00 a week plus sop Choles stinks prime beef roast turkey baked ham and all paid 10 iS No better food anywhere Phone HE 6-6253 Dining room option caters to the stride public Cinb Breakfast and regular dinners $2.15

Anis Nove Orexa Allrcoma Silvnte Cinb Breakeast

Helped Friend, Man Fractures Arm In Fall

Assistant District Attorney Emile Gezelin of Reno was sent to the hospital after tumbling from a ladder while attempting to repair a light fixture at a friend's house. The incident left him with a broken arm.

Reno Emile Gezelin Gezelin

Prisoner Outside Work Bill Signed in California

Gov. Knight signed over 100 measures including a Cobey bill allowing selected county jail prisoners to work outside on weekdays and weekends. The act, patterned after Wisconsin, becomes effective Sept. 11 and includes a payroll procedure.

Sacramento California James Cobey Merced Knight Geo. Miller Jr Martinez Cobey Wisconsin Coliey Sen Richards Los Angeles Boards of Supervisors Abshire Santa Rosa Murdy Huntington Beach Short Stockton Montgomery D-Hanford

Exchange Boosts Member Sales

New York Stock Exchange members approved a constitutional amendment to raise the membership retirement cap to 75 from 50. The plan allows retiring up to 66 memberships by end of 1962 at a maximum $60,000 each, with this year's sales ranging from $80,000 to $89,000.

New York New York Stock Exchange

Mink roundup frees 300 minks on Long Island ranch

A burglar broke into Harry Schoppe's mink farm in Greenlawn New York over the weekend, opening 50 cages and releasing 300 minks valued at $30,000. Schoppe and an employee rounded up about 12 of the escaped animals Monday morning and urged residents to help capture the rest while warning them to wear gloves due to the minks sharp teeth.

Harry Schoppe Schoppe Wip

Adlai Ends Tour in Paris Visit to Schweitzer

Adlai Stevenson returned to Paris on Monday ending a tour of French possessions in Africa where he met Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Nobel Prize winning medical missionary, and discussed his experiences amid the ongoing international trip.

Paris Adlai Stevenson Africa Albert Schweitzer

Meteor Explosion Averts Dent In Maui Landscape

A massive meteor flash over Hawaii Sunday night lights Maui skies and is described as creating daylight brightness from a ball of fire with a long tail. Captain W L Young reports the incident near Maui Airport while E H Bryan notes its magnitude surpassing anything in 40 years of study.

Honolulu Hawaii Maui W. L. Young Hawaiian Air Line Young Maui Island E. H. Bryan Bishop Museum Lulworth Cove England Wria

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