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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1962

Page

3

World Around Buckingham Hobbled by Staff Gripes

In Buckingham Palace 15 servants from the Royal Mews complain to the Civil Servants Union about hours and regimentation. Wages range from about 22 to 40 dollars weekly with lodging, while many moonlight as bartenders or waiters. A union source warns of a potential major crisis if conditions do not improve.

London Buckingham Palace Queen Elizabeth Palace Civil Servants’ Union Royal Mews

Formosa Report Sparks Mocked Autonomy Claim

Chinese Nationalists ridiculed a London Observer report claiming a secret agreement with the Communists to make Formosa autonomous. Hong Kong experts doubted the deal, noting indirect approaches in the past but no Nationalist interest. In Salisbury, about 600 Africans rioted after police dispersed an unauthorized trade union meeting and arrested general secretary T Malufeke.

Taipel Formosa London Red China Foreign Office London Observer Hong Kong Salisbury Southern Rhodesia Sindia Black Southern Rhodesian Trades Union Congress T. Malufeke

Woman slain in apartment as suspect fled with knife

A teenage girl was fatally injured during a violent confrontation in an apartment. Detectives report the suspect fled after a brutal attack using a tire tool and knife. Two 18 year old youths witnessed the escape as police pursue leads. Separate notes mention Jordanian educator Sheikh Hamza Arabi and desegregation progress at Montgomery library with Robert Lee Cobb as the first Black patron.

Zebrowski Berling Homt Frank Welch Robert Castillo Ourapartment Fairbanks William Johnson Montgomery Ala UPD Robert Lee Cobb

Sneaky Boat Leaves Skipper Goes Home

Eureka weatherman reports a 15 foot boat sailed across Humboldt Bay with Jerry Vellutini and Mildred Branscom aboard. They beached it on a peninsula, then found a second boat drifted to the yacht basin with no one aboard. Coast Guard recovered the couple and their craft.

Eureka Jerry Vellutini Mildred Branscom Arcata Humboldt Bay Eugene, Bradley Bradley Coast Guard Jerry Mildred

Data on Soviet A-Tests Sought by Rep. Hosmer

Rep Craig Hosmer led a push for full disclosure from the United States on seismic data from Soviet atomic tests. He urged publishing findings on event detection accuracy, distinguishing blasts from earthquakes, depth of underground shots, detection ranges, and other seismic data to assess Geneva treaty concessions.

Hosmer Bill Sumner Wamaten Washington Kennedy Craig Hosmer R. Long Beach Joint Atomic Committee Geneva Soviet Union Hosslmer

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