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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1957

Page

4

Graft Evidence Ties Union Dues to Personal Expenditures

In testimony Brewster is linked to using union member dues for a Palm Springs apartment and other personal and entertainment expenses. Records show gifts, hotel bills, a $25,000 Palm Springs purchase, a $4,000 down payment on another home, and payments to a jockey and trainer. Officials denied a special fund. Brewster claimed funds went to political activities from 1950 to 1953 and beyond.

Palm Springs Calif Brewster International Union Carmine, Holline Brewater International Luach Pat Wilmington Del Vas Salton Mushatrens Seattle Brewster Yy Leona Eloise Graves Kennedy

Graves Heroic Fire Save Time to Save Tots

Mrs. Graves died after rescuing three children from a Bermuda home fire sparked by a wood stove. Her sacrifice occurred as Britain and the United States prepared for talks on nuclear policy and closer defense cooperation during a high level summit in Bermuda.

Mer Hushant Delbert Tucker's Town Bermuda Britain Tim Cyrietmas Testa Macmillan Eisenhower Europe Delbert Graves Lovesville Woods Wilmington Del Delbert III Lucinda Edward Thomas William Associated Press

Senate panel approves citizen access bill for meetings

A Sacramento Senate committee on Tuesday approved a measure to allow citizens to attend local government meetings without name registration or similar restrictions. The bill targets San Diego City Council meetings, where attendees have been asked to fill out questionnaires, according to Assemblyman Frank Luckel.

Sacramento Senate San Diego Frank Luckel

Science Finds New Highway in Outer Space

Uth scientists announce a "new highway in outer space" where giant missiles can travel without regard to time weather or terrain. Maj Gen J H Medaria of the Army Missile Agency said a new guided missile engineering building and a new guidance laboratory were opened at Caltech's jet propulsion center. He claimed the system launches the 20th Century Transportation by applying rocket power to move warheads over vast distances quickly.

Pasadena Calif Uth J. H. Medaria Medatis California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Center

War Threat Looms in Mideast and UN Push in Cairo

A UN secretary general trip to Cairo to discuss immediate issues follows renewed war warnings. Egypt insists tolls be prepaid to Suez Canal authorities as a condition for normalizing traffic. A UN spokesman denies reports of a Gaza evacuation deadline while Israel seeks a tougher US stance in Washington with Abba Eban meeting Under Secretary Herter.

Jaerles Ben-Gurion Crisp Hammarakjold New York Cairo Egypt Suez Canal Suez Canal Authority U.N Radio Cairo Gaza Hasan Abdel Latif UNEF

Winter in the East Ends With Gloomy Exit

A storm system moves through the eastern United States delivering snow and mixed precipitation. Northern Pennsylvania, New York, and New England see snowfall while the Midwest reports mixed rain and snow as winter departs. Muskegon Michigan reports five inches of snow and a cold front lingers. the weather pattern shifts toward a spring outlook in the central regions.

Midwest Muskegon Mich Nola Wisconsin Anow

Weather forecast fragment for New Jersey and Atlantic states

Forecasters predict a mix of rain and cloud cover across New Jersey and the Atlantic states with showers likely in western mountains. The unsettled weather pattern suggests variable conditions and possible showers as the day progresses.

New Jersey Iito Southern New Eprning England Atlantic

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