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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1956
Page
2
In New York a 60-year-old clerk John Closhesey began giving goods away with a pay what you want scheme. The plan drew crowds and left about $1,000 in whisky stolen. the cash register held $17.46 as police intervened.
Washington reports Democrats push to extend the life of a broad lobbying inquiry panel. The eight member committee, evenly split Democrats and Republicans, faced a rule dispute delaying a $350,000 probe. Leaders sought to meet again and resolve the procedural rift while funds rose to 20,000.
A fragment notes a Los Angeles press item about Hawaiian dance imitations in a hula skirt. It cites the Long Beach edition and a circulation bureau, with a date entry and a 52,000 weekly circulation. details are incomplete and the text is garbled.
A reported incident describes Patricia dying from burns after a skirt caught fire from an open heater. The event occurred last February 19, with Patricia’s death recorded on a Thursday.
A quip by Aldous Huxley notes that to every man his dog is a Napoleon, reflecting on enduring canine appeal and human affection for pets amid a miscellany of critical and literary musings.
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