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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1960
Page
17
A humorous, rambling reminiscence covers a chaotic holiday gathering. Ralph frets over gifts, subscriptions, and missed requests while relatives mingle, illustrate misunderstandings, and recall quirky childhood moments. The narrator laments not receiving a longed for item.
In Leopoldville rebels allied with Patrice Lumumba seize the provincial president of Kivu and several ministers in Stanleyville. The raid, led by Antoine Gizenga, extends Congo unrest as pro-Western forces worry about Lumumba’s influence and possible arm reactions.
A crab boat named Oridle was wrecked off Ten Mile Beach north of Fort Bragg. The owner Michael Tins from Naga reported the crew missing with the engine failing to hold in heavy seas. Volunteers recovered wreckage along more than a mile of shoreline about five miles north.
London reports on a heated dispute over a new jet fuel called JPA oil blends used by airlines. Lord Brabazon claims it is highly explosive and dangerous, while Sir William Hildred and aviation groups defend safety and urge cautious discussion.
Four New York City patrolmen attempted to revive a weeks-old infant in an East Side tenement after the mother was found to have active tuberculosis. Despite artificial respiration and air into the lungs, the baby died before arrival at a hospital. The officers were sent to the police surgeon for autopsy to determine if the infant had tuberculosis.
Sacramento reports Governor Edmund G Brown will not intervene to spare Raymond J Cartier 38 of St Diena who faces execution at San Quentin after appeals fail. Cartier's case drew attention as officials weigh clemency options amid ongoing debate over death penalty in California.
Report quotes Governor’s clemency decision in a late October reprieve case. Refers to a 1858 brutal murder and dismemberment, noting conditional psychiatric exam results guiding further action. Mention of Gunmen intrusion and wife’s killing details appear in fragmentary context.
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