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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1959

Page

3

Plastic Bag Peril Bills Move to Curb Child Dangers

In Sacramento Senators and Assembly members proposed bills to label all plastic bags used by cleaners as dangerous and to add regular holes. Senator Richard Richards of Los Angeles and Assemblyman Milton Marks of San Francisco said the measures respond to child deaths from smothering by cleaning bags.

Sacramento Hills Senate Assembly Richard Richards Los Angeles Milton Marks San Francisco Richards State Board of Dry Cleaners

Senate Overrides Brown Veto of Ogle Bill 33-0

In Sacramento the Senate voted 33-0 to override Gov. Edmund G. Brown's veto of Senate Bill 284, enabling the Orange County Board of Supervisors to fire County Counsel Joel Ogle. It marked the first rebel move against Brown since taking office. Assembly members Bruce Sumner and Richard Harna commented on the action.

Senate Brown Ogle Sacramento Edmund G. Brown Murdy Orange County Board of Supervisors Joel Ogle Legislative House Orange County Bruce Sumner Richard Harna Hanna Assembly John A Murdy Jr Rsada Ana Richard Richards Los Angeles James Cobey Merced Donald Fe Grunsky Watsonville Tidelands Flattery

Laborers’ Walkout Predicted in Southern California

Labor union officials warned of a strike possible in Southern California Monday, with about 56 000 construction workers affected and 3 000 in Long Beach. International Union of Laborers and Hod-Carriers Local 507 representative Mueller said one more negotiating session is set before any action, as offers and proposals are still in dispute.

Southern California California E M Meteller International Union of Laborers Hod-Carriers Long > Beach Tunion Committee representa_tives Mueller Long Beach Enions Associated General Contractors Building Contractors Assn Home Builders Assn Assn

Weather Delays Mice Expedition Into Space

At Vandenberg Air Force Base an attempt to send four mice into space aboard a Discoverer satellite was postponed due to fog and haze. Ground crews cited Pacific safety rules requiring an almost clear sky for tracking. Recovery plans and future launches hinge on improved electronic tracking to permit firings under cloudy conditions.

James A. Allen Vandenberg Air Force Base Sputnik AIR Force Holloman ‘Air Force Base New Mexico Discoverer JH. c Air Force CLIS Pacific Hawai Spitzbergen Cape Canaveral

Plan A Power Plant Moves by Plane to Baltimore

Washington UP reports a contract awarded to Martin Co of Baltimore for design and build of an atomic plant that can be transported by airplane. The project aims to power electricity and showcases an innovative, portable approach to large scale energy infrastructure.

Washington Martin Co Baltimore Thurg

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