25 Feb 1961
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1961
Page
1
A Los Angeles column argues desalting seawater could offer cheaper, more dependable supply than the Feather River project. Northern counties resist the plan while the state debates costs and feasibility, urging $100 million for research and noting widespread shortages and rising demand.
American businesses spend an average of $20 billion annually to write business letters according to a cost survey by Bill Jonson. He will conduct a Better Letters course for Long Beach businessmen next Tuesday through Thursday at the Lafayette Hotel, sponsored by the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce. The course examines letter writing costs, and how better letters can improve outcomes.
London UPI reports the million-dollar Jegs contest opened on Friday with the first rule requiring contestants to be female. The unusual entry criterion highlights the pageant like setup of the event and potential implications for participant eligibility and public reception.
Public notice from a California county detailing a land auction in Los Angeles area. Paper indicates publication on March 27, 1943, under Independent Press with court involvement. Parcel size listed as 11 acres, case C-10280, in Long Calf district.
Washington dispatch reports Ambassador Thompson will return to Moscow to try to stall a New York summit with Khrushchev until late summer or fall. Kennedy wants quiet talks to ease Congo and Laos crises and sent a personal note of confidence to Khrushchev. Meanwhile Jackie Kennedy faced a kitchen intrigue to lure a famed Vietnamese chef to the White House, drawing international backlash.
Former HEW secretary Arthur Fleming, 55, was named president of the University of Oregon in Eugene. He will assume July 1 with a reported annual salary above 71 thousand dollars after a yearlong search to replace Dr. O Meredith Wilson.
Addison files more than 119 claims in federal bankruptcy proceedings tied to his 13 counts of mail fraud conspiracy and securities violations. A letter to creditors dated Feb 10 cites a $345,889.54 loan repayment, plus IRS taxes for 1955 and 1959.
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