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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1957

Page

5

Protesters barricade private dumps in Wilmington

About 200 residents organized a human barricade at several entrances to privately operated dumps in Wilmington to block trucks and protest mismanaged waste. They turned away over 100 trucks in the first hour while demanding action from city leaders including Council President John S. Gibson.

East Wilmington Wilmington — Mithan E. Sandison St Wilmington Assn Max Morton Hey Morton Lomita Blvd Oolors Sandison St Blinn Garmbie and Watson Aves Gibson Marton Joon

Beer Found Burglary Suspects Jailed After 12 Cases Found

Two men from Van Nuys were jailed on burglary charges after police found 12 cases of beer in their car near the Kopper Koin Bar at 2060 Santa Fe Ave. William Arc tur Dvorak, 22, and Lloyd C. Sperber, 30, were arrested following a bar storeroom search and a cut door entry.

William Artur Dvorak Lloyd C.sperber van Nuys Lalen Sid Santa Fe Ave

Polio Victim Wife of Scientist to Return by Air

Evelyn Hester, 30, wife of San Jose State College anthropologist Joseph Hester, is to be flown from Mexico City to San Leandro in an iron lung. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis arranged the Military Air Transport Service flight to transfer her to the Fairmont Respirator Center near San Leandro. Her husband remains in Mexico City at the Hotel Geneve.

San Francisco Evelyn Hester San Jose State College Mexico City San Leandro Calif National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis Kester Joseph Hester Mexico Hester Foundation Military Air Transport Service Washington Fairmont Respirator Center Hotel Geneve

Printing Strike Ends at Goss Printing Co

CHICAGO July 13 union and company negotiators reached an agreement to end a 24 day strike. A respirator patient was flown to Mexicali for treatment and a full hourly wage boost and other benefits were agreed.

Chicago Mexicali Company Goss Printing Ca

Quemoy Duel Casualties Reported by Taipei

Formosa reports a three year artillery exchange between Quemoy and Amoy left about 2,400 Communist and nationalist casualties. Chinese authorities say Nationalist and Communist forces suffered significant deaths and injuries in the exchanges amid ongoing fighting.

Taipei Formosa

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