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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1956
Page
2
Detroit man Gordon Parrington hid a dish set under the hood of his car for his wife’s Christmas, then crossed to Windsor. Customs flames revealed the box, and Parrington faced penalties for undeclared goods.
An advertisement extols Colonaid as a laxative that re moistens a dry thrift colon and adds bulk to trigger normal urge to purge. It promises rapid relief from occasional to chronic constipation, claiming safety in pregnancy and superiority to bulk salt or drug laxatives, with a 60 tablet Backagu pack priced at 98 cents.
In Belfast and across Ulster the outlawed Irish Republican Army launched a series of mass raids causing extensive damage including blowing up an NBC transmitter, burning buildings, and attempting to seize a military barracks. One police officer was lightly wounded. five raiders captured and several wounded escaped across the border amid heavy manhunts.
United States government weighs antitrust concerns as 15 U S oil firms pool resources to reroute tanker fleets and boost daily oil movement by 850 000 barrels to Western Europe. About 500 000 barrels go to Europe with remainder to Atlantic ports in US and Canada. Plan led by Arthur Fleming aims to replace Middle East oil lost via Suez disruptions, backed by Defense Interior and State Departments. antitrust exemption granted with caution.
Fragmentary text from a historical page references McKinney and American art with phrases like humprint caricaturis and Abe Mar, lacking clear events or identities to form a full news item. The readable bits suggest a cultural note or discussion but provide no concrete action, date, or outcome.
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