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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1956

Page

2

Hoboes write in candidate for president plot or punchline

A self styled hoboes king Ben Benson announced as a write in candidate for president promising a 40 hour work week and other benefits while discussions elsewhere mention brutality at a mental institution and a TV basset hound nibbling a dog treat during a scene. The report also notes a barber case in Japan and a Michigan unemployment benefit ruling after a shaving dispute.

Los Angeles Ben Banson Benson Mittee Hobo News Brown Demetrios Koutsimbas Koutsimbas

Far From Dead and Other Odd Local Snippets

A chaotic mix of brief items: a man found alive after a dead‑looking car sighting in Sioux City, Brendan Bailey facing no mechanical talent fears in Portadown after handling a bomb fragment, a teen’s beach experiment failing to ignite, and a Oklahoma fireman quashing a small home blaze caused by a shorted circuit with damages around 25 dollars.

Sioux City, Iowa Upi Endan Portadown Ireland Brendan Bailey Bombana EL Reno Okla Aubra Willams Damigo

Brown Probes Witness Switch At Modesto State Hospital

San Francisco Attorney General Edmund G Brown says he is investigating reports that at least two witnesses changed their testimony under threat during hearings on Modesto State Hospital. Senator Alan Short confirms inquiry into witness intimidation and hospital mismanagement. Assembly committee earlier reported the hospital needs more social workers.

jAllen San Francisco Edmund G. Brown Modesto State Brown Assembly Committee On Social ‘Welfare Bruce F. Allen R-San Tose Alan Short Stockton State Senate Committee On Alness Modesto Allen Short

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