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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1959
Page
2
After twelve years, a six foot tall dwarf elephant model, pieced from fossils of extinct elephants, stands complete in the Museum of Natural History. Curator Dr. P. C. Ort notes the statue cannot fit through the exhibit door without risking breakage.
Ruth Bowkett and Violet Epps, both 16, wed at the registrar and planned evenings together until they find a home. They skipped the wedding reception due to age limits, as Keith’s father joked about bringing a celebration to their house.
A fragmented account traces Khrushchev's ascent through Stalin's era, praising Stalin as genius leader while noting later denouncements. It covers his roles in Ukraine and World War II fronts, his rise via the 1939 party Congress, and his promotion amid purges. It also mentions his later critique of Stalin and the ousting of Zhukov.
Britain and other Western authorities discuss a Western backed package deal for East Germany to accept Soviet cooperation while keeping West Berlin under a unified, independent regime. The plan faces skepticism from Soviets and delays in securing a lasting settlement as diplomats weigh risks to Cold War stability.
Rear Adm. Reginald Belknap USN Ret commanded the American mine squadron in World War I and died Monday at the Veterans Administration hospital in West Haven at age 87.
Gary Indiana strikers from Local 662 of the American Federation of Teachers picketed seven Calumet Township schools this morning urging pupils to back home and challenging parents who brought their youngsters. About 5 000 pupils affected as Metropolitan School Board ceased recognizing the federation as bargaining agent.
A spring storm battered the North Atlantic hindering sailing schedules as giant waves and 100 mph winds lashed the area. The Argentine liner Rio T. sailed from New York Friday but returned Monday after the storm surged, while the German liner Berlin lost four crewmen overboard and was forced to heave to 700 miles northwest of the Azores for 24 hours.
The producer Cran Chamberlin says Woodall executed the stunt many times in the East and once towed by a boat, flew a kite across Lake Erie on the show You Asked For It. He was the only one to do the stunt on dry land, Chamberlin said.
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Consultants say accelerated water flooding will restore pressures in the Wilmington Oil Field and stop subsidence within about five years. Key assumptions include fieldwide coordinated repressuring, near-term unitization, engineering control, water supply on schedule, and diligent city action before unification. The Harbor Board asked for a supplemental report on subsidence.
Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser announced a 380 million dollar project to build Hawaii Kai, a resort and residential community near Honolulu. The development will cover about 6,000 acres around Maunalua Bay and accommodate up to 50,000 residents.
In this week’s Saturday Evening Post a dramatic feature follows Ellsworth Rosen, a white homeowner in a Baltimore suburb, as he confronts a tense clash with a Black neighbor. The piece portrays Rosen and his family in Ashburton, a neighborhood of tree-lined streets and single-family homes, detailing the social friction and local reactions surrounding the dispute.
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