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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1958

Page

4

Land of Many Names Look in Bible

Arthur Edson reviews Iraq’s ancient name history and biblical sites, exploring Mesopotamia and Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar’s Hanging Gardens, Nineveh, Shadrach Meshach and Abednego, and early Mesopotamian civilization, noting floods, irrigation failures, and regional turmoil affecting modern Iraq and nearby Lebanon Syria.

Mesopotamia Babylon Assyria Chaldea Tin Iraq National Geographic ‘Society Mami Abraham Nebuchadnezzar Nahum Belshazzar Cyrus Shadruck Meshach Abednego Bor

Fines for unlicensed transmitter tied to Sputnik beeps

Fred Walker Field Jr. 28 of Torrance and two Los Angeles engineers were fined 100 each for operating an unlicensed radio transmitter that interfered with Sputnik I beeps. The device, found in a tree in Angeles National Forest, operated last December 21 and drew signals from 18 monitoring stations. The government spent 5000 on the search.

Fred Walker Field,Jr Delos Dr Torrance U. S. Atty Tom Sheridan Angeles National Forest Field Rulon Dale Jensen Déan L. Hanson Los Angeles Sputnik Sheridan

Fish Pole Thief Steals Purse From Bedroom

Police believe a burglar nicknamed the fish pole fished a plastic purse from the top of a dresser in Mamie M. Brookover’s bedroom at 479 Walnut Ave. The purse valued at seven dollars held seventeen dollars in currency.

Mamie’ M. Brookover Walnut Ave

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