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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1957

Page

5

County backs backyard burn ban fights smog

A county wide ban on backyard incinerators goes into effect Tuesday with penalties up to 300 dollars and six months in jail. APCD officials say incinerators produce up to 500 tons daily of pollutants like soot and ethylene, while exemptions cover areas outside the Los Angeles Basin and several cities arrange private rubbish collection.

Air Pollution Control District APCD Smith Grisweld Griswold NAN Louis J. Fuller Los Angeles Basin San Fernando Valley Los Angeles City Antelope Valley Malitu Santa Catalina Island

Hammarskjold gains second UN term with no rival

Dag Hammarskjold, Swedish diplomat, is named to a second five year UN term after unanimous backing from the Security Council and General Assembly. Israel endorses reappointment. no other candidates appeared. His new term begins April 10 with a tax free 855,000 compensation. Sophia Loren marries Italian producer Carlo Ponti in Juarez with powers of attorney and proxy ceremonies.

United Nations Dag Hammarskjold U. N Security Council General Assembly Israel Hammarskjold U. S Egypt Suez Tost EL Paso Tex Ponti Italy Sophia Sophia Loren Carlo Ponti Rio Sofia Scicolone Grande Juarez Mexico Sofia Mario Ballesteros Antonio Lopez Machuca

Haiti Strike Smashed in Port au Prince by Troops

Hundreds of troops and police aided by civilians with blow torches and hammers smashed open stores in Port au Prince and crushed a general strike protesting alleged election fraud. Military appointees moved into reopened shops as crowds gathered and authorities searched vehicles for arms. No shooting was reported. Soldiers were airlifted to Aux Cayes and Jarmel, strongholds of Louis Dejoie, defeated in the weekend election.

Port AU Prince Haiti Aux Cayes Jarmel Sen Louis Dejoie

Postpone Spy Trial Abel in Federal Court

The espionage trial of Rudolf Ivanovich Abel, a Russian colonel accused of sending atomic and defense secrets to the Soviet Union, was postponed until October in federal court.

WEW ORK Rudolf Ivanovich Abel Soviet Union

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