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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1964
Page
1
A column argues the proposed one billion dollar anti poverty bill would create duplicative agencies and a federal poverty czar, swelling bureaucracy and shifting funds from local taxpayers to Washington. It claims most programs merely replicate existing efforts, delaying real poverty relief while expanding federal reach in local affairs.
Boston court ruled Leonard E B Tage age 16 of North Weymouth cannot appear on the November ballot as an Independent candidate for the state house after Secretary of State Kevin H. White protested. Tage argued the constitution has no minimum age, but the hearing cited a 1922 decision requiring office holders be electors. At one point five teens declared intent to run for public office.
Ventura report notes 13 year olds David Williams and Pat McConk spent 101 hours on a teeter totter, breaking a 1951 100 hour record at the College of the Pacific. They dismounted at 5 05 p m claiming the world record amid lingering fatigue and pride.
Fragmentary weather forecast notes a mainly sunny day with increasing cloud cover and variable conditions. Includes garbled place names and uncertain wind directions and times, with no definite highs or regional specifics due to corrupted text.
Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald, widow of the accused assassin, testified a third time to a Warren Commission lawyer Wesley Liechler in Dallas. Former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker and Jim Tague also testified, with investigators weighing the fatal Kennedy shots and Connally’s injuries.
Mrs. Tilus Majczek, 72, known for scrubbing floors to finance her son Joe Majczek's defense, died after illness since December. Her efforts helped expose falsified records and led to his 1945 pardon from a 13 year prison term. Also noted: Oswald Jacoby, 61, hospital recovery after car crash. a Lincoln letter prize. and a Riverside securities case against Sparling and Marshall Reese.
NEW YORK UP I reports three sisters Pamela Reason seven Diane thirteen and Marilyn six perished in a fourth floor tenement fire while trying to save their four year old brother Larry by tossing him from a window. The boy died later in hospital and four other Reason children were injured. Fire officials say the blaze started in a closet and blocked the rear fire escape as witnesses described the panic and a waitress recalled the dramatic moment. Fire Commissioner Edward Thompson blamed delayed alarm for the tragedy.
Debby Helms of Gastonia dies from Rocky Mountain spotted fever after a month battle in Gaston Memorial Hospital. Her father Eugene Helms, rushed from Houston after a public appeal by Debby’s mother Rena Helms, had suspected divorces. he vows to stay if possible as he recalls his daughter's wish to see him before coma.
Obscure legal notice from a Long Beach area court entry dated March 27 1943 adjudicated by superior court Los Angeles county. Decree No 10220 references assets valued around $2.00 and related costs.
Green-eyed Dora Lola from Costa Rica wakes in Miami Beach with red spots and fears exposure of more Miss Universe contestants to German measles. About 105 contestants were in rehearsals when the outbreak began, with doctors noting infection could appear in 10 to 14 days, just before next Friday’s finale crowning Seda Maria Vargas of Brazil.
Edward G. Robin Jr filed a Superior Court suit in Los Angeles to divorce his second wife Elaine on grounds of entelty. The action notes their marriage lasted only 21 days.
Michael Candal 14 dipped into the Hudson River and found a bottle containing 2200 dollars. He turned the money to Harlem police, hoping for a rightful claim. The family with nine children awaits discharge of funds if unclaimed.
Milwaukee Transit Co officials on Friday charged collector Charles J. McCormick with pocketing about 150000 in fare money during his 36 years on the job. The 62 year old end of the line collector admitted taking 30000 and police say the total could be around five times that amount. McCormick has worked for the line since 1928 and was in a position to skim fares from drivers at the end of their runs.
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