Friday, April 2, 1954

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The Headlines

SENATE VOTES BILL GIVING STATEHOOD TO HAWAII, ALASKA; Measure Approved 57 to 28 -- Margin of Victory Exceeds Expectation of Backers ISSUE IS SENT TO HOUSE Fate of Combination Proposal Believed to Hinge on Stand Eisenhower Will Take STATEHOOD BILL VOTED IN SENATE

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On This Day

• A 19-month-old infant is swept up in the ocean tides at Hermosa Beach, California. Local photographer John L. Gaunt photographs the incident; 1955 Pulitzer winner "Tragedy by the Sea".

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Transistor Radio, Solar Cell & Non-Stick Pan (Teflon).

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