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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1961
Page
12
President Kennedy’s inaugural parade and ceremonies unfold amid a 25 degree wind as thousands of Americans endure the chill. Dignitaries pray between bouts of cold, while Kennedy watches fire crews adjust wires and Merrian Anderson sings the national anthem.
President Kennedy vows a new world of law to preserve peace and liberty. He pledges to meet any burden to guarantee survival, seeks Western alliance unity, and receives broad praise from Democrats and Republicans alike as Eisenhower lauds the inaugural address.
An 87 year old Northampton man missed the presidential inauguration Friday for the first time since McKinley’s 1897 inaugural. Fred Hewitt, confined to a Northampton nursing home, watched Kennedy’s ceremony on television after attending every inauguration in person.
Officials said the trunk was shipped from a San Diego address to a Chicago address. The body may be Mrs. Anne Martia Albrecht, 24, reported missing December 20 by her husband Edward, 24. Albrecht was found at the Mina home of his mother and stepfather. He claimed he had visited Alabama friends and returned home to discover his wife missing despite domestic issues. He expressed hope the Chicago body wasn’t hers.
A massive blizzard hammered northern New England and the mid Atlantic, closing schools and transportation. Snow totals reached 29 inches in New York and over a foot in southern New England, with six inches or more as far south as Virginia. temperatures fell below zero in parts of New England and warnings tip frost and record lows. At least 47 deaths were linked to weather related incidents. frost and frost warnings disrupted Florida communities dependent on tourism and citrus. Separately, striking railroad tagmen rejected Governor Rockefeller's call for a temporary withdrawal from picket lines in exchange for a pledge to resume tugboat dispute talks.
Washington police received reports that more than 500 people were missing during an inaugural celebration. One caller asked whether a middle aged woman in an evening gown had been taken to a hospital, which was later denied.
Fragments describe a whimsical weather forecast with Rain Predicted Granny and a Weather Bureau pre fall note. A light sprinkler is seen, with a trace of dust on a car as observers note scattered sprinkles in the Long Beach area.
A fiery four car crash Friday night near 195th St and Pioneer Blvd in Dairy Valley left one child dead and six others injured. Debbie Pena four of Artesia died from burns at Pioneer Hospital. Her father Vincent 35 and brother Steve 10 suffered third degree burns over 90 percent of their bodies and were taken to Los Angeles County General Hospital. Others injured include Anna Heokard 52 Darrold Dinwiddie 23 Donald Peterson 36 and Lori Cantrell 22. Investigators say Pena car a pickup exploded after a sideswipe sparked by two cars. The Pena and Leonard cars reportedly slid first, triggering the fatal blaze.
City Attorney Desmond reports a court opinion orders Harbor Department General Manager Charles L. Vickers to sign unitization agreements for Fault Blocks II and III in the Wilmington field. The decision upholds subsidence control laws and allows broader unitized flooding, with Long Beach deadline March 1 to join. Special counsel Ball Hunt & Hart cited risks of oil emigration if unitization is blocked. The Supreme Court denied Bonnie Harter's intervention in the case.
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