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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1956

Page

5

Nat King Cole defends integration after Birmingham attack

Nat King Cole, attacked on stage by white men in Birmingham, says the assault will aid the integration cause. He insists he will continue performing before Southern audiences, citing duties to both black and white fans, and lists upcoming South dates including Raleigh and Norfolk.

IN. C Cole Charlotte Chicago Nat (King) Cole Alabama South Birmingham Municipal Auditorium Nat Cole Raleigh N. C Norfolk Richmond Winston-Salem Atlanta Louisville Frank N. Littlejohn

Sailor's Poem Wins Him Extra Navy Leave

Bruce Nicholas, 23, radarman third class, admitted he did not write the spring verse used to obtain 20 days leave from the Ammunition Ship Sitkin. The note, drafted with help from friend John Beete, sought more time, but the skipper granted 10 days. Nicholas said the romance was a ruse, a spring fancy, and he plans to date a Penn State coed Mamie, while another date looms with the coed.

Navy Bruce Nicholas State College Spring Radarman Nicholas Penn State John Beete Mamie

Smog Particles Linked to Lung Cancer in Mice Findings

A university team led by Dr. Paul Kotin and Dr. Hans L. Falls reports aliphatic hydrocarbon compounds in gasoline diesel oil and plastics can cause bronchogenic lung cancer in mice. The study notes exposure begins in tiny air sacs and links urban smog to rising cancer rates among Americans.

Los Angeles Paul Kotin Hans L. Falls University of Southern California American Cancer Society Maths

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