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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1962
Page
4
A magnitude tremor struck southern Chile causing minor damage in Osorno and surrounding villages. Authorities reported quakes at 6 36 am and 4 42 am EST with effects in Valdivia Osorno Llanguihte and Aisen provinces.
A chaotic classified notice touts new state law providing hearing aids at no cost to pensioners. It urges readers to call to start ads and mentions a local hearing center and a phone number, though the text is garbled.
Paris reports that President Charles de Gaulle plans to propose changing the constitution to allow a nationwide popular vote for the successor, reducing civil war risk if assassinated. He may revive a plan for an American style vice president and would replace the current indirect election by the grand electors.
New York attorney James B. Donovan landed in Havana to press for the release of 1,313 Cuban invasion prisoners, but Fidel Castro did not greet him. Only security police and a prisoner's families liaison were present, signaling formal negotiations. Castro has set a ransom of 25,000 to 500,000 dollars per prisoner, complicating potential talks.
London UPI A United States fugitive and convicted Soviet spy Dr. Robert Soblen wrapped up a lengthy appeal in the British court of appeal to block his deportation and a life sentence. The Crown opened the case and the judges adjourned, with a decision expected on whether the deportation order stands. Soblen, claiming cancer of the blood, appeared intermittently, improving in health compared with prior sessions.
England aims to host an international air show with invitations extended to China and Russia, despite government resistance. The Society of British Aircraft Constructors seeks reciprocal participation from other Communist nations, as delegates are expected to attend next week.
Accra Ghana government newspaper demands the hanging of three top lieutenants charged with plotting to assassinate the leader to seize power. Names include Aka Adjei Information Minister Tawia Adama fio and LHL Cofie-Crabbe. They were arrested under a 1958 preversion detention law after Nkrumah took power.
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