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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1959
Page
2
TOKYO AP Japan plans to reserve at least one small island for a colony of immigrant monkeys to aid in making Salk polio vaccine for Japanese children. The Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfares drafts a 10 year plan to develop the project and space constraints cited.
Post-revolution executions in Cuba rose to 289 with the death of a former army captain in Santa Clara. Fidel Castro and Manuel Urro tla arranged a funeral procession to Havana Cemetery for 19 men aboard the yacht Gamnfa, who came with Castro in 1956. Havana University faces a crisis as governors and student leaders clash over reopening amid calls for a purge of professors linked to Batista.
United States politics and media tension surface as a former White House aide faces calls for a congressional probe. The saga includes Eisenhower confidant Hagerty and aide Hagerty, with allies accusing the administration of political manipulation.
Washington economists report unemployment nearing five million and expect January figures to show a sharp rise. Winter weather, reduced outdoor work, and overtime shifts reflect a slow job market recovery from 1958 lows, with December at 4.108 million and January likely surpassing five million. The labor picture remains gloomy despite some business improvement.
A garbled OCR note mentions Pena and Post Office, with scattered phrases like Wye Ma Pee Yr and a long session, unclear but suggesting some event or procedure related to the Pena Post Office and a creviation. The readable items indicate a local office matter without a clear date or outcome.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a move around a Huntington Hotel block site with dining items and beverages, plus scattered phrases about meals, beer, and outdoor areas, lacking clear names, dates, or coherent actions.
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