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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1955
Page
4
Police puzzled over a beneficent burglar in Pasadena who enters the home at night for a month and leaves money in the purse of 69 year old Mrs Selene Smith Roger. She fears harm if she reports further details and the sum left is 49 dollars.
In Oklahoma the State Senate introduced a resolution for a special election to repeal traditional prohibition laws. Governor Gary, a known dry, said he would veto the measure if it passes. In the House a bill moves to third reading proposing a 10 percent sales tax on liquor.
Dr Eva Nash Whitwell a 64 year old physician was attacked in her Wilshire home by three men posing as messengers who bound her and her ex husband with telephone wire. They ransacked the house took 100 and two diamond rings valued at 2000. Neighbors heard cries at 3 am and alerted police.
Vatican City Ailing Pope Pius XII appeared briefly at a window to bless pilgrims and tourists in St Peter's Square under a sharp wind. The 79 year old head of the Roman Catholic Church stayed only long enough to offer the blessing before retreating to his studio.
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