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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1954

Page

13

Lotta and Black Bart New Royalty at LBSC

Forty-niner Day will be nb served at Long Beach State College Friday but the annual student celebration changes tone. Calamity Jane and Sam Bass, once revered, are denounced as criminals by Geraldine Mennwood, a college coed, who contends Lotta Crabtree and Black Bart replace them as Lotta and Black Bart are chosen as the Day’s queen and king amid contests, parades, and games.

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Trade Pact Signed Between China and France

Taipei Formosa reports that Nationalist China and France signed a one year trade agreement exchanging goods worth 20 million dollars. The pact Covers mutual goods exchanges and aims to strengthen economic ties between the two nations during the coming year.

Taipeh Formosa China France

Official Asks Court Include His Height in Name Change

Infram Pickett, a state official in Albuquerque, filed in district court to change his name to 7-Foot Pickett after the Secretary of State ruled nicknames cannot appear on ballots. He campaigns for re election on the Democratic ticket and refers to himself as your 7 foot friend in address.

Albuquerque Infram Bragg

Berlin asylum figures show East Germans seek refuge

Berlin reports that 41,443 refugees from Soviet occupied East Berlin and East Germany have applied for political asylum since January 1. In the same period, 30,678 East Germans were flown to West Germany after being recognized as political refugees, seeking final haven.

Berlin West Berlin East Berlin East Germany West Germany

Grape Decline Noted in Livestock and Service Report

Agriculture service notes a decline in grape yields, with estimates showing about 78 percent of normal production. The Livestock Reporting Cos provide the figures and project ongoing adjustments for growers and markets.

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