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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1960
Page
1
LAC Zilas column warns that fraudsters target Old Age and Security Insurance recipients. Rackets include impostors claiming OASI officials check payments, demanding money, or offering inflated benefits. Recipients are urged to contact the OASI office at 1318 Pine Ave and report suspects.
John Bruce Stanford 25 of Long Beach State College student died when a sports car driven by Donald Knowles Nichols 24 struck a divider, went off Shoemaker Bridge, plunged 75 feet to Pico Avenue. Nichols survived with bruises and was hospitalized. Stanford’s body was sent to B. W. Coon Funeral Home.
Gov. Edmund G Brown said he supports suspending licenses for drunk driving but will respect court rulings. He noted potential 1961 legislative changes and proposed a uniform statewide penalty. Judges in Los Angeles urged DMV limits, citing Baer case. George A Hart Jr elected chairman of Volunteers of America advisory board at annual meeting.
Sixty five deputy assessors begin the annual house to house canvass Monday to value personal property over 100 million dollars. Homeowners absent must file forms or accept arbitrary valuations by the May 31 exemption deadline. county deadline is May 2. Hart to chair with McLaughlin and Mrs Roy Benner. session honored Gen Booth and discussed potential suspension of Volunteers work due to financial difficulties. New advisory board members named include Rev Theodore Anderson and many others.
In JACKTON Mississippi a bank alarm was mistaken by an embarrassed employee who admitted bumping the burglar alarm. The incident led to the employee presenting a petition to court in the aftermath. FRE JANGES delivered a unanimous opinion quashing a contempt of court citation against McCarthy by Judge Smith. The Long Beach jurist ruled McCarthy did not follow recommendations in Baer and Walters civil cases, stating contempt was not proper for resolving civil law differences among officials.
An official notice from Los Angeles County records the October 1941 decree No C-10280 in Long Beach. The document provides subscription details and costs for a single copy and monthly rates, indicating court-adjudicated publication.
Local weather note reports chilly conditions with a southward wind around 11:26 PM. Temperature low near 1.7 degrees, forecast indicates cold spell and light exposure to steady breeze throughout the night.
Money Center advertises a cash loan option with quick approval and flexible terms. Contact details and rates appear in the classified notice for borrowers seeking immediate liquidity.
Havana authorities seized about 150 million dollars in property tied to former dictator Fulgencio Batista and roughly 309 regime officials. Capt. Rolando Diaz, recovery minister, ordered the action as property allegedly acquired illegally. Included on the list was Burke Hedges, son of Dayton Hedges, founder of a Cuban financial empire, who had Cuban citizenship and served as ambassador to Brazil.
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