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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1960
Page
4
The Atomic Energy Commission announced plans to create up to ten atomic cemeteries on site and federal lands to supplement deep sea dumps for low level radioactive waste. Controversy arose over a Long Beach West Side facility and a denied city license for west 15th street.
In New Delhi Nehru warned of grave danger from Chinese territorial aims but said India will not bargain its integrity. He urged unity and hard work, rejected defensive alliances, and emphasized naturalism as India's policy while Gandhi's nonviolence legacy loomed in the backdrop.
A 38-year-old South Gate man despondent over illness left Brentwood Hospital, bought a new .38-caliber revolver, and shot himself in the head Saturday afternoon. He was found at a West Los Angeles motel and pronounced dead later at UCLA Medical Center. He had checked into the motel the same day after a leave against doctors advice. The man left a note and said his car and belongings would go to a friend at Brentwood Hospital.
In Damascus Syria and West German Economics Minister Ludwig Erhard will be flown from Cairo to Bonn today on doctors advice after a throat inflammation struck him during his UAR visit. He faces medical evaluation and rest as he resumes duties.
The grieving parents recall their son Leonard who was killed and express sympathy for the killers' families. They note a kind officer and a Wednesday work schedule, sharing their sorrow while acknowledging other parents’ pain. The scene centers on their sorrow and a message of empathy.
Soviet Premier Khrushchev told a Bucharest youth rally that the clouds of war over the world are lifting. He welcomed a meeting of younger generations from Dallean and Adriatic countries and urged turning Europe into a nuclear and rocket free zone of peace.
In southeast Idaho another confirmed diphtheria case and 18 suspected ones were reported Saturday night. Twelve more cases have been confirmed in the area since the year began. The latest case is a one year old girl from Blackfoot with mass immunization clinics set up across the region.
In Malaga province's UPA street village a new site named Ambassador Lodge honors John Davis Lodge the United States ambassador. The announcement was made Saturday and reflects Spain’s tribute to the longtime diplomat.
Eugene F. Lorton of San Francisco was installed district governor for California, Nevada and Hawaii for Kiwanis International at a Lafayette Hotel banquet. Also installed were Daniel L. Turner of San Diego as immediate past district governor, Fred S. Kistemann of Oakland as district secretary, and William C. Batchelder of Nome as district treasurer. The event closed the district’s one day midwinter conference with Presiding Past Governor Harold M. Helmbaugh of West Hollywood.
Sandy Poole, 17, bought a car and picked up his 16-year-old girlfriend for a ride. An hour later he crashed into a bedroom where three people slept, injuring his girlfriend and several residents. Poole suffered a broken right leg with chest injuries. the bedroom occupants, including Philip Nelson, his wife Helen, and their son Eric, were unhurt or lightly affected. Poole claimed brake failure.
FBI agents and police comb the city for leads in the Kehilath Past Governor Albert H.I Israel Synagogue bombing probe. Eight two-person units interview parents of 15 youths suspected in the case as investigators follow tips from the Thursday night blast.
Two suspects are in custody for further questioning. One has been identified as commander in chief of a Neo-Nazi juvenile group, signaling a coordinated extremist cell under scrutiny by authorities.
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