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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1959
Page
3
A major landslide along Pacific Palisades north of Santa Monica Canyon blocked U S 101 and spared about 50 motorists at a red light. A Greyhound bus barely escaped, while another vehicle slid through the debris. Engineers warned of further rock falls as the coast area remains unstable.
In Lima Peru Wednesday police used tear gas and mounted units to disperse diehard bank strikers who tried to force bank workers from their posts. The center of the city saw clashes as the crowd faced off with authorities and the mounting tension raised concerns over public safety. A separate landslide overwhelmed a hillside area, sending earth onto a highway and dragging parts of a landmark mansion’s front yard down the cliff. The highway division warned reopening would be delayed.
U S District Court filed a land condemnation case to clear a path for a new multi million dollar Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. The suit seeks condemnation of a channel of empty air for a covered passage between the Post Office and the future building. An underground hole under the alley will house a hoist and transformer.
Three independents favoring a return to the three Rs captured key Los Angeles School Board seats. Winners were J C Chambers, Charles R Smoot, and Arthur F Gardner with results showing strong margins over opponents including Lucy Baca, Robert Fenton Craig, and Tom Carvey Jr. In City Council races, Charles Navarro won in the 10th District, James Harvey Brown took the vacant 13th District seat, and one incumbent was reelected. Only one charter amendment passed, permitting temporary vacancies in city offices.
The day’s Sacramento item notes the assembly passage of a bill related to employment safety disability and liability. It references AR numbers and names including Carl and others along with figures like $9. The piece mentions a Minnesota style alliance and race related terms in a brief, fragmentary report.
Madras U School managers in Kerala announce no reopening of 3500 schools in the Malabar district after summer vacation in protest of a state education bill targeting church run institutions. The move signals heightened tension between church schools and the Communist state government amid funding and governance disputes.
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