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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1960
Page
1
L A Collins notes no major war or farm fix, inflation slim, yet apathy risks voter turnout. Duelling platforms may promise broad handouts, risking higher taxes. Nixon likely to push farm and health programs, while Democrats tilt pro labor. segregation debates loom between north and south.
Hollywood detectives questioned Beverly Aadland about the death of a suitor after her brother challenged her account. Initially police voiced no reason to doubt the 17 year old blonde actress linked to the late Errol Flynn, until the victim’s family insisted otherwise and officers brought her from juvenile hall to a polygraph examination.
A Long Beach couple aboard the Sara Lee were rescued by the Mermaid when their 40 foot cabin cruiser sank early Monday morning off Terminal Island. Mrs Beverly Tussey 35 said their flashlight beam was dim and the Mermaid’s captain barely found them as they were pulled aboard after a frantic escape. Police tie the man Saintciul to a possible suicide following a failed marriage proposal but a brother suspects another person was involved. The coast guard aided in the rescue at about 3 am and the couple is listed as unharmed.
A wartime draft mix up story from Amiens notes Pierre Gossette, claiming to be 20 when drafted, later revealed as 24 with two children. He says he never forgot the draft notice and questioned why authorities waited so long, while Tass and a Soviet recovery report link oil finds to Karakum Desert borders.
Reports from Santiago say guerrilla troops led by Maj. Manuel Beaton attacked a Castro army outpost at El Avero in the Sierra Maestra, estimated at 80 men, and fired on rebel navy units offshore. It remains unclear if Beaton acts alone or leads a wider anti Castro movement.
A Long Beach daily paper notice lists publication details at Sixth Street and Pine Avenue, Long Beach California with entry dates and adjudication by Los Angeles Superior Court. It includes subscription pricing by mail and single copy, and references a decree number from 1941.
Dr R Bernard Finch may plead guilty to manslaughter to avoid a second trial after a hung jury on murdering his wife. His codefendant Carole Tregoff faces trial May 23. Cooper says manslaughter is the gravest charge Finch would admit.
McKesson told newsmen Monday that a guilty plea to murder might be acceptable, but he would not discuss changing the doctor's plea without Miss Tregaff's attorneys present.
Mayors of Hungry North Peninsula communities invite Mayor George Christopher to a meeting on April 20 to discuss coordinated development. The note includes an odd aside about Girard's Original French Dressing and serving suggestions, not related to the event.
An OCR fragment advertises lodging at the Huntington Hotel on 1290 E Ocean Blvd with private baths and various services. It mentions weekly rates around 77.05 dollars, meals included, and a phone contact HE 66250, but many words are garbled and unclear.
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