16 Jun 1962
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1962
Page
1
Los Angeles reports the chairman of the Republican State Central Committee condemning Assemblyman Joseph C. Shell as "the worst loser in the history of California politics" on Friday.
An oil company pump operator Nolen M. Barker, 31, of 3350 Charlemagne Ave, was crushed Friday night when a large horizontal pressure tank ruptured and toppled, pinning him against a concrete storage tank at Trial s of the Century Oil Co. Barker had pumped gasoline from a 20 foot long tank when the end ruptured, sending the tank across the area and killing him. The accident occurred at the firm’s facility on East 28th Street. Barker had worked for 15 years.
A group of Republicans reportedly met to discuss possible removal of a state official following a 240 loss to Houston and a rally by Chicago against the Angels. Details continued on later pages.
Nearly 50,000 Ford production workers idled after a work standards dispute sparked a strike at the Walton Hills stamping plant near Cleveland eight days earlier. Ford and UAW negotiators recessed a five hour session until 1 pm today as talks showed fragile progress. Pico Rivera assembly plant, about 1,400 workers, also shut at Friday’s end shift. Washington report notes May industrial output rose one point to a record, despite weak retail sales and slower personal income gains.
GOP delegates gathered in Worcester for last minute pitches by Republican candidates for the US Senate. In Farmville Virginia Prince Edward County supervisors voted unanimously to a budget with no funds for public schools, effectively closing them since 1959. Private schools have operated since 1933 and about 1,700 Black children are affected by the lack of formal schooling.
Anita Lopushok known as Fatima testified before the Senate investigations subcommittee that she was stripped naked on her first nightclub job and paraded in a spotlight after complaining at a union meeting. She linked alleged collusion between racketeer nightclub owners and AGVA to exploitation of young performers in Chicago and across the circuit, naming union officials, executives, and managers under scrutiny.
Stock prices rallied in late trading lifting averages and adding about 82 billion in paper gains on the New York Stock Exchange. Mutual funds foundations and other institutions joined in buying as leading issues fell earlier in the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 15.18 points to 78.18, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 advanced to 55.87. Trading totaled 7.13 million shares with 837 advances and 303 declines.
Washington reports flight engineers refused to arbitrate the dispute with Pan American Eastern and Trans World Airways. A walkout threat could idle 40 percent of US service, affecting 60,000 domestic and 20,000 overseas passengers daily. The core issue is whether crews of big jets will be reduced from four to three by merging engineer and third pilot duties.
In New York the Justice Department acting for President Kennedy won a federal court injunction to halt a 2⅔ month strike at Republic Aviation Corp over F105 jet fighter production. U S District Judge Walter Bruchhausen ordered the strike halted until a hearing next Wednesday and telegrams sent to about 119,000 striking workers directing them to report to work. Secretary McNamara testified the F103 is urgently needed by the Air Force to meet conditions in Southeast Asia.
Dorothy Lamour of AGWA denounced witnesses using the entertainers union to gain fame or settle scores with club owners. Four big stars, including Willams R. Howard, urged showgirls to call AGVA HQ for swift action if mistreated in clubs with onerous contracts.
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