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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1960
Page
1
L A Gallier column analyzes a U S News chart of top 24 executives showing GM and Ford leaders receiving large salaries and bonuses. It explains how taxes, pensions, and stock options shape incomes, noting widespread executive pay strategies spark public and shareholder scrutiny.
James Roosevelt, son of Franklin D Roosevelt, drew jeers as he urged abolition of the House Un-American Activities Committee at a petroleum retailers convention. An effigy hung from a trailer near the Shamrock Hilton Hotel, with a placard vowing to abolish him just as he sought to abolish HUAC. In the same issue, a 75-year-old New York widow, Mae Heath, won Senior Queen honors at a state beauty event, while lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II faced critical illness after prior intestinal surgery.
The coastal area shows a mix of sun and clouds with rising temperatures. Highs near the upper seventies, with overnight lows around the sixties. Tides reach 2.90 feet at 7:45 p.m., and a low tide of 1.3 feet is anticipated. Winds from the southwest at 12 to 18 mph with gusts higher inland.
Costa Rica reports Venezuela’s impassioned plea to foreign ministers asking American republics to break diplomatic ties with the Dominican Republic. The move includes virtual talks and economic penalties while Dominican Foreign Minister Herrera Baez counters the charges of intervention.
A garbled notice notes a theft of drapes valued at 500 dollars tied to Girard’s Perks. It mentions a HUNTINGTON HOTEL location and a block long area on Ocean Boulevard with references to cooling temperatures and a restaurant dining room offering Girard’s Original French Dressing.
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