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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1957
Page
6
Local brief notes Keng Beach Call schedule for Wednesday outlines Mey finale plans. Public notice cites event timing and venue details for attendees and press.
ANAHEIM The coroner ruled the cafe owner Walden Lake 38 of Fountain Grill 229 W Center St Wisody died by his own action after a knife wound to the chest. He was found between two tables as a bread deliverer alerted staff. Notes to wife and sister were found at the scene.
The Eleventh Naval District awarded a $415,000 contract for replacing the east west taxiway and holding area pavement at Los Alamitos Air Station. Sully-Miller Contracting Co. of Long Beach received the award.
Los Angeles County Supervisors adopted a 412,816.59 preliminary budget with a 11.71 cent tax rate increase. The rate rises from 1.85322 to 2.1495 per 100 assessed value, the largest preliminary budget yet. Public hearings start June 10 for 10 days.
Ottawa plans a national civil defense drill to muster about 3000 volunteers across Canada. The exercise will proceed Friday with separate sessions in Madison and Sauuton, as U S officials compare control measures and notes on coordination. A Wisconsin court case involves a berry patch dispute between Dundon of Brookfield and neighbors over fence lines and trespass.
A Scotsman from Annan, Dumfriesshire, purchased Gretna Green's original smithy where thousands of eloping couples wed to evade parental consent laws. The historic landmark, famed as a destination for runaway marriages, was popular from the 18th century onward. The buyer's purchase marks a retracing of the site’s famed romance era.
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