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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1957

Page

2

Benny Hooper Jr Survives Well Rescue and Healing

Benny Hooper Jr a 7 year old from Manorville N Y was rescued after 23 hours at the bottom of a well He walked from his hospital bed with a grin doctors say he may go home soon A Tampa group invited him for a tarpon fishing vacation during the Gulf tournament June 15 to August 1 A pickle association named him pickle man of the year supplying a year of pickles Meanwhile Leroy Jeter attends a giblet supper in Carlisle S C when his ear is torn loose two others face assault charges and the sheriff notes the ear could not be saved by the doctors

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Reward Set for Clue to Mrs Scott

Los Angeles attorney P Trail Lambros filed a $5000 reward for information on Evelyn Scott, wife of L Ewing Scott, long missing since 1953. Scott, 62, faces charges of murder and theft. he was returned from Detroit after border apprehension. Lambros promised a mystery witness claiming to have sold Mrs Scott a travel ticket in May or June 1955.

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British Factory Owners Raise Pay Amid 12 Month Standstill

London factory owners raised wages by 70 million pounds after a three hour meeting with union and employer representatives. The agreement ends a 12 month pay standstill for about 24.6 million manufacturing workers. Workers had demanded 10 percent and about 11 shillings a week, roughly 4 percent more.

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Mystery Bird Plague Hits California Coast Seabirds Die

An undiagnosed illness killed hundreds of seagulls and pelicans from the Palos Verdes peninsula to Manhattan Beach with a similar report 25 miles south. State wardens chased a Sunset Beach sighting as birds died or were sick in mud flats. Officials speculated food poisoning botulism from decayed matter or sewage but warned diagnosis requires lab study on a fresh specimen.

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Soviet Farm Output Boosts Seen as Torpedo Against U.S.

Moscow Radio cited a broadcast to agricultural workers in Leningrad claiming Soviet milk output rose to 195 percent and butter production surged as a strategic move to undermine Western influence. The report framed farm progress as a hit on capitalist foundations and a challenge to U.S. psychological sway.

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Weather and tide bulletin and refugee incident report

Independent weather update shows high tides today at 65 and 6, with Saturday highs at 7:49 am and 7:30 pm and low tides at 1:53 and 5:?? am. A Vienna police report notes about 100 Hungarian refugees arrested after demonstrations outside the U.S. consulate, later returned to a suburban camp.

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One Proposition Bond Vote For City Water Plan

Election on a $0.4 million water bond to improve storage and distribution facilities. Officials say bond repayment will come from water revenue. A two thirds majority is required to approve the bond in this single proposition election.

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