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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1959
Page
4
Los Angeles tax attorney Alva C. Baird refuses to name a client in a $12,706.85 income tax case, claiming attorney client privilege. Federal Judge Harry C. Westover found him in contempt and ordered jail until the client is named, with a brief stay for appeal.
SWALPOLE Mass February two convicts with records of arrest and theft were in prison hospital today after a failed joint death leap from a third tier in the maximum security unit. McNeil age 37 serving life for murder and robbery joined in the act. Walter L. Nason 26 pistol whipped a shopkeeper before a shootout with two officers. Both men suffered internal injuries and possible broken backs as wardens described the incident during supper hour.
Britain’s Vickers Co. announced contracts to supply a chemical plant valued at 6 160 000 dollars to the Soviet Union. The deal marks a sizable export for the company and expands postwar economic ties with Russia.
Automotive experts endorse Flying A as best for reducing smog and improving engine efficiency. The ad cites cleaner burning, 50 percent less gasoline evaporation, and lower olefin content in Flying A 100, urging Tidewater Oil credit card offers and a mailing address in Los Angeles.
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