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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1959
Page
5
A Senate bill by Sen. Stephen Teale of West Point aims to ban the use of baby footprints for identification. Backers, including hospitals and public officials, say the practice could be misused and should be restricted to prevent privacy concerns.
Governor Brown warned of severe drought and urged swift passage of a 13 billion dollar water plan. A state report cited poor river flows, overdraft, and seawater intrusion threatening multiple regions from Napa to San Diego, with funds earmarked for Oroville Dam and a northern aqueduct.
Roseville reports Shirley Moore of Roseville received a suspended sentence for dictating neighbors and was jailed on a corporal injury charge. Patricia Baker of Torrance, 21, was jailed on suspicion of severely beating her 1-year-old daughter. The baby suffered extensive bruising and wounds. Baker’s husband reported the incident. A bartender’s plea about selling a piano is noted in a stray line.
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee backs Gov Brown's plan for a five cent tax per pack of cigarettes while rejecting a 15 percent levy on other tobacco products. Stamp or decal collection proposed to fund the tax, with a $1.7 million stamp system and 2 percent distributor commission. Estimated net effect cuts Brown's tax program by about $9.7 million. cigarettes only expected to raise $9–$61 million yearly after deductions and exemptions.
Dr Edward Teller, the nuclear scientist, argues against familiar measures as senseless and arbitrary at a space scientists dinner. He recounts the yard as King Henry Is finger tip to nose distance and notes Edward II fixed the inch as the span across three acorns.
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