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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1957
Page
9
In Houston a 35 year old man being transported for questioning in the rape of a 15 year old girl was fatally shot when a shotgun discharged after a patrol car hit a bump. The prisoner, L. C. Thompson, a Black man, was struck in the right side and died instantly. Police will hold a formal investigation.
A 9 and a 12 year old in Chicago confessed to starting a $500000 fire at St Pauls Episcopal Church on the South Side and claimed many other arsons burglaries and thefts. They told police they planned to be bank robbers when grown.
Britain began dismantling its gasoline rationing system to restore traffic on the Suez Canal under terms Cairo dictates, sparking Conservative revolt and Labor no confidence moves against Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Eden policies are rolled back as Isle of Man labor suspension looms at midnight if voluntary cuts persist. An anti American sentiment ripple follows U S canal stance.
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