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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1960
Page
1
Parade Magazine highlights a historic gender gap with 100 unmarried men to 113 unmarried women ages 20 to 64, expanding in older groups. The piece attributes the imbalance to younger women marrying men older or to longer female lifespans, noting rising widows and divorce patterns and urging pairs to marry within or near their own age for longer companionship.
Dr Richard D Barnes 28 La Canada a Hollywood hospital intern was killed in a high speed head on crash after his sports car struck a plant and burned. CHP said the car traveled over 100 mph before impact and investigators query whether the death was self-inflicted.
Unclear OCR text lists tides and sun times for Long Beach with high tides around 5.2 feet and sunsets about 5:21 and 5:29 PM. Mentions postal and telegraph items, Pine Avenue location, and an entry about public information. No clear news event identified.
Brown recalls a year of progress in California, citing water projects, social programs, and economic advances. He emphasizes resolving a fiscal crisis, promoting minority rights, unemployment insurance, school aid, and urban planning while warning that ongoing challenges remain. Congressman James Roosevelt attended, with state leaders present as FDR’s birthday was honored.
Washington congressman Chel Holifield, chairing a subcommittee, warned the government has not accepted constitutional responsibility to shield Americans from nuclear fallout. He argued a 15 billion dollar fallout shelter program is essential but unlikely to pass Congress, saying defense has shifted to the backyard without a plan for federal responsibility.
An ad claims a new diagnostic office method helps many hard of hearing regain hearing, with first treatment offered for $3.00 if the reader visits within ten days. It describes a 45 minute session addressing deafness due to catarrh and tympanic conditions, asserting 70 percent success.
In Kristiansand Norway UPI reports Anne Marie Rockefeller may be expecting as she plans to fly back to her husband Steven Rockefeller next Monday. A close relative cites rumors while the Rasmussen family has no telephone and could not be reached for confirmation. Anne Marie avoids the press amid the 85th Svendsen anniversary and local speculation.
PALM SPRINGS marks the start of National Junior Achievement Week with a Saturday proclamation honoring youth efforts during a week highlighted by 4% President Eisenhower.
A delegation of twelve Soviet officials toured Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim in Manhattan praising its spiral design while denouncing the nonobjective art on display. They contrasted American critics’ reactions and later sought student guides at New York University during a two hour campus visit.
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