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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1959

Page

2

Jumping but Not Into Bay Signals From Bridge

Nancy Bell 28 of Mill Valley waved a lantern from the Golden Gate Bridge to signal her band aboard a ship due in San Francisco Bay. Police feared a suicide bid but she said she was signaling her husband James Bell aboard the steamer Colony Mariner returning from a six month Far East voyage.

San Francisco Tower of Golden Gate Bridge Feday Ty Nancy Bell Mil Valley San Francisco Bay James Bell Colony Mariner Far East Nancy Grays Nancy Hiad Old Colony Mariner Pier 46

Rosie’s Promotion in AF Passed by Senate 12-1

Lt. Gen. Emmett O’Donnell known as Rosie won Senate Armed Services Committee approval 12 to 1 to command Pacific Air Forces. He faced opposition from Sen. Margaret Chase Smith who accused leaks and smearing involving a potential shift of Smith to women’s Air Force leadership.

Washington T Emmett O'Donnell Air Force Rosie Senate Armed Services Committee Pacific Air Forces Margaret Sate Smith Maine Senate Odoncell Eisenhower Airy Force Sus Smith Air Force Reserve O'Donnell James H Douglas Treybeh Richard B. Russell D-Ga Russell Odonnell Harry F. Byrd D-Va Byrd Grosecutor Women’s Air Force Drew Pearson O'Donnell-Smith Jimmy Stewart Stewart

De Valera elected Ireland president by wide margin

Eamon de Valera, 77, was elected president of Ireland with unofficial counts showing a large lead over Gen. Sean MacEoin as 35 of 40 districts reported results. The longtime leader chaired Ireland for four decades in a largely ceremonial role.

Dublin Eamon de Valera Ireland Sean Maccoin Dev de Valera MacEoin

Lutheran Leader Wins Third Term in San Francisco Election

Dr Behnken, 75, won a nine year term as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Houston after a multistage ballot in Texas in 1935. The race pitted him against Oliver Harms and other younger church leaders over doctrinal purity and synod leadership. Classifieds promote large returns from classified acts with contact details.

San Francisco Ballot Behnken W. Behnken Oliver Harms Zeon Texas Dr. Behnkens Missouri Synod

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