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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1958
Page
2
A California legislature inquiry probes hours judges spend on court work and disputes the high number of marriages performed by Superior Judge George Dockweiler and Los Angeles Municipal Judge Ida May Adams. Reported earnings from ceremonies raise questions about compensation and propriety within the judiciary.
A Madrid statue of Neptune draped with mysterious banners bearing the letters F C Initials and Beans give a hint at political protest. The drift of the markings signals support for Castro though the full message remains obscured by the draping.
The bulletin lists daily high and low temperatures for cities including Long Beach Oklahoma City Los Angeles Phoenix Boston Pittsburgh Chicago Portland Cleveland Denver St Paul Seattle Seattle and Madrid University. It also notes tides with high tides 4.9 and 4.6 feet and low tides 1.4 and 0.2 feet at specified times, plus sunrise and sunset times. Fidel Castro mentioned in a brief political reference.
Science writer Alton L Blakeslee reports a Buffalo discovery by Dr James Grace showing a chemical difference between cancers and healthy tissue. The protein EX substance found only in cancers could lead to drugs that kill cancer cells with less harm to healthy tissue and may enable vaccines or radioactive antibody therapies.
Barbara Velcich and husband Denny seek welfare help to reclaim 20 month old Tommy from Franklin Village Children's Home in Columbus after grandmother Nettie McCoy reportedly offered him for adoption. Velcich says she and her spouse tried to contact the grandmother, who cared for Tommy in Kentucky. authorities note the child was placed in care amid family tensions and prior separations.
San Diego customs inspectors found marijuana in the spare tire of Alfonso Alosa Covarrubias as he crossed the Mexico border from Tijuana with his family. The 27 year old and his 20 year old companion Rechnel were jailed on suspicion of smuggling. Their two children, aged 14 months and 234 months, were placed in a county home.
Independent publication details and postal classifications appear in this fragment. It references Long Beach California with mentions of transit and court adjudication by Los Angeles County and a monthly carrier rate. The text is incomplete but indicates a historical newspaper notice context from 1943.
Three young girls aged 5 to 7 ate hemlock roots found in a creek near Sevierville Tennessee. They suffered convulsions but doctors at Sevierville and Knoxville hospitals, aided by medical experts, treated them and the children recovered. Betty Sue Caughron was up Sunday, Beulah Mae Caughron improved, and Mary Jane Cole was treated at home.
Archaeologists in Armenia report three 3000-year-old tentlike chariots found in a drained area of Lake Sevan. Tass says the wooden vehicles have sides and roofs, suggesting early wheeled transport with shelter.
The Huntington Hotel on Ocean Boulevard Long Beach offers two lobbies and all rooms with private baths and carpet. Dining room faces the ocean with meals and priced at 4.50 per day. week rates available. Continuous service, telephones, and room service noted. exterior public dining stated.
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