Offer May Speed E 2nd St. Bridge
George Weeks reports a potential land deal to speed the E 2nd Street Bridge over Marine Stadium. City attorney to study a no cost three acre transfer in exchange for other considerations to avoid litigation, with Security First National Bank as executor of Warren M. McGrath estate holding the land for the north approach. South approach land to be obtained by agreement with Pacific Electric Railway Co.
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George Weeks
Marine Stadium
E. 2Nd. St
George A Hart Jr
Ball
Security First National Bank
Warren M. McGrath
Pacific Electric Railway Co
De Gaulle Awaits Coty Call to Power in Stricken France
Paris reports Charles de Gaulle in a power struggle as President Coty seeks a majority to form a new government. The Assembly backed de Gaulle by a narrow margin, while communists oppose him and protests loom. Corsica and Algiers show support for de Gaulle as political maneuvering intensifies.
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de Gaulle
Coty
France
Paris
UPI
Ene Fierre
Algiers
Filimin
Sant ‘S
Charles de Gaulle
Rene Coly
Catry
Aouti
Pflinlin
Pale
Fourth Republic
Constitute Gaulle
Consulta
Elystes
National Assembly
Assembly
Corsica
Nazis Saved France Liver Deaths Says Paris Doctor
A Paris doctor told a world gastroenterology congress that German occupation of France during World War II indirectly reduced alcoholic liver deaths among French people. He said mortality from liver cirrhosis fell by about half during the occupation and the three years after, based on his report.
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Washington
France
Paris
D. Caroli
Prisoners Strike at Eastham State Prison Farm
About 290 inmates at Eastham State Prison farm began a sit down strike at 11:30 p.m. no reasons given, with Texas Prison System official predicting an all night affair as walkout continued.
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Huntsville
Tex
Eastham State Prison
AuEsuay
O. B. Ellis
Texas
Hancock Oil stock soars on sale rumors amid refinery blaze
Controlling stockholders of Hancock Oil Co confirmed talks with a major Eastern oil firm about a possible sale after stock jumped from 27.50 to 51.50. John W. Hancock later said no negotiations were known, easing the price drop to near 46.50 at close. Officials say the statement clarifies the situation and aims to stabilize the stock. Principal holder is Mrs. Will J. Reid. Workers at Harwick's Signal Hill refinery continue cleanup after an eight million dollar fire last week. City officials paid tribute to firemen and police and asked city managers to discuss safety measures for rebuilding the plant.
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Hancock Oil Co
Eastern Oil
Long Beach
John W. Hancock
Eastern Oil Company
Will J. Reid
Long Birch Pioneer Oilman
Harwick
Signal Hill
Sam Vickers
Hancock
Vanguard satellite may not have entered orbit
Washington officials said they do not know if Vanguard II went into orbit after a launch at 10:47 p.m. The RCA monitoring station reported radio signals only until 12:08 a.m., with no reception by 2:10 a.m. The rocket carried a 211 pound satellite designed to study ultraviolet radiation from the sun with instruments to measure Ly alpha hydrogen in solar flares.
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Washington
Project Vanguard
Vanguard IL
Richard W. Porter
Vanguard Earth Satellite Panel
Nensmen
Porter
New, York
Radio Corp. of America
RCA Communications
RCA Center
RCA
Navy
Russia
Low Earth
Weather Improves As WM Goes
A fragmented weather note suggests conditions improve with WM departure. The piece mentions underpayment and a nagging wife as factors, framing the change as a domestic context affecting work. No clear date or location is provided.
Ike Signs Big Postal Rate Hike
President Eisenhower signed into law the largest postage increase voted by Congress. The measure raises first class stamps to 2 cents effective August and boosts overall postal pay about ten percent retroactive to January 1. The bill, while controversial to some workers, is presented as essential for postal operations.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Congress
Rye
Law of the Dead Stag Leaves on Tree Debated
Long Beach council members discuss ownership of leaves on city trees after resident Fercy J. Powell argues the city should own fallen leaves. Councilman Garrison cites the law of the dead stag while others joke about leaf labor and election relevance.
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Fercy J. Powell
Santiago Ave
Powell
City of
Long Beach
Park Department
Charles Garrison
Gerald Desmond
D. Pat Ahern
U S to Hold Up Proposed Subsidence Damage Suit
Federal mediator Ralph Patterson voiced optimism in ongoing talks over California brewery strike lockout as Long Beach and Wilmington oil zones plan a five year water injection program. City, four firms in fault blocks 2 and 3 agree to postpone suit. unitization and repressure work to begin by 1959 with federal participation possible.
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U.S
Los Angeles
UPS
Ralph Patterson
California Breweries
Patterson
San Francisco
Wilmington
United States Dela
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Lily
Edmund G. Brown
U. S. Atty
Rogers
Brown
Chicago
Board of Hortien
Junejbor Commissioners
Eify
Ciliation Service
Thej
State Lands Commission
Long ‘Beach
Independent flight from Red Romani to Long Beach story
Masked gunmen torched a plush roadhouse in the Chicago area in what authorities say is the work of a crime syndicate tied to the Senate Rackets Committee. The report notes Mrs. Sarah Cooper as a central figure in the unfolding coverage on Page B-11 and A-5.
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Red Romania
Long Beach
Sarah Cooper
Chicago
Senate
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2Nd St. Bridge
Ceisin
Solon
Louisville
Noble J. Gregory
House
Ways and Means Committee
Murray
Frank A. Stubblefield
Stubblefield
Mayfield
Gregory
Worls
Little Rock
Ernest Green
Schoo
New York
Gruenther
Alfred M. Gruenther
NATO
Lafayette Fellowship Foundation
Clovis, N
Cannon Air Force Base
Ase
George Aiken
R-Vi
Department of Agriculture
Ike
LAW OF the Dead Stag
Fowell
Siald
Brynn Molevom
Percy J. Powell
United States
Lusi Fodigs
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