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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1961
Page
2
A U S Air Force plane from Prestwick Scotland overshot the airfield in Bilbao Spain while landing Monday and got stuck in the mud. Three crewmen were safe but all four engines were wrecked. The aircraft carried spare parts for another Air Force plane at the base.
Emily Friton, 92, a registered nurse and former Army nurse in the Spanish American War, died Sunday. Funeral 1 pm Wednesday at Sunnyside Memorial Park Chapel. She lived at 1065 Olive Ave Long Beach since 1921 and served in China during the Boxer Rebellion and six years as head of the American Hospital in Panama during the canal’s construction. She authored My Days as a Nurse and belonged to McKinley Camp 23 USWV. She is survived by sisters Clara Friton Donaldson and Emma Diederich and nieces Ione Mosler and Marjorie Lally. Funeral arrangements by Patterson Shively Mortuary.
Beckenham council agreed to pay widow Mrs. R. Colby 78.40 dollars for the loss of her husband’s skeleton. The skeleton had been loaned for Civil Defense first aid courses during World War I and disappeared in the postwar years amid confusion.
About 100 black-clad women marching on the Presidential Palace in Havana protested executions of anti Castro terrorists. Militiamen broke up the clash with male hecklers nearby. several injuries reported as women and bystanders were dragged into the palace and a flag was contested.
Robert K. Gray in McCall's Magazine accuses Sherman Adams of shielding President Eisenhower from difficult issues. He cites delayed action on the 1957 58 recession and the Soviet Union's first Sputnik as outcomes of Adams's influence and Eisenhower's desire to avoid unpleasant tasks. Gray notes Adams resigned in 1958 amid gifts controversy and portrays him as handling politics patronage and domestic affairs.
The National Marriage Guidance Council calls the post office seizure of three books on marriage sent to servicemen overseas absurd. The issue centers on indecency claims amid broader commentary on President Eisenhower and his administration as time changes the presidency.
February issue reports a revolutionary hormone pill approved by the FDA for general prescription use. It promises family planning benefits including spacing births and aiding the childless. Published as a promotional blurb for the February issue.
The Rev. Brian Bird argues in a quarterly Anglican journal that Christmas carols could be modernized to appeal to youths and promote religious feeling. He suggests upbeat, popular rhythms and cards on the lap beat as a format to present the message.
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