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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1964
Page
2
A legislative panel approved a bill to allow the governor s private secretary to receive credit for service as secretary to an elected official who left that office for a state post. The budget lists the secretary s salary and pension factors linked to length of service and retirement contributions.
A Senate colleague notes Engle finishing a six year term while undergoing daily therapy for paralysis and speech difficulty in a Bethesda hospital. Rumors of withdrawal circulated after a false leak, with Lucretia Engle distraught yet hopeful amid a last ditch campaign push.
New York officials battle a fire in a Times Square shuttle train beneath Grand Central Terminal. Six firefighters injured, no passengers hurt. Damage estimated at 1 to 2 million dollars as 42nd Street surface buckles and adjacent buildings lose ventilation. Fire rages about 1 to 4 hours, disrupting lines through Grand Central and nearby streets.
The governor criticized a proposed drop out bill, saying it would require proof of illness to quit a race. He argued the measure lets incumbents influence party nominees and should be studied further, possibly at a regular session, before any passage. Engle, whose brain surgery last August sparked press debate, is mentioned in context.
An advertisement by the Port of London Authority seeks clerical staff under 40 who can swim or will learn. A spokesman cited safety near the water as a factor, noting offices are by the river and that the authority fears accidents.
The Bircher Society Bulletin urged a nationwide protest by mail telegram advertising and literature distribution to oppose the civil rights bill. An adviser said members should work to defeat the act, claiming it would strike a blow to the American republic.
A proposed Glen Canyon exchange would cut Hoover Dam water outflow and power output while Lake Mead’s level falls to 10.5 million acre-feet. Hoover would receive 200,000 kilowatts annually from Glen Canyon to offset losses, as utilities await approval by May 8.
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