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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1959

Page

2

Seaton in S.F. Hit by Laryngitis Attack

Secretary of the Interior Fred A Seaton suffered a severe laryngitis attack in San Francisco and canceled all engagements Tuesday. He checked into the St. Francis Hotel under a doctor’s care after arriving by air from Los Angeles Monday with a 102 degree temperature.

San Francisco Secretary of the Interior Fred A Seaton St. Francis Hotel Seaton Plere Los Angeles

West Germany favors summit over Berlin talks

West Germany proposes skipping the deadlocked Big Four foreign ministers conference on Berlin and moving to a broader East West summit on disarmament and European security. The Western ministers rejected Soviet proposals and denounced Gromyko’s maneuvering as a slowdown tactic, reporting no progress after private meetings.

Gexeva UPS West Germany Berlin Konrad Adenauer Andrei A. Gromyko United States Britain France Gromyko East Berlin

Rebels Capture Last Rebel Stronghold in Honduras Uprising

Honduran troops seized Comayagua closing the rebel holdout in the bloodiest revolt since the start of the uprising. Government says about 100 people were killed as forces reported capturing Camayanga and Comayagua with hundreds of rebels taken prisoner.

Tegucigalpa Honduras Villedo Morales Comayagua Tegucigana Camayanga

Governor Signs Jobless Pay Hike In Sacramento

Governor Brown signed legislation raising maximum unemployment compensation from 40 to 55 dollars weekly. About 200000 idle workers will start receiving the extra 15 dollars after September 18. Another 440000 will receive smaller increases, leaving about 15000 unaffected. Employers who pay for the program welcomed the measure as a major social insurance achievement.

Sacramento Gov. Brown

Stop Flops Drop Drop Props Farm Support Plan

Rep. Craig Hosmer urged in the Congressional Record to abolish all farm price supports. A Brown sponsored measure, passed by Assemblyman William Munzell, would add about 5 million dollars more than needed for anticipated benefits, funding a new 2 fund. The bill also raises partial unemployment exemptions and the wage base for employer contributions from 3000 to 3600 dollars per worker.

Washington UPI Craig Hosmer Calif Brown William A. Munzell D-Montebedo Valla

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