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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1960
Page
2
Democrats push a 1.265 billion dollar housing bill extending no down payment financing to non veterans for low priced homes. The plan adds urban renewal grants and college dormitory construction while facing a likely veto from President Eisenhower and adjournment pressure.
Union officials stated that Douglas Aircraft Co has not made any offer to settle negotiations. The leaflet distributed to 18,000 Long Beach plant workers said the company shows inclination for bargaining, with several issues still unresolved including health insurance, union security, overtime pay, cost of living escalator, and grievance and seniority provisions.
Jimmy Kendrick, 29, a San Quentin escapee who killed a California highway patrolman, was ordered to die in the gas chamber. The report notes ongoing labor negotiations at Douglas plants and strike threats involving UAW and IAM unions with a 1980s style strike deadline and potential authorizations as workers review new company offers and benefits.
Mrs. Sadie Jane Blenden, a 102 year old Hutchinson resident born February 8, 1858 in Sterling Illinois, died Thursday. She recalled meeting Abraham Lincoln and said a daily drink of wine helped her live long, and she described interactions with General Custer when his troops camped near her family’s log cabin at Council Grove Kansas.
Two men employed by Northrop Aircraft Co. were killed when their helicopter crashed into a Hawthorne area backyard after taking off from Hawthorne Municipal Airport. Pilot Merlyn La Vere Birt, 51, of Hawthorne, and Joseph P. Rallo, 43, Gardena, were testing the craft when engine trouble caused a fatal plunge.
New York AP reports actors and producers signed a peace formula to end a week-long Broadway blackout. Fantlights to resume by Monday and ticket offices reopened. Actors Equity approved 773 to 54, while the League of New York Theaters unanimously ratified the pact.
UCLA will hold its first commencement today for 3,801 graduates with families and friends in attendance. Officials emphasize a formal ceremony and traditional rites to mark the university’s newest alumni.
Hulan Jack who as president of Manhattan Borough is the nations highest elected Negro administrative official went on trial Thursday on charges for taking payola from a real estate man.
Advertises Girard's Original French Dressing highlighting fresh garlic buds and eight ground spices. Promotes superior flavor and appetite appeal, with a note to look for the green label in the new packaging.
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