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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1960
Page
13
The British government announced the farthing will be withdrawn from circulation after January 1 1961. Four farthings make a penny and its value is about nine thirty seconds of a U.S. cent. The coin, dating back to King Edward I, reflects the jet age inflation era and tiny currency units.
The International Transport Workers Federation told the United Arab Republic to halt interference with Suez Canal shipping or face global action. The warning came in a resolution adopted at the ITF's 26th world congress, which claims 7 million members in 72 countries.
California Democrats began drafting a new state platform in Sacramento as 160 delegates prepared for a one day convention. The group expected to approve the platform with little opposition and back the Kennedy Johnson ticket. Assemblyman Carley Porter said final wording might come by Saturday midnight or later.
A Friday holdup at Christie's cocktail bar at 1862 Long Beach Boulevard led to four arrests hours later. Suspects, including two women, reportedly escaped with 1400. The case tied to a larger water bond issue on the November ballot and involved a co author of the plan. Alexander Lambo and Richard Falcone face robbery and related charges, with narcotics counts for Lambo. Jacqueline Stayton and Sandra Flanagan were booked on robbery and marijuana possession.
In a lively LB contest Nixon defeats Kennedy in the Wilton Hotel skirmish over campaign headquarters. The 12 point GOP platform calls for pension boosts and elder housing, while Democrats push for a similar program, sparking protests and location disputes along Ocean Blvd.
Tropical storm Shirley with 46 mph winds was 150 miles east-northeast of Luzon, Philippines, Friday night. Moving northwest at 16 mph, it is expected to reach southern Formosa Saturday night, according to U. S. Fifth Air Force Weathermen.
Police in Tecumseh Ontario investigated after five year old Gordon Dickers and his sisters Connie and Glenda, aged five and thirteen, walked to a neighbor’s home reporting they had been kept inside their house with limited outside access. Neighbors alerted authorities. doctors said the children appeared undersized but normal otherwise. The mother faced questions about the large family and concealment.
Bolivia expresses regret over burning U S flags by Fidel Castro supporters, joining 19 of 20 Latin American nations in reacting to Cuba. The report details home life of Mrs Leach and her hidden children, ties to the OAS, and regional tensions amid upcoming ministerial talks on hemispheric issues and Cuba.
In West Los Angeles two masked bandits robbed a bank messenger of twenty thousand dollars outside a More Discount Store. Travis Bud Keith, 24, was killed. four others including John Ringo, Lyle Mason, Lawrence Robbins, and Robert Kirtz were wounded. the robbers fled in a stolen car and escaped. Keith and Mason attempted to help Robbins as the robbers opened fire.
Havana officials investigate the detention of three American journalists Anatole Conn of Los Angeles and Charles Wiley and Morton Dean of New York. They were reportedly seized while attempting to cover the opening session of the leftist Congress of Latin American Youth and were held at the Department of Military Investigation.
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