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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1956
Page
6
Sacramento UPi reports a three story Midtown building incurred a four alarm blaze near the state Capitol. The fire damaged the Crocker Anglo Bank across 21st Street as arson inquiries begin. About 200 firefighters fought the flames as palm trees burned.
Governor Knight lauded President Eisenhower as a tall man of history in a Pepperdine College speech. He cited Washington, Lincoln and Roosevelt as other tall leaders, calling Eisenhower tall in integrity, spiritual values, and leadership.
Autherine Lucy, 26, the first Black student at the University of Alabama who faced expulsion after campus riots, marries Rev. H. C. Foster, 27, at St. John Baptist Church in Dallas. The ceremony drew a mixed crowd with TV coverage, followed by a brief reception and plans for an NAACP tour. The couple will honeymoon, then Foster preaches in Tyler while Lucy pursues further education.
Officials disclosed that during the 15 day 1956 Japan International Trade Fair in Osaka export contracts totaling six million dollars were signed. The fair ended its run Sunday and highlighted Japan’s growing overseas commerce with participating firms and government officials reporting the totals.
Fragmentary report notes authorities accept aid and industrial support. Mentions United States and France, with a governing party vote linked to accepting twenty six million dollars in industrial assistance. Names and clear details are partial due to OCR quality.
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