24 Dec 1962
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1962
Page
1
In a November Reader's Digest feature the history of free speech is traced alongside film censorship. A large advertisement for The Shame of the Sabine Women is criticized for promoting adult themes. The piece argues censorship could erode freedoms and warns of moral decline.
Ostend experts examine a coastal wreck fragment said to lack wooden nails and suggest a large 16th century galeon from the Armada era. The find, described in a 1943 court-style notice, references adjudication and archival entries with Belgian and international context.
Secret testimony at the Hoffa conspiracy trial disclosed FBI shadowing of Teamster officials from Nashville to Louisville and Detroit. Agents followed jurors and relatives amid claims of attempts to influence votes. one juror was disqualified and transcripts ordered public. The defense cited FBI involvement as grounds for a mistrial, while the judge noted extensive surveillance and management of the case.
AFL-CIO president George Meany urged President Kennedy to target a 1963 tax cut for low income brackets while delaying broader reforms until 1964. The plan would use revenue offsets from reforms, aiming to quickly spur consumer demand.
The Kosciusko home of James Meredith was hit by a shotgun blasts on Sunday amid tensions over the Ole Miss crisis. Meredith, whose parents live in Kosciusko, canceled his Chicago Christmas stay and returns to Mississippi with his wife and child as his spokesman notes a press statement is planned.
The FDA said it investigated a possible link between Enovid and about 270 thrombophlebitis cases in the United States, including around 36 fatalities. Government scientists had not established a casual relationship and were reviewing data after G D Searle reported five Los Angeles deaths linked to the drug.
Fortune Magazine estimates Joseph P Kennedy's fortune at 300 million with about half tied to heirs and real estate making up a quarter. Oil holdings and cash reserves account for the rest. The piece notes Kennedy's generosity and sharp temper with friends and foes.
General Telephone Company announces direct distance dialing will extend to 20000 Bellflower division customers starting 1101 pm January 19. Area numbers 925 556 987 WA5 TO6 and T07 will gain direct dialing without operator assistance.
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