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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1964

Page

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Engle Dilemma Weighs Pension vs Reelection

The Democratic Party refuses to endorse Senator Engle for another term, raising questions about his resignation to allow a governor appointed successor. AP notes pension incentives dominate his decision, with 21 years of service yielding 14,800 yearly pension and potential full pension under disability. Engle faces age 53, pension safety, and political calculus amid party pressure.

Engle Democratic Party Civil Service Commission Associated Press Brown House Senate A.P State Democratic Party Lac

Castro Leads Cuban Amateur Championship Opener

Fidel Castro publicly reappears in Havana to inaugurate Cuba’s national amateur baseball championships and rebut rumors of his assassination. The event features a leadoff bat by Castro, a speech with references to the U.S. blockade, and attendance by Gilberto Torres and Alfred G. Smith. A separate item notes a sky diver’s 5500 foot fall in Seymour Indiana survived due to a second parachute.

Fidel Castro Sardig Havana Castro Texas Washington Gilberto Torres Cuban Sports Institute Cuba United States Sao Paulo Brazil Alfred G. Smith Leyland Motors Co Leyland Seymour Ind Fred Hastings Louisville Louis

Youth Rescues Two From Car in Bay Rescue at Sausalito Bayfront

Parking lot attendant Donald MacArthur 19 leapt into eight feet of water to break the car window and pull three people from a submerged car that overturned near the Sausalito seawall. Ed Gray 33 of San Francisco died. driver Thomas Ryan 33 and his wife, 31, were injured. A passenger, Robin Sansborn, was clinging to the seawall. another survivor, Collette Ryan, aided by others, helped in the rescues.

Donald MacArthur Win Bernard Gray San Francisco Thomas Ryan Sausalito Golden Gate MacArthur Robin Sansborn Nick Reynolds Kingston Trio Collette Ryan

Key Evidence Due Today in Evers Murder Trial

Jackson Mississippi. Captain Ralph Hargrove is set to testify as Byron de la Beckwith faces trial for the shooting of Medgar Evers last June. A fingerprint on the rifle scope is expected to link Beckwith to the crime, with the state’s case built on the weapon found near the scene.

Evers Jackson Miss Fee Ralph Hargrove Medgar Evers William Waller Beckwith Hargrove

3000 Miles of State Trails on Schedule

Fresno U. The 300 mile system of riding and hiking trails planned for California mountain and recreational areas is scheduled for completion by 1574 despite opposition from some foresters and landowners. Charles A. DeTurk, director of the State Department of Parks and Recreation, told members of the California State Horsemen's Association that 1,043 miles have been completed and 256 miles more are being acquired.

Fresno U California Charles A. DeTurk State Department Parks and Recreation California State Horsemen's Association

Portrait of the President and a secret weapon tale

Stewart Alsop recalls Lyndon Johnson and a purported weapon against Khrushchev in a February Readers Digest feature. The piece markets a personal portrait of the president as intelligent, stable, sentimental, yet tough, framed as an insider account of political strategy.

Stewart Alsop Lyndon Khrushchev

Gala Burglary in Rome Targets Film Lab

A group of eight thieves broke into a movie film laboratory in Rome stealing cash tapes recorders and cameras. They celebrated with four bottles of champagne before fleeing the scene.

Rome Merry Thieves

Etna Eruption Sends Large Lava Flow Toward Sea

Mt Etna in Sicily erupted violently on Sunday as a river of lava 70 feet wide flowed down the seaward slope for two miles after a new crack opened. Officials said no immediate danger to nearby villages despite rapid lava movement toward sea highways around Etna.

Catania Sicily Mt Etna Ess Etna

Independent Purtinned duty text at Long Beach event

Fragmented notice reports a duty text dated March 27 1643 at Long Beach with a price listed as 30 00 by mail. It mentions Angates and Dedes NaS secor eer and a gallery code 7250. The readable fragments are unclear but indicate a transaction or duty payment in a historical context.

Xea Pine Aves Lesen Claus Wutter Long Beach larrey_ Gallery Kingla

Rider protest group eyed to pressure transit officials

Gripes, a 28 year old banker, proposes a riders guild to air grievances about New York City's subway system. John Mohler says riders lack representation while the transit authority and workers have their entities. He aims to organize responsible citizens to press for action on system abuses.

Transit Authority New York City John Mohler Mohler

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