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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1960

Page

3

Grand Trunk Locomotives Retire (Continued from Paper)

A former Toman on steam locomotives and longtime railroad workers reflect on the final days of iron steam power. Retired engineer H R Lieszenfeltz, age 65, recalls 50 years with Grand Trunk and the shift toward diesel engines as the last iron horses fade from the nation. The piece notes the end of an era and mentions the Burlington and Quincy pulling its pioneer Zephyr from service as diesel propulsion expands.

Newmin Burlington and Quincy Railroad

Khrushchev Bomb Report Fails to Confirm Details

Dispatches from New Delhi and Kabul describe a bomb planted on the road Khrushchev would travel on his Kabul arrival. No official confirmation exists. The device was found Feb 27 during a security sweep along the Kabul to Bagram route. Khrushchev visited Afghanistan March 2 to 5 amid a generally warm reception.

Watson New Delhi India Kabul Nikita Khrushchev Khrushchev Afghanistan Khrughchev Didi Burma Indonesia Bagram Eisenhower

Khrushchev Tour Sees France Farmers and Flags

Khrushchev travels with heavy security through Nimes Arles and Marseille areas praising French agriculture while noting Ukraine yields. He boasts corn hopes and dining Bouillabaisse, and criticizes attitudes toward farmers amid a Gaullist farm price controversy. The visit includes a dance demonstration by Henriette Ban and a light chat with irrigation officials.

Nimes France Khrushchev Mar Jeci Seilles Carn Nina Jiutia Henriette Ban Arles Moscovw Languedoc Russia Ukraine Marseilles Bouillabaise Curity Communist Party Istres Thoupeands Monsigne Khrushchev Fehneus Pichegu Khrushie Irrigation Officidls Charles de Gaulles

Thief Steals Jewelry and Coat From Drury Lane Dressing Room

Suburban Evergreen Park Police pursued a thief who took a sable coat valued at 12000 and jewelry worth about 13000 from the dressing room of Gypsy Rose Lee at the Drury Lane Theater. The coat belonged to Palette Goddard, star of Laura, who shared a dressing room with Lee. The thefts were discovered the following day after Lee had left the venue.

Chicago Evergreen Park Gypsy Rose Lee Palette Goddard Miss Lee Drury Lane Theater Miss Goddard Laura Drury Liane

Ex-Diplomat Dr Gregorio Maranon Dies at 72

MADRID Spain Dr Gregorio Maranon noted Spanish physician and former diplomat died at his home Sunday after a heart attack He served as ambassador in France in 1931 and was a prominent medical figure in Spain

Madrid Spain Gregorio Maranon France

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