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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1964
Page
4
President Johnson urged Congress to appropriate 15.5 million dollars as the federal match for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington. The request also seeks 2 million dollars to complete site acquisition, with Congress having authorized a federal share matching private contributions.
France announced plans Thursday to build a large petroleum port capable of handling supertankers over 70,000 tons. The facility would lie about 30 miles west of Marseille in the Gulf of Fos on the Mediterranean.
The California Democratic Council still hopes Lyndon B. Johnson will attend its February 21 to 23 Long Beach Arena convention despite confident reports he will not. CDC officials cite a state visit with Mexico’s Lopez Mateos and note that after Johnson’s duties end there could be no grounds for criticism if he stops by to greet 7 000 to 8 000 volunteers.
SAN DIEGO Calif Feb 2 The annual California Young Republicans convention opens with about 1000 delegates expected at the El Cortez Hotel The presidential field includes James R Slaybaugh John A Gromala and John Clow Gov Edmund Brown Ronald Reagan and Senator Clair Engle are among attendees Also scheduled are keynote addresses by leaders including Hubert Humphrey and James Utt to kick off the three day meeting with a party dance tonight.
Two men were sentenced to death for the June 1961 slaying of Monterey Park police officer George Eder during a market holdup. Donald Floyd Ketchel, 25, and Thomas Edward Sears, 20, received automatic appeals to the California Supreme Court after motions for new trial and sentence reduction were denied.
Washington reporting that Billie Estes, a Texas wheeler dealer, allegedly gave cantaloupes to government officials and kept thank you notes. Recipients included Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, President John F. Kennedy, Senator Ralph Yarborough, and Jack Cox. Investigators cite Estes’ “cantaloupe sting” as part of broader probes into his grain storage operations. A Senate subcommittee plans a report around April 1, citing the investigation as potentially one of the largest in history.
Governor Hansen told a Lafayette Hotel audience that “squaresville” is America’s path back to principle and national honor. He warned of attacks on the flag and nation, urged Republicans to unite for leadership, criticized welfare policies, and linked current crises to a socialist trend and a need for fiscal balance.
The Norwalk Art Association Bellflower Art Association Downey Museum of Art and the Arts Colony of La Mirada present the current exhibition at Cerritos College art gallery. The display runs through February 21 with public hours Monday to Thursday 7 to 10 pm and Sunday 1 to 4 pm.
Norwalk High School will host its inaugural Career Night on February 27 at 7 30 pm. The event, sponsored by the Patent Teachers Association, invites thirty vocations experts to advise students on preparing for future work, says Assistant Principal Willard Redfern.
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