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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1961

Page

2

Peacetime Budget Forecast Sets $81 Billion Mark

President Eisenhower presents a record peacetime budget of about $81 billion with over half, $47.382 billion, for national security. He suggests creating a deputy president or prime minister and a Department of Transportation while Kennedy plans to limit new top White House jobs. Budget projections for 1961 and 1962 depend on tax hikes and postal rate increases, with potential surpluses shrinking if Congress does not approve them.

Washington Eisenhower Kennedy John F. Kennedy White House Congress Department of Transportation Anderson United States Treasury

Canada Meet Set in Canada May to June 1962

The Duke of Edinburgh's Commonwealth Study Conference will be held in Canada from May 13 to June 6, 1962 officials report. Delegates will study the consequences of industrial changes in the commonwealth.

Toronto Ontario Duke of Edinburgh Canada

Sanity Hearing Delayed in California Murder Case

Los Angeles UPI reports a sanity hearing for Marguerit Mitchell 45 charged with murdering her daughter Terri Anne 214 by drowning in a bathtub after Christmas has been postponed. The defendant told police she heard voices directing the act.

Los Angeles UPI Marguerit Mitchell Terry Anne

Nazi Garbed Youth Shoots British Soldier in Germany

A man in a Nazi uniform burst into the guard room at Rankien Royal Service Corps in Germany and shot a British soldier, John Stevenson, 22, in the shoulder. He fled but later surrendered to German police. officials say he is mentally disturbed. The soldier is receiving hospital care.

Ratingen Germany Royal Service Corps John Stevenson

SAGE OF MENTALPHYSICS PROMOTES BIBLE INSIGHTS AND WEALTH

A fragmented ad-like narrative extols the Science of Mentalphysics founded in Yucca Valley California by a sage who healed from desert hardship. It promotes Bible verses and universal truths, claims lasting life benefits, and offers a free booklet titled The Art of Arcors True Living for sincere seekers.

Tibet Yucca Valley California Institute of Mental Physics

Sheepkilling Hounds Cured by Brainwash

Burton England reports the Burton Hunt abandoned fox hunting after 25 hounds were treated by psychiatry to erase hunting instincts. Workman announced the dogs would be kept as pets, with the league weighing returning them to the hunt but noting sheep killings ceased. The stance reflects the National Canine Defense League’s involvement.

Burton England League Bernard Burton Hunt Workman National Canine Defense iLeague

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