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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1958
Page
5
Sir Winston Churchill remains confined to a Riviera villa in Monaco, recovering from pneumonia and pleurisy. A friend says he longs to paint in the Mediterranean sun, but doctors order him to stay indoors until warmer weather arrives.
Pope Pius XII canceled the formal observance of his coronation anniversary and will hold a giant audience in St Peter's Basilica attended by thousands. The event was moved from Benediction Hall to the Basilica after the observance was called off amid protests over a bishop’s defamation conviction. The audience, a weekly Vatican ritual, drew many requests to attend today’s service.
A report shows 3,173,000 unemployed, fueling debate over tax cuts and public works as options. President Eisenhower reportedly delays a new tax-sent proposal, while a White House economic meeting considers tax ideas and other recession remedies.
Five Navy inmates outsmarted Marine guards at Bayonne New Jersey yard seized pistols aboard the Wisconsin and forced a truck to flee. A civilian refused kidnap, alerted police after a car abduction attempt, and a roadblock halted the escape.
Two Long Beach area men were arrested outside the courtroom of Mrs. Marjorie Durant Waller’s drunk driving trial for offering perjured testimony. Robert J. Magvin, 23, of South Gate and Jimmy Ray Wood, 24, of Paramount allegedly tried to pay $350,000 for false testimony. Investigators said the men were set up by district attorney’s office after a tip from Wood’s attorney Milton Zerin. The pair were to be arraigned today on charges of attempting to suborn perjury in Los Angeles County court.
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