14 Feb 1961
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1961
Page
1
A column by A Collins Sr surveys unemployment figures, noting distortions from part time work and long-ago joblessness. It contrasts AFL-CIO views with official rates, argues for cautious policy, and warns against rushing new laws without study.
UPI report from Kitzbuehel Austria states actor Hugh O'Brian dismissed European newspaper rumors he will marry ex-Queen Soraya of Iran. He said no plans to ask the princess and that they are just enjoying time together at a hotel amid ongoing speculation.
Retired Admiral Rich mond Kelly Turner who commanded U S amphibious forces in the Pacific in World War II died of a heart attack Sunday in Monterey California. He collapsed at lunch at the ranch home of Col and Mrs Warren J Clears. His wife Harriet Sterling died a month earlier. Turner led assaults on the Solomons Gilbert and Marshall Islands and the Marianas. He directed the Iwo Jima landing and the Okinawa assault.
The forecast calls for mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies today and Wednesday with variable high cloudiness. Temperatures rise and fall with the day, and some regions may experience a slight temperature change. A warm trend is expected in the valley with light winds and minor fluctuations in conditions.
The record notes dates of visits with Kennedy as four leaders from the British Commonwealth plan meetings. Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker arrives February 20, Menzies visits two days later, and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan will attend in Washington on April 5.
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman announced a contingency fund to accelerate farm loans. The action complements a Kennedy administration pledge to boost operating loans and farm housing loans, totaling an additional 50 million for the fiscal year ending June 20, with 35 million aimed at farms.
LOS ANGELES CNS reports Pasadena officials will open bids March 8 for a new clubhouse and related improvements at Eaton Canyon golf course in Pasadena.
An unclear report from a Huntington hotel on Ocean Boulevard references a reach event and a block area with scattered names and items. The fragment mentions Rosin, Batt, and possible meal or oar terms in a disordered sequence.
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