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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1961

Page

16

Kennedy reportedly names Hamilton as CIA head pick

The White House and UPI sources report Fowler Hamilton, a 50 year old New York attorney, as Kennedy's tentative choice to succeed Allen Dulles as CIA director. Hamilton declined comment. White House secretary Salinger said no change in Dulles retirement plans and neither confirmed nor denied Hamilton as chosen.

Hyannisport Mass UPI Kennedy A Fowler Hamilton New York Allen W. Dulles Central Intelligence Agency Hamilton Greenwich Conn White House Bierre Salinger Dutles Salinger Hanilton Kennedy CHA CLA Dulles

Bolivia Gunmen Kill Three Take Payroll in Mining District

Three masked gunmen killed three government employees in the Bolivian mining district of Cemole and fled with a $320,000 payroll. The ambush targeted workers transporting funds to the government owned Bolivian Mining Corp.

Bolivia LA Paz UPI Cemole Bolivian Mining Corp

Communist folklore targets Mickey Mouse in East German forum

Halle clash over a children's forum where a party speaker called Mickey Mouse an American agent. He warned children aged 1 to 14 against joining clubs and warned that book coupons could reveal parental addresses to headhunters.

Mickey Mouse Berlin UPI Communist Party Halle Mickey Mouse Clubs West Germany Freheit Freedom Heyde Mickey Mouse Club Head Hunters

Allies Weigh Berlin Airlift in Crisis Standoff

Allied military planners report serious consideration of an emergency airlift to Berlin if the city is blockaded. Western experts favor air supplies over a ground breach, with NATO reviews and high-level talks due in Paris and Washington.

London Berlin U.S Dean Rusk Harald Macmillan Maurice Couve de Murville Paris NATO Alliance NATO Council West Berlin Westerm

Brig Gen Campbell reassures transport wing stay at San Fernando base

Brig. Gen Robert Campbell reviewed a parade at the airport Sunday afternoon and said the transport wing will likely stay at its San Fernando Valley base and fly personnel and materials to the Far East. He noted government owned sections could be activated and that 7 transport planes exist with 16 currently on base, with eight more possibly arriving from Tulsa OK.

U.S Valley Air Unit van Nuys API 146Th Air National Guard Wuver Robert DB. Campbell San Fernando Valley Farast Campbell Tulsa Oklo

Near Riot Erupts at Paramount Party

A loud party in Paramount sparked a near riot requiring over 20 sheriff cars to quell roisterers. Six men among about 75 partygoers were booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, public intoxication, and disturbing the peace. Deputies responded to 15323 Vermont Ave. after the initial call.

Paramount Estim Agsalt Vermont Ave Alohe Lakewood Lennox Firestone

Soviet Navy Day Parade Promotes Atomic Submarines

The Soviet Union staged a display claiming missile armed atomic submarines form its navy’s backbone though none appeared. Western observers noted launches and missile cruisers but found the show not highly impressive. About 60 warships were on display along the Neva River as Deputy Defense Minister Andrei Grechko saluted from the cruiser Kirov.

Moscow Soviet Union United States Andrei Grechko Kirov Mosconi Naling

Algerian Terrorist Attack Kills Girl at Church Garden

A terrorist hurled a grenade at a church garden during a carnival last night in Bonf Alzera, killing a seven year old girl and wounding 70 others. Police captured the suspect shortly after the attack.

Slayixig Los Angeles CNS Avenues Little Valley George Bradford Clover Gang Richard Ortega Alzera Terraris

Memories fade of International Beauty Congress legacy

Spade Cooley case witness list expands as another child testifies. Report notes the ongoing court action and the page reference suggesting more details on later pages.

International Beauty Congress Spade Cooley Page

Temblor Rattles San Luis Obispo Downtown

A sharp rolling earthquake struck downtown San Luis Obispo Sunday, overwhelming police switchboards as residents reported shattered windows and rattling dishes.

San Luis Obispo

Tornado Threat in Midwest and Kentucky Floods

Severe weather across the Midwest and Kentucky caused floods in Johnson County Kentucky with hundreds evacuated and at least two homes swept away. Tornado warnings were issued in Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin and Illinois while Indiana faced severe thunderstorms and Lake Erie prepared for 40 mile per hour winds. A Magnitude 2 earthquake near Paso Robles and Kings City was felt across Central California with no damage reported.

Kentucky Midwest Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Iinois Indiana Lake Erie Mississippi Valley Chicago Paintsville Robert Castle Blaine Johnson County Mageffin County eaRe Chuck Hurley Shack Yon Shelby Moultrie Douglas Cotes Ilinois Tron Mountain Mich Rochester Minn Kings City Paso Robles

Cadets from U S Air Academy visit West German Army

Cadets from the U.S. Air Academy arrived Sunday in Munich for a three day visit as guests of the West German Army.

Munich U.S Air Academy

Altar Boy: J Kennedy Steps In at Mass

In Hyannis Port Mass at SS Francis Xavier Church General Robert F Kennedy served as an altar boy. He filled in for the regular altar boy aiding Father John Cahill after the parishioner failed to appear.

Hyannis Port Mass UPH

Plan Bares Russ Shortages MOSCOW

The Soviet Communist Party program reveals a candid catalogue of shortages and pledges future reforms. It promises free education, free school lunches, free homes, and free medical care, while noting current costs for banks, housing, and medicines. The housing section predicts apartments for all families by the 1970s and modernization of peasant homes with utilities.

Moscow Soviet Communist Party Communist Party of the Soviet Union Soly

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