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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1959
Page
1
Geneva reports that the Big Four foreign ministers agreed on a 24-hour cooling off recess to resume talks on Berlin. Russia could gain by concessions, but French sources said the session left the conference in crisis mood with no new proposals and an impasse over Soviet demands to clear out West Berlin within a year.
Havana based Dominican exile radio reports an armed uprising begun against Gen. Rafael Trujillo with rebels ambushing a soldier truck near Ciudad de la Vega in Constanza. Broadcast claims a "complete success" and promises revolution. Rumors of coastal landings circulate.
County supervisors urged a 2 percent across the board spending reduction for the next fiscal year to limit tax increases. County Manager Lindon S. Hollinger was directed to prepare an austerity budget after executives agreed to voluntary cuts. Board Chairman Frank G. Bonelli warned that a 2 percent cut might be needed to prevent or reduce the proposed 165 cent tax raise accompanying a $456,194,524 budget.
A slight tremor was recorded in Taipei on Monday with no damages or casualties reported. Local authorities said there were no immediate injuries or structural threats observed. The quake prompted minor tremors felt by residents, but no emergency measures were required.
A dialogue fragment shows WM's assistants arguing over differences between beatniks and bums. One insists a distinction exists. the other cannot find it. They note a difference in money motives, with the bum always seeking a buck and the beatnik casually passing.
Long Beach schoolteachers and non-teaching staff receive a $1,193,142 salary hike plus a district paid health insurance plan. The package, restructuring pay by up to 41 percent for top earners, hinges on maintaining the current $3.53 tax rate per $100 assessed value. Health coverage includes hospital room and board, surgeon and anesthetist fees, in-hospital doctor calls, and maternity benefits.
Republican National Chairman Sen. Thruston B. Morton of Kentucky said at the White House that Lewis L. Strauss will secure Senate confirmation as secretary of commerce but by a slim margin. Morton projected a close vote with a margin of one to three votes while no date for the vote was set.
A gunfight at a Florida home left James Hofer and Patrolman Joe Reynolds dead after Hofer shot his two young daughters Vicki Ann and Kathleen before turning the pistol on himself. Hofer, 34, a Pensacola businessman, had been charged previously with kidnapping his wife in Florida en route to a divorce hearing.
A two year old mother hen shields her nine four day old chicks with a protective coat of feathers during a sudden cold snap in the Cleveland area. Scene at a Chesterland farm home. AP Wirephoto.
Independent reports that the ThreeCent cigarette tax bill sits awaiting Gov. Brown's signature on page A-4. Airline pilots have been ordered to remain in their cockpits under threat, noted on page BS.
More than 200 heavily armed police searched for two gunmen in Middleborough Massachusetts after they held William Sedgwick and later attacked a liquor store, stealing $110. Sedgwick, bound and gagged in a car trunk, was fed rarely during captivity and was rescued at the scene of the crime. He was reported in good condition at a Middleboro hospital.
Gov Earl Long of Louisiana remains at large as Judge Godard postpones a sanity hearing for two weeks. Long shouted from the Galveston courthouse that he is still in jail, while officials discuss custody, his habeas corpus petition, and the governor’s hospital treatment. Senator Russell Long offered brief remarks, noting no publicity, as legal maneuvers continue over his removal from the Baton Rouge executive mansion.
Two American generals told US News & World Report that mistakes in U S World War II strategy let Central Europe fall to the Soviets. They said invading Southern France weakened the Italian campaign and that Prague could have fallen earlier if the 3rd Army had not been halted.
SANTA MARIA (UP) a pretty auburn haired high school girl Charlene Wray aged 15 or 16 was found dead in her home Monday stabbed by a crazed killer. Detectives questioned boys she dated and school friends while searching for motive. She was well liked at Santa Maria High School and was found clutching a bag of popcorn.
Forgotten fortune refers to unclaimed federal income tax refund checks. The Independent prints alphabetic lists of heirs by last name initials, with possible misordering across similar letters. Examples include Ashley C F in Long Beach, Abarca Jose M in San Pedro, Iarnone Jean P in Gardena, Betcher V in Wilmington, and Barbre John Le in San Pedro, with notice to continue on page A-6.
Instructions request individuals to mail to the Internal Revenue Service in Los Angeles if their name appears in today’s list. The letter should identify the person, provide approximate owed amount, Social Security number, old bill or statement with name and address, a carbon copy of the return if possible, and the year the name appears in the lists.
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