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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1961
Page
1
LACs column analyzes the Presidents State of the Union as a grim portrait of the economy yet notes improvements since the 1930s. It questions the push for new federal spending and predicts how House rules votes and foreign policy moves may shape the looming domestic program over the next two weeks.
President Kennedy names James E. Webb to direct the civilian space program with potential joint U S Soviet exploration plans. Webb, 54, a Democrat and former Truman budget director, now leads McDonnell Aircraft and Kerr-McGehee Industries.
Mrs Burnice Invern Geiger, 58, assistant cashier and director of Sheldon National Bank, pleads guilty to 35 counts in a $2 million embezzlement case. She admits guilt to 35 counts of embezzlement and misapplication of funds, with possible penalties up to 175 years and $175,000 fines. Federal probation pre-sentence investigation ordered.
A promotional notice from Bolinder about an English improvement method directed at advanced English users. It claims speaking and writing clearly boosts thinking, career and social prospects, offering a free silent-aided 4‑page brochure and a 100 page expansion, mailed promptly from Chicago.
A damaged classified fragment mentions an Independent publication with street address Long Beach California and an 1942 filing note. It references a Superior Court decree and a cash loan pitch from Money Center and a Manzy for Loan line, but most details are unreadable.
In Luton England no mail delivered Monday as all 34 mailmen were out with the flu causing a city wide disruption to post services.
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