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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1948
Page
20
Police in Valletta Malta dig up buried treasure estimated at about $500,000, believed to be the loot from a pay roll robbery. The find was made on Tuesday as officers seized the buried cache.
A May 8 solar eclipse in the Pacific is observed for military value to improve practice in guiding missiles and long-range rockets. Seven observation stations will time contacts between sun and moon to calculate earth shape, the moon’s distance, and speeds, aided by Shoran radar and coordinated by U.S. Air Force, Army Map Service, and other agencies.
Nudist campers seven miles east of Jamul California protested to the San Diego sheriff's office that planes with rubberneck passengers disturbed their back-to-nature event. Dr C L Carlisle director of the camp urged action after a plane flew very low over the colony, nearly causing concern of a crash.
Mexico City April 8 UP Treasury orders strict checks on bills of sale and registrations for all autos entering the country to halt smuggling. Police seek 4750 late model cars thought to have crossed the border, with confiscation and fines up to 5000 pesos and six years in jail for illegal imports. Mexico also banned imports of autos and other luxuries to protect dollar credits.
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