Rebel Boss Awaited in Havana
Rebel forces take control of Havana as Castro-led insurgents seize garrisons and key buildings. Provisional administration looms while Batista loyalists hide. Evacuations denied. radio warns against voting or disorder. Foreigners confined to hotels as strikes cripple transport and supplies.
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Eme Fassy
Castro
Aerulia
Thay
Eufugenia Almejeiran
Palice
Gorl
Anilgwetak
Pw Ak
Lastro
Batista
Havana
Eulogio Cantillo
Dominican Republic
Snow covers Midwest as Arctic cold grips region
Strong northerly winds push snow across the Midwest creating slick icy pavements. Snow depths reach six inches in Moline and four in Rockford while Chicago sees notable accumulation by mid morning. Temperatures plunge across nine states as arctic air spreads south toward Arkansas Mississippi and Alabama.
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Midwest
Tenay
Michigan
Weather Bureau
Moline
Rockford
Chicago
Baker
Gre
Dubuque
Towa
Arkansas
Missippi
Alabama
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Tides and Temperatures for Sunday January 4 1959
Coast survey summary shows sunset 4 57 pm moonset 2 am 5 68 5 noted. Low 2 pm 6 2 feet, high 11 08 pm 16 ft. Water temperature at Long Beach listed 5. Foregoing statistics by US Coast and Geodetic Survey. Surf calm. Fridays weather statistics.
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L. Low
Us, Coast and Geodetic Survey
Long Beach Tilegnorids
Proud Alaska Statehood Proclaimed by Eisenhower
Eisenhower signs Alaska admission proclamation at a brief ceremony. The move shores up statehood after a 42 year drive, adding a resource rich region nearly twice the size of Texas and bringing US territory to the west near the Russian mainland. Alaska becomes the first noncontiguous state and the first admitted since 1912.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Palaska
Union
Alaska
Ila
United States
Big Diomede Island
Bering Strait
Little 3
Diomede Island
U. S
Union “la
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Soviet rocket to sun deemed great success by Moscow official
Moscow Planetarium director Hozikin noted uncertainty about the rocket fate but called the mission a great success given its heavier weight and farther reach than U S attempts. Officials said the craft functioned normally, it neared the moon and could become a new sunlike planet. A government note outlined plans for future moon expeditions and interplanetary journeys, with scientists calling the launch a rehearsal for cosmic travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Hozikin
Moscow Planetarium
Dimitry Martynov
Sternberg State Astronomical Institute
U. S
U.S
Rebels Destroy Havana Casinos and End Gambling Era
Rebels in Havana smashed slot machines and table games in several plush casinos, signaling the end of Cuba's gambling boom. Castro's forces maintain that all intact casinos are now closed, and the crackdown reflects a shift to boost national morale and economy rather than rely on illicit profits. A separate Soviet space program item notes plans for moon reach and interplanetary flight, with officials calling the rocket a first successful interplanetary vehicle.
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Mavana
Castro
U.S
Cuba
Havana
Naion
Caine
Gamparth
Batista
Farai
Hawke
Liberal Democrats Yield On Rules Power In House
In Washington Democrats backed off a fight to curb the Rules Committee, securing a promise that legislation already vetted by committees would reach the floor promptly. Rep. Holifield led the group, with Metcalf Reuss Rhodes Thompson Blatnik signing the statement.
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Washington
House
Chet Solifield
D-Calif
Demonder Holifield
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Rayburn
Relp
Local Notice Promoting Daily Stalls at Long Beach
Fragmentary OCR shows a public notice promoting daily publications and Sunday delivery at 81 Stand Time Avenue Long Beach. Garces delivers numbers 6 48 4200 424.00 Ry wal and a member audit bureau at Glreal appears in the readable text.
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Eleoram Finterad
Ateora
Matter &T
Long, Sekem
Garces
Tine Ave
Long Beach
Glreal
Neat Widow Captured for Two Bank Holdups
A middle aged widow identified as Vera Wilson, 57, was charged with assault and robbery after admitting to robbing one Manhattan bank of $9,000 and attempting another. She described poverty driving her actions while a guard stopped her fugitive escape as she fled with a bag. Investigators noted her meek appearance contrasted with the bold crimes.
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New York
Vera Wilson
Arthur
Schult Heiss
Poe Hiee
Industrial Bank of Commerce
Richard Lundberg
Beverly Hills Fire Started by Two Boys
Two 6 and 8 year old boys admitted starting a major brush fire near Benedict Canyon Beverly Glen, ignited by dry brush as winds up to 50 mph fanned flames toward celebrity homes of Elizabeth Taylor Marion Davies and Doris Duke. About 150 firefighters fought the blaze. one home valued at 150000 was destroyed. Police reported no money lost in the robberies described but noted confusion in witness accounts.
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Los Angeles
Pawnrly Hills
Elizabeth ‘Taylor
Marion Davies
Doris Duke
Ihwag
Hobteh
Topanga Canyon
Newborn Baby Girl Kidnapped Continued From Page A-1
A 28 year old Port Authority of New York legal employee and his 28 year old wife, new parents to Gerardette, reported a kidnapping at a hospital. Their seven pound infant Lisa Rose, dark hair and reddish complexion, wore an iron bracelet and had a hospital issued emergency diet notice.
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Port Authority of New York
Gerardette
Lisa Rose
Hver
Swindon residents pull down swastika flag at theater
Angry crowds climbed to the roof of a Swindon cinema to haul down a Nazi flag flown to promote a war film. Young men tore the flag from the staff and trampled it in mud as managers moved it beside the Union Jack to advertise Sea of Sand.
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Swindom
England
UPI
Swindon
Live the Eile of Riley at the Huntington Hotel
An old hotel advertisement describes rooms with private baths and amenities at the Huntington Hotel on Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach. It touts a large dining room, meal prices, and catering services for banquets and breakfast, with contact details for inquiries.
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Eile of
Riley
Huntington Hotel
Ofla Riack
Ocean Blvd
Long Beach
Tota Horemina
Brand M Tonwalt
Welsin
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Soviet Academy of Science
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Butler Brothers Lakewood Center
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E. Ocean Ave
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