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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1959
Page
3
A tanker explosion on a trestle over the Ogeechee River set a freight train ablaze and caused 14 deaths among bathers and picnickers at a nearby fishing and recreation area. Rescue units and helicopters assisted as flames and debris plunged into the water.
Six persons were killed and about 20 wounded seriously in riots in Douala Cameroons on Saturday. Three of the dead and four of the wounded were Europeans. Authorities imposed a curfew and warned of severe punishment for the disturbances amid ongoing political unrest since 1934.
The House committee, backing Eisenhower, warned inflation threatens American families and prosperity. It cited wage hikes, a growing federal deficit, and pressures for spending as the main causes. The president urged Congress to balance the budget, restrain future authorizations, and defend the dollar’s buying power while exploring tax changes. John McCormack accused the president of shifting blame to Congress for administration policies.
A U1-A trestle fire south of San Francisco blocked all rail service into and out of the peninsula city. Southern Pacific said restoration would be possible only late today. About 13,000 commuters face Monday by bus or car on crowded highways. Ten Sunday trains were canceled and southern trains diverted to Oakland with bus connections.
July Reader's Digest touts a discovery showing how to stay fit by exercising only 24 seconds a day. Dr Steinhaus explains four six second exercises that promote maximum muscle tone with 50 gym without equipment or expense.
Bill Graham preached to passengers and crew of the liner United States in mid-Atlantic Sunday. The service drew the largest audience ever aboard a ship and capped a tour return from Australia and other regions. The liner was due at New York.
An elderly speaker urges recipients to seek Beltone hearing aid assistance this year. She recalls a grandmother’s tale and praises an invisible aid with no buttons or cords, highlighting a free zeal call and a local appointment line.
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