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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1953
Page
8
Two high school youths ages 15 and 16 confessed to burglarizing 11 homes on exclusive Country Club Drive. Police found three guns a quantity of jewelry a camera and $54 in cash in the boys homes and in two vacant lots after residents spotted them loitering in the area.
Mrs. Donald G. Pack of 184 Osgood St reports two baby pigeons she feared would starve after nine birds were stolen from her loft last February are now thriving. One parent pair returned with four others, the remaining birds adapted to care for the young, and the surviving pair resumed parenting. One of the returning birds left again, but Mrs. Pack notes she still has no pigeons flying around.
Visiter from Norway faces charges after a disturbance at a downtown hotel during a planning meeting for summer plays. Kristian Skaret, detained after resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, testified about a missing $1000. Producers and agents outlined plans for a police court arraignment set for April 14.
A man named Hector Roa seized a woman's purse on a Tuesday and fled into a doorway to elude police, triggering a pursuit and ensuing investigation by local authorities.
The Pacific Electric Railway will raise fares by five cents on 23 interurban routes starting April 27 under a state Public Utilities Commission order. The move, aimed at offsetting interurban costs, will boost annual revenue by about 181 million. Some routes include Long Beach to Los Angeles from 50 to 55 cents and Huntington Park to Long Beach from 35 to 46 cents with federal taxes.
Guatemala pulls out of the Organization of Central American States accusing other members of forming an aggressive bloc against Guatemala. The move marks a diplomatic rift within the regional bloc and reassesses regional alignments.
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