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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1964
Page
1
LAC warns readers that Brazil's 100 percent wage surge plus fringe benefits sparked runaway inflation. It contrasts devalued cruzeiro with U.S. wages, notes government spending and aid, and warns that unchecked deficits threaten savings and the economy, urging vigilance against similar trends at home.
A Saigon council of Notables urged South Viet Nam to break with France after a September statement by Foreign Minister Pham Dang Lam and Information Minister Do Mau. The move follows Geneva peace terms and France's looming China recognition, with South Viet Nam's military leaders opposing any neutralist coalition with the Viet Cong and North Viet Nam.
Dr Benjamin Spock testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee that the proposed Medicare bill, funded by higher Social Security taxes, would protect families by preserving savings for education while aiding hospitals and home care for the aged. He says it safeguards dignity and is not socialized medicine. Other items note Kuwait ruler's rest trip, Admiral Rickover’s heart award, Van Johnson cancer update, and Italian writer Ricciotti's death.
Queen Frederika of Greece was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by Columbia University in New York. Andy Williams is hospitalized in Burbank after a deep cut above his right eye sustained during a film fight scene at Universal Studios. Robert Goulet was involved in the incident, though Williams slipped and was struck.
Moscow reports Premier Khrushchev and Fidel Castro pledged Cuba will work for better ties with the United States, while warning Moscow would aid Cuba by any means if attacked. The communique also details a nearly 2.9 billion dollar sugar trade over six years and notes Castro’s Kiev hunting trip with Khrushchev.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention an event at Slate Street and Pre Avenue in Long Beach with emcees and dates in March. Several garbled terms reference courts, counties, and delivery items, with stray numbers and postal-like codes. The readable items point to a local entertainment or public notice context without clear actions or outcomes.
Washington reports FBI probes widen the Baker case as contracts for the D C Stadium are scrutinized. Reynolds testified he paid 135000 to Baker and McCloskey associates for bonds tied to stadium construction. Lawmakers discuss gifts including a 580 phonograph sent to Johnson in 1959, prompting calls for a broader investigation into gifts and influence in the Eisenhower and Johnson eras.
Three bandits in their mid twenties escaped with about $10,000 from a Paramount branch of the First State Bank of Lynwood shortly before noon on Wednesday. Armed with chrome revolvers, two gunmen herded manager Harold Beach, 56, and two employees into a vault while a third guarded a back door. They stuffed cash from teller cages into a paper bag as they fled.
Public notice invites readers to a dance raffle or rummage sale with contact number Dia HE 2 5959 for details and participation.
Johanus Wyngaart 92, retired Dutch tugboatman, died Tuesday in Los Angeles County General Hospital. His second funeral will be held Saturday in Forest Lawn Cypress after a mistaken prior service when another patient was buried as him. The misidentification involved John Collins, a derelict, with Wyngaart’s papers mislaid under Collins' stretcher. The same mortuary firm conducts the graveside rites Friday at 2:50 p.m.
A door to door march for the Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation in Orange County is planned for February 22. Campaign director Mrs Louis J Cella Jr of Santa Ana called for volunteers and said the goal is 6000 marchers in the field. About 4000 volunteers are already ready.
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