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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1957

Page

2

Friday the 13th misfortune myth in tawny tale

The piece chronicles a string of mishaps surrounding Max Tawney in Gallipolis Ohio from Sunday through Thursday culminating in a boastful shrug Friday the 13th. It pairs comic crime notes with other brief local items including a Chicago tree-climbing suspect and odd hospital anecdotes.

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Benson Says He Will Stay On In Cabinet Indefinitely

Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson told reporters that President Eisenhower asked him to remain in the cabinet and he consented. He framed his stay as indefinite, resisting a Proxmire demand to oust him, framing it as a permanent fixture in the administration amid farm policy debates and pressure from critics.

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Wisconsin election review and optimism on Congress prospects

Benson cites past wire access to the President and Eisenhower as he reviews Wisconsin election dynamics. He says Democratic attacks on farm policy had little effect and expresses optimism about chances in upcoming congressional races. Administration hints at price support reform and liberalization of farm rules amid exportable surplus adjustments.

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Durling Dies Acolumnist in New York

E V Durling longtime New York columnist dies at 64 after brief illness in Doctors Hospital Portland Ore The Navy Army Corps of Engineers report dredge Self Rossel sunk in Coos Bay collision with Norwegian freighter four crew members die salvage efforts fail vessel could be removed as hazard by demolition federal suit filed at San Francisco

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Farmhands Bring Home More Money Across Border

Mexico City reports Mexican farmhands in the United States sent home 12.76 million dollars in the first half of the year, up from 11.14 million dollars a year earlier. The rise reflects growing remittances as workers continue cross border labor.

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Oil Firm Granted One-Year Extension on Huntington Lease

Monterey Oil Co. was granted an extra year to begin drilling under a state lease in Huntington Beach. The delay comes as litigation continues over Orange County's bid to claim title to the oil sands from the state, prompting the State Lands Commission to grant the extension.

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Rock Hudson Sued for One Million Dollars

Hollywood director Raoul Walsh sues actor Rock Hudson for one million dollars and asks a court to bar him from acting with others. Walsh says Hudson agreed in July 1952 to star in four Walsh productions but reneged. The complaint states Hudson plans to work on a film produced by Henry Ginsberg.

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