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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1956
Page
2
New York police questioned William Cunningham after he shouted for a taker of a $10 Dodgers bet at Yankee Stadium. Detectives noted a head lump and linked him to conf idence schemes totaling $1,395. Cunningham faced grand larceny charges and $5,000 bail set for a hearing.
Leaflets from the Singapore Free Youth Anti-Communist Alliance urged unity against Communists on the eve of Nationalist China's double ten day. In Mexico, anti-Communist leader Laurens said skilled workers increasingly seek U S farm jobs, noting about 15,000 Mexican industrial workers in the Chicago area.
A 14 year old boy, Robert Zavalnak, surrendered eight hours after shooting and killing his father Joseph J. Zavalnak, 42, during supper at their Brecksville home. Nancy, the boy’s sister, told police he had planned to kill their father and used a rifle to fire multiple shots. The suspect had prior run ins with the law, including auto theft and break ins, and left a note with a will and testament at the time of surrender.
The Pentagon announced the special doctors draft law will expire June 30 as scheduled. It notes over 20 000 medical professionals, including physicians and dentists, would be affected by the change and that the regular draft age limits and quota will apply thereafter.
Two Los Angeles seamen Fred Reppine and Donald Hansen were ordered to stand trial in Superior Court on felony assault charges for an attack on Harry Bridges, longshore leader, in the restroom of Sally Stanford's Valhalla Restaurant in Sausalito. Bridges testified the men jumped him from behind and kicked him, while Miss Stanford described follow and confrontation.
President Luis Somoza, 34, nominated to seek a regular term with the Liberal Party after succeeding his father Anastasio Somoza on September 29. The elder Somoza died from an assassin's bullets. Election is set for next February.
Fragmentary OCR notes identify Benjamin Franwin 1706 1790 described as American tetramer, inventor and lay philosopher. No further context or corroborating details present.
A frame firehouse in Swan Lake New York burned early at 5 35 am destroying the building and silencing the town s automatic fire alarm system The volunteer firemen could not reach their equipment and slept in their homes until it was too late An empty rooming house also burned as residents and responders described the scene alluding to disruption of town commerce and classifieds activity at 2 5959
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