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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1957
Page
2
In Maebashi Japan on Jan 30 a Canadian soldier William Girard dangled a shell casing from a grenade launcher and fatally wounded Mrs Sakai as she gathered shells. Prosecution presents firing tests and notes discrepancies in witness testimonies. Girard contends the shooting was accidental while defense questions prior statements and observations.
Cincinnati PeeWee team star Bobbie Dickerson, age 13, revealed as a girl, prompts shock and warnings from coaches. The story shifts to a Missouri couple John Tatro and Mary Lou Lawson marrying in Hernando, details of age laws, and the minister James Sandefur. Also retold is a shooting incident in Oklahoma City where ten-year-old Gale Singleton was hit by a slug from a .22 gun, with unclear shooter.
The bulletin lists high and low temperatures for cities including Long Beach Los Angeles Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland Louisville Detroit San Francisco Seattle and New York. It also reports tide forecasts with high tides at 7:58 am and 6:42 pm reaching about 4.8 and 4.4 feet and a low at 12:48 pm. Saturday highs near 5 feet and lows around 1.2 to 1.6 feet with a 495 sunset reference.
Daily Long Beach California newspaper boilerplate fragment shows pricing and delivery terms including per month year rates and mail delivery notes. Mentions Mar 27 1943 entry and Oct 6 1941 adjudication in Los Angeles County. Carrier delivery single copy by mail.
An American military police officer shot and killed a Korean boy near Taegu at Kumehon after warning shots. The incident drew a crowd and led to the MP's detention by Korean police before transfer to U S Army authorities. The slain youth was named Soung Joon Won. Raymond L Bailey of Brownsburg Indiana was identified as the shooter.
Bernard R. Maybeck, renowned California architect, died at his Berkeley home at age 95 after a stroke. The longtime designer and educator had influenced American architecture with his distinctive styles and campus landmarks.
Long Beach workers at the Naval Shipyard push costly efforts to stop building subsidence, aiming to protect 6,300 jobs. Association president Dan Sunderland plans a state tour of subsided films to expose subsidence, funded by shipyard employees.
Fresno and Napa lawmakers, along with others, must vote on a bill to stop subsidence. Long Beach stands to lose the shipyard payroll and its broader influence on vital local issues.
United Auto Workers announced a special convention to shape next year’s demands against auto companies will meet January 22 to 24 at Detroit’s Masonic Temple. The gathering will consider levying special dues to bolster the union strike fund, currently about 25 million dollars.
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