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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1955
Page
8
Fire destroyed five million newly printed notes at the state owned China Printing and Engraving Works in Formosa Taipei Thursday. Six firemen were injured while battling the blaze.
Hollywood talent agent Schlank dedicates himself to reviving rights to the Little Rascals with the aim of licensing merchandise from Spanky Buckwheat Davy and the dog Pete. He traces Spanky to Texas and Buckwheat to Fort Lewis Army base, planning deals for comic books clothes dolls and toys with potential earnings in the hundreds of thousands for the four child stars.
In Los Angeles a civil case accuses five film studios of conspiring to withhold films from TV and limit 16mm prints, aiming to block competition with commercial showings. Prosecutor Samuel Fiatow and defense attorney Homer Mitchell dispute the allegations as tied to business judgments and individual actions.
A scanned word puzzle page lists numerous clues and answers across themes like idioms, animal names, and medieval imagery. Entries include references to Blood p, Bethtehe, Discord goddess, Flying machines, and various cryptic hints such as Castles, compasses, and legal terms. The grid appears to mix cross references, down clues, and theme hints with partial phrases and misspellings.
A telegraphic note reports Rickett Freed, once a Fulbright Scholar, teased at Hong Kong and alleged to have spied for the United States, leaving Tokyo by air. He is due in Honolulu this afternoon on route to the noon arrival.
Judy Gar, sister of Andy Devine, faces a TV debut on Saturday in a $200,000 show while suffering laryngitis. CBS worries briefly, but Judy remains confident the nerves will fade once she steps before the audience.
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