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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1960

Page

4

Army General Forecasts Nike Hercules Shield to 1970

Lt. Gen Arthur Trudeau, head of Army research, said Nike Hercules missiles can stop most modern aircraft and speed targets beyond 100,000 feet. He questioned Soviet capabilities against high altitude U2 flights and urged advancing Nike Zeus as the 1960s defense option, insisting nothing else can counter incoming missiles before 1970.

Washington UPI Army United States Arthur Trudeau Army Research and Development Trudeau White Sands N.M Proving Ground

L A Designer Miss Tammis Keefe Dies at 40

Miss Tammis Keefe of 105 Angeles Ridgefield Connecticut designer of textiles died Sunday at her summer home after a long illness. She was 40.

Ridgefield Conn Tammis Keefe Angeles

Medicain Foot Softer and Pain Dancer Promised Cure

An advertisement touts Medicain as a magic corn and callus remover that soothes burning feet. It claims to numb nerve endings and dissolve corns without cutting or abrasives, urging readers to mail $1 to a Los Angeles address for a tube.

Edicain Department Pez Wes Fasnington Blvd Los Casi

Driverless car on an electronic highway in Princeton

RCA unveils the first full size electronic highway guiding driverless cars. General Motors tests auto pilot cars with automatic steering braking and acceleration using a central charged cable and bumper coils. Report describes unsettling sensation initial transition and a near miss on a blind curve during demonstration.

Princeton N.J UPI Washington Irving RCA General Motors

Have Your Own Home by Summer in Classifieds

Local classifieds promote Homes for Sale as the town's marketplace for ready buyers. The ad highlights finding dream names of homes and urges readers to explore listings during the summer season.

Pittsburgh Tren Canara Co

German Mine Clears Beach at Kent Coast

A World War II German mine surfaced at Birchington on Whitsunday coast drawing thousands of holiday bathers. Police and four minesweepers cleared beaches and warned boats away. Navy divers attempted detonation but the mine exploded quietly, leaving a calm scene after the scare.

Birchington England North Sea Kent

Estenssoro Leads Vote in Bolivia

Vic tor Pax Estenssoro, leader of Bolivia's ruling party, appeared headed for a landslide victory in the presidential race as unofficial returns from reputed regions showed substantial support. His running mate was Juan Lechin, with AMNR and FSB rivals close in second place. The report notes demonstrations and labor influence across illiterate Indian and peasant sectors and miners.

LA Paz Bolivia Victor Pax Japan Pat Estens Lsoro Nationalist Revolutionary Movement MNR Juan Lechin Walter Guevara Arze Authentic Nationalist Revolutionary Movement AMNR Mario Quitierrez Sorcialist Falange FSB

Soviet Flag Rockefeller as Monopoly Ring Link

Soviet Fleet accuses New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller of joining imperialists in advocating higher military spending. The paper cites a Tass dispatch and quotes Rockefeller on Soviet growth and economic pressure as tools against the United States. Albany reports Rockefeller’s North Dakota swing yields little political backing yet he praises Vice President Nixon for service to the nation.

Moscow Soviet Union New York Nelson Rockefeller Soviet Fleet Tass Rockefeller Derers Adlai Stevenson Chicago Eisenhower Paris Nikita Khrushchev Khrushchev Stevenson Albany N.Y Nelson A. Rockefeller North Dakota Richard M. Nixon Nixon

Kishi Firm on Japan Visit by the President

Tokyo reports Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi vows to stand firm on inviting President Eisenhower to Japan. He rejects withdrawal demands as opposition coalesces, with Sohyo labor federation reportedly resisting the invitation amid mounting pressure.

Tokyo Nobusuke Kishi Eisenhower Japan Kishi Mugujiro Ishii Liberal-Democratic Party Sohyo

Red China buildup reported near Formosa coast

UPI report from Taipei says Red China moved tanks to the coast opposite Nationalist offshore islands and cloaked other military movements under curfew. Despite shelling of the Quemoy island complex and a nationalist freighter, a senior U.S. official doubted changes to President Eisenhower’s Formosa visit of about 25 hours in June.

Taipei Formosa UPI Red Quemoy Island U.S Eisenhower

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