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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1956
Page
2
A 350-pound puma named Kimbo, tamed by Mrs. Melvin Koontz over five years, lounges on a drain board while she washes dishes. The wild feline, now fed horse meat and milk, follows her about the house, causing scratches yet remaining largely docile as he watches television during long moments.
In Middlesbrough England Ernestiddle and Til-Man Freeman wed at St Cuthbert's Church. A crowd formed an arch of oversized dummy beer bottles to greet the couple as they walked down the aisle. The Rev Joseph Webster, who officiated, expressed fury at the unconventional and playful display.
Algiers dispatch reports about 50 Algerian riflemen deserting with a large store of arms during a battle with nationalist rebels Monday. It marks the largest defection of the 15 month rebellion against French rule.
Duchess of Windsor recalls being unprepared and unarmed amid the Edward VIII romance saga as California delegates and party leaders debate 1952 presidential strategy. Knight aides discuss slate plans, binding deadlines, and potential Eisenhower or Knight support ahead of March 7 filing.
A sidelight from the first chapter shows the Duchess admitting she often leaps without prudent consideration. She divides women into those who reason and those who seek reasons, confessing her own long folly in trying to see events in full before acting.
Seven members of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party were arrested on a charge of conspiring to assassinate three high military officers and a member of parliament. Sources said the men were handed to the military for trial.
In Athens, Constantine Karamanlis won at least 155 of the 300 seats as his party led a national tally. His allies renounced ties with Communist groups and pledged support for his foreign policy. Opposition groups held 142 seats with leaders Papandreou Venizelos and Tsaldaris exiting the leftist alliance. Communists urged Greece to withdraw from NATO.
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