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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1957
Page
2
In Albuquerque an income tax collector sent a refund denial after a mother claimed the son was dead. The letters request a death certificate, while the son protests he is alive. A humorous reflection compares readers of Owosso Argus Press and Salt Lake Tribune ads to moonstruck fans.
A gas explosion 500 feet underground at Bethlehem Steel’s Marianna mine kills five miners and injures six. Rescuers report all 11 men were accounted for after the blast. bodies recovered include Beverly Friedman and Joseph Thead among Marianna workers. Rescue work continues amid dangerous conditions.
Whitney, the 22nd device in Operation Plumbbob, crackled with the force of 15,000 tons of TNT atop a 500 foot tower at Yucca Flat Nevada. The blast created a 30,000 foot mushroom cloud and fallout was not expected beyond the Nevada test site as miners near Las Vegas were kept clear. An additional detonation called Charleston and a possible Morgan shot were slated as extras to extend the summer test series.
Fragmented weather notes from an Eisenhower era report describe high and low temperatures and surfacing debris after an explosion. Amid chaos, a baby born with a congenital liver issue suffers burns and shock, treated by Dr Everett Koop and others as rescue teams probe debris to reach a tunnel entrance for possible life-saving operations.
A historical Long Beach publication notes its status as a daily paper published at Sixth Street and Pine Avenue, Long Beach California. It details carrier and mail delivery pricing and records adjudication by the Los Angeles County Superior Court on October 6 1941, under Docket No G-10280.
Interim Committee hearings on subsidence begin with officials from the city presenting engineering reports. Navy and others will be allotted time, as the council seeks groundwork for legislation on stopping subsidence and oil production concerns.
By Petronius Jr. full responsibility rests with City Atty. Dacob-30a who deserves and needs the help and cooperation of everyone in the city.
Government cooperation in building a distributing organization for groups of manufacturers was proposed at a President’s conference on small business. James C. De Shazer Jr. spoke for Mayor Terry Snrunk of Portland, urging the Commerce Department to develop a nationwide distribution system for small manufacturers.
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