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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1957

Page

11

$1915 Taken by Kidnapers

Santa Ana residents Alvin Edes and his wife were forced at gunpoint to open a safe in their restaurant at 1st Street and Tustin Avenue. The five bandits looted $1,800 from the safe and $115 from the couple, binding and gagging them. Police describe two suspects about 25 to 30, tall and mid-height, with dark hair and no mask, both carrying automatic pistols.

Santa Ana Alvin Edes 1St St Tustin Ave Rites Bristol St Edes Rever House Mes Andl Edesei Back

Lung Cancer Rise Seen for Women

A Los Angeles public health official predicts a sharp rise in lung cancer among women in the 1960s due to cigarette smoking. Dr. Lester Breslow, head of the Bureau of Chronic Diseases, links the trend to decades of smoking and notes women began smoking widely later than men.

Los Angeles Lester Breslow Department Bureau of Chronic Diseases Warcen

Knight withdraws foreign born day designation

Governor Knight revoked Oct 28 as Foreign Day after learning Northern California and Los Angeles committees are linked to a national group listed as subversive by the US attorney general. He said he will not let his statements be used by organizations on the subversive list and noted his regard for the foreign born remains unchanged. A related note mentions concerns about smoking and future lung cancer rates cited by Dr. Breslow before a Senate health committee.

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22 Nations Surgeons Arrive for Cancer Meeting in Mexico City

About 400 surgeons from 22 countries including the United States and the Soviet Union convene in Mexico City for the 17th Congress of the International Surgeons Association. The week‑long meeting opened with a Sunday inauguration by President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines.

Mexico City United States Soviet Union The International Surgeons Association Adolfo Ruiz Cortines

Collegians Freed in Drowning Incident at Santa Barbara

A coroner's jury ruled no criminal intent in the drowning of a 22 year old college senior during a fraternity ceremony in Santa Barbara. Max Caulk of Oxnard was involved as the frater nity brothers say the victim attempted to swim but could not.

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