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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1959
Page
3
Washington based Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen AFL demand Secretary Ezra Benson reverse the suspension of grading, arguing the order dated Dec 14 harms consumer interests and hurts housewives by affecting prices and quality. The union calls Benson's move surprising and urges reconsideration before the January 4 effective date.
Two American sailors said to have overstayed shore leave in Hong Kong were released by Chinese authorities after wandering into Communist China. Identified as Jerry L. Munfrada of Las Vegas Nevada and Roy D. Bazzell of Houston Texas they spent four nights in Communist hands and reported they were not ill treated and did not intend to provoke Red China.
Cecil Harcourt, who accepted Japan's surrender of Hong Kong in 1945, died Saturday of a heart attack at age 67. The death was announced Sunday.
Taesung-Dong Korea 184 residents in the demilitarized zone will receive electric lights for the first time this year. The US Army and American authorities financed 32 new cement block homes with tile roofs, replacing thatched houses. Two five kilowatt generators were donated to the village as part of the aid effort.
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