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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1959

Page

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GOP Shift in LA Special Election Signals Party Victory

In Los Angeles the special assembly race to fill a vacancy drew massive party mobilization from Democrats and Republicans. Cher Wolfrum won as a party-favored candidate amid a high spend, with Republican votes totaling 15,111 against Democrats 12,422. The result challenges Democratic dominance after Gov Brown’s long influence.

Special Assembly Los Angeles Cher Wolfrum Assemblyman Unruh California Gov. Brown

Water needs topic at San Diego hearing

The San Diego water hearing before the Assembly Interim Committee discussed future supplies through 1970 and beyond. Officials warned expansion depends on Colorado River imports, Northern California supplies, and regional demand in a growing Southern California.

South San Diego UPI Apartment of Water Sources Assembly W. A California Colorado River Canberra Australia William R. Gianelli Cali

Eisenhower Imposes Tariff on Cheaper Stainless Flatware

President Eisenhower announced a tariff quota on low priced stainless steel table flatware imports effective November 1. The move targets mainly Japanese shipments to the United States, with a six million seven hundred fifty thousand dozen piece quota kept under existing rates and higher duties on excess imports.

Augusta Eisenhower Japan Tariff United States White House

Operation Silent Night seeks snorers for experiment

The British Medical Association via the Family Doctor calls for hundreds of snorers to join a six week study to cure snoring. Volunteers need only perform simple jaw and throat exercises for ten minutes nightly and cover a postage stamp. Husbands and wives sharing a bedroom are especially desired as recordings capture the snorer and partner.

Harvey Flack Flack

U N adopts Tibet rights resolution amid bloc opposition

The United Nations General Assembly backed a U S supported resolution urging respect for the Tibetan peoples right to choose their way of life. The vote was 45 to 9 with 26 abstentions led by Britain and France amid Chinese central government concerns.

United Nations N. Y U. S China Peiping Britain France Tibet U.N Dalai Lama Frank Aiken People’s Republic of China

Downpours Flood Florida Streets and Farms

The Associated Press reports heavy rains across parts of Florida with 5.16 inches in 18 hours in West Palm Beach and 14.42 inches for October so far. Flooded streets, damaged crops, and inundated fields followed while 30 to 40 mph squalls formed in the Gulf. Small craft warnings extended along the Florida Gulf coast and rains spread into Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas.

Associated Press Florida West Palms Beach West Palm Beach Palm Beach County Gulf of Mexico Florida Gulf Coast Apalachicola Cedar Key Alabama Georgia Carolinas

Independent Daily Notice Decree No. C-102

The notice references a Superior Court action Lex Angeter sore dated October 6 and Decree No. C-102. It appears in a Long Beach California publication with standard second class matter remarks and postal details.

Pine Ave Long Beach Calif Long Beach 2

Live on the Beach at the Huntington Hotel

Limited readable text describes a beachside scene at the Huntington Hotel with mentions of oceanfront rooms, service options, and meals including roast turkey. The fragment references room rates and public notices but lacks complete details to form a full report.

Huntington Hotel

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