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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1959
Page
12
Shreveport Memorial Library chief librarian Miss Inez Boone removed a children’s book due to illustrations showing white and Negro children fishing and picnicking together. The library board will review the book before a final decision, following a prior removal of a book with mixed race swimming scenes.
A scrambled OCR of a puzzle page lists many clues and partial entries. The readable items include word fragments, numbers, and hints for a crossword style activity with themes ranging from biology to geography.
The body of Fleet Adm. William D. Leahy, wartime chief of staff to FDR and later senior military adviser to Truman, will lie in repose at Washington National Cathedral for 24 hours before burial at Arlington National Cemetery Thursday afternoon. He died of a brain hemorrhage aged 84, prompting tributes from Eisenhower and the nation.
Walter J. Schneider, 65, vice president of Copley Press Inc and business manager of the San Diego Union and Tribune, died Monday in San Diego. He served as a long time newspaper executive and helped oversee major operations and finances of the papers.
Sacramento reports Gov Edmund G Brow n signed bills to extend unemployment benefits and create a $1,000 in-state scholarship reward tied to agricultural studies. The measures respond to a 26 day port strike and a police assault case, with stipulations on eligibility and employer participation.
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