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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1960
Page
8
Exuberant world observes Christmas gaiety despite conflicts and shortages. Europe reports record shopping while Israel pilgrims head to Jordan held Bethlehem. Congo, Britain, and Canada stage holiday events for troops and families as nations cite devotion and unity.
Three people were seriously injured on Long Beach streets Friday night as the Christmas holiday weekend began. Joseph Webb, 2, suffered brain injury and a broken leg after darting into traffic on San Gabriel Avenue near Williams Street. Walter Hampton, 34, and Robert Dyer, 21, were hurt in a three car collision at Carson Street and Studebaker Road and admitted to local hospitals. Weather ranged from snow to warm, and officials warned holiday traffic could bring high fatalities.
Federal mediator Barney Turner said the union would accept 1,700 copies of the latest contract for workers to vote on in secret. A 1,601 worker walkout across western Washington Oregon and northern California began last Friday and could resume if the offer is rejected.
Reports from Vientiane say Kong Le and his paratroopers, now bivouacked in the hills 40 miles north, plan a new offensive on Vientiane with Soviet Nyushin-14 aircraft delivering military supplies. The clandestine Voice of Laos radio quotes Kong Le praising Soviet and other peace-loving nations for support.
A wave of Christmas weekend fires swept homes from California to Rhode Island, killing 23 people including 16 children. In Hartford City Indiana a mother and four children died in a gas bottle fire. Chicago saw another mother and four children perish in a basement flat. An explosion at a Texas one room shack killed four children and left a fifth in critical condition as investigators blamed gasoline and open flames.
The government reports the consumer price index at 127.4 in November, up less than 0.1 percent from October, marking the eighth new high in nine months. Since November last year living costs have risen 4 percent, with food making up more than half the increase.
A bridge on U S Highway 60-70 east of HELL California burned, snarling hundreds of holiday travelers. The 9 mile desert stretch between Blythe and India connected Los Angeles to Phoenix, with observers noting over 1,000 cars delayed. Police rerouted traffic while motorists were advised to detour via Rice and return to Highway 60-70 at Blythe. Four die in a separate rail wreck near Pasto Colombia with 112 injured.
Brooklyn Navy official testifies at inquiry that no negligence or individual fault was found in the Constellation fire that killed 49 aboard and destroyed the carrier. He described the valve failure and fuel blaze as accidents and defended wooden scaffolding as standard shipyard practice.
Weatherman and his assistant discuss the forecast and a psychology lesson. The piece features misused dialogue and a jokey exchange about what a psychologist does, framed as a humorous aside in a local page.
President Eisenhower used his final Christmas address to call racial discrimination a breach of Christian ethics and urged Americans to examine the nation’s conscience. He spoke from the Ellipse near the White House, stressing equality, justice, and the need to remove blemishes from America’s image.
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