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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1959

Page

3

California approves three cent cigarette tax rise

California lawmakers finalizing a three cent per package cigarette and cigarillo tax sent the bill to Gov. Edmund G. Brown for signature. The measure will take effect July 1 with stamps affixed to packs. Debate centered on stamp versus invoiced wholesale collection. The tax is expected to raise about 60.75 million dollars.

Sacramento UPI Edmund G. Brown Brown California Assembly Senate

Safety Chief Seeks Local Control to Avert Federal Oversight

Long Beach safety chief warns road carnage could trigger federal police force. He cites a 1953 accident record as a model for local achievement and backs a city-led drive on jaywalking. The Long Beach Safety Council welcomes new officers Dr. Charles H. Farbish president, Frank W. Starr vice president, W. F. Karlson vice president, Frank B. George secretary, and Fordz McCook treasurer.

Bruce Suraner Santa Ana Jesse M. Unruh Los Angeles Committe Senate National Safety Council Howard Pyle Arizona Pyle Eisenhower Long Beach Safety Council Lafayette Hotel Long Beach Iity Bong Beach Safety Council Charles H. Farbish Frank W. Starr Wv. F. Karlson Frank B. George Fordz McCook

Disabled Veterans to Meet July 13

Members of Chapter 17, Disabled American Veterans, and the Auxiliary will meet July 13 at 8 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Hall.

Chapter 17 Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary Veterans Memorial Hall

Princes Slip From Garda At Polo Match

Windsor England Sunday Prince Charles and Princess Anne slipped away from their guard during a polo match and vanished into a men’s dressing room. Detective Albert Perkins chased them as they helped groom ponies with Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh watching nearby. The children slipped through a fence and reappeared, fooling Perkins at Smiths Lawn.

Windsor England Prince Charles Anne Charles Duke of Edinburgh Smith's Lawn Queen Elizabeth Albert Perkins Perkins 2 Polo Club

Senate panel rebuffs Eisenhower on loan fund plan

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to place the Development Loan Fund on a long term basis with heavy treasury borrowing, contrasting with House approval of 3.64 billion and the president’s request of about 3.93 billion. If enacted, the measure would authorize 3.16 billion in cash aid plus 1 billion a year borrowing for five years. The program links aid to aging nations through cash and credit, viewed as the nation’s chief method for aiding allies.

Washington UPI Senate Foreign Relationsl Committee Eisenhower Treasury

Circus Fire Injures 33 in Sapporo Tent Panic

A fire tore through a crowded circus tent in Sapporo on Monday, sending 33 people to hospital. Witnesses described a sudden panic as flames spread, with emergency crews aiding the injured and evacuating the remaining spectators.

Sapporo Japan UPI

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