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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1964
Page
1
A Lag column by LAL Collins argues about rising medical costs and insurance coverage. It notes that about 13 percent of insured have multiple policies and criticizes policies for not adequately protecting the insured. It laments mail-order plans and costly premiums while urging clearer terms and better coverage.
An 80 year old rider, Mann Umstead Frain Sr., pedaled 3244 miles from New York City to the Golden Gate Bridge in 88 days. He rode a 12 speed French bicycle with extra gears, carried 15 pounds of gear, and survived on orange juice and steaks. He urged younger riders to cycle to gain years.
Long Beach daily paper header with publication details and court decree numbers. Contains filing references, pricing, and ad adjudication marks from Los Angeles County court. Reads like archival registration data with dates omitted and illegible OCR artifacts.
Thousand gathered for the funeral of Engle in Red Bluff California near where he began his political career. Former White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger stood as the Democratic pick to succeed. An estimated six thousand filed past the casket while a military guard accompanied the cortege to the grave. Lucretia Engle expressed hope for his recovery and supported Salinger’s campaign as a de facto endorsement.
Specialists examined actress Joan Crawford in a Hollywood hospital after another pneumonia episode. Comedian Jack Kirkwood died of a presumed heart attack in Las Vegas. Flannery O'Connor, 39, died in Georgia after years of illness. Sam Spiegel received the Medal of Merit in Rome. Retired Brig. Gen. William K. Magnally died in San Francisco. A ring found by Fred Bynumt in Diamond Lake was returned by his parents. Allan Nevins was asked to form a committee over Warren G. Harding letters in a legal battle involving American Heritage Publishing. Prince Charles made his first outing after pneumonia recovery with the royal family at Windsor Park.
Washington reports the House approved a bill to establish the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez California. The government would acquire Moir’s Martinez home where he lived and died in 1914, restore it, and administer it via the National Park Service, bill now awaiting Senate action.
In Pikeville Kentucky about 300 McCoy family members held a reunion near the Pat Brady Camp once at the feud’s center. The highlight was presenting Daisy McCoy, daughter of Uncle Coy, with a Kentucky Colonel commission, acknowledging her family’s long-standing role in the feud history.
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