Park Tax Vote Set at Budget Session Next Month
Discussion on a cigarette tax to fund park projects surfaced as a possible 2 cent per pack levy, with revenue estimates around 600000 annually. Motion to study feasibility failed 4 to 4. supporters included Mayor Wade and councillors Grant and Corbett, while opponents were Bord Sullivan Crow and Gehan. Kesler absent due to illness. Recreation Commission and Community Welfare Council with FFA plan to campaign for the park tax amendment.
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Hayes
Los Angeles
Mansell
Edwin W. Wade
Joen Grant
Ralph E. Corbett
Bert Bord
Emmet Sublivan
Robert F. Crow
Wiliam A. Gehan
Raymond C. Kesler
Dramat ic Japanese quake and bridge tragedy report
A massive earthquake near Niigata Japan triggered flooding and collapses across several cities. A Continental Tradways bus plunged into Lake Pontchartrain after barges rammed a bridge in New Orleans, killing six aboard. survivors and rescuers recounted dramatic scenes as coast guards recovered bodies and a towboat crew faced questions over the collision.
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New Orleans
Tokyo
Niigata Gov
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Jackie Church
Church
Bernard Gautreau
Newsten
Ernest Vaughn
Jackson
Miss
William Cockerham
Fi Beaning
Mirage jets delivered to France for atom bomb program
Bordeaux reports Dassault air group delivered the first six Mirage TV supersonic camiers for France's atom bomb project. The shipment marks an early step in the country's nuclear weapons effort as France expands its strategic aviation capabilities.
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Bordeaux
France
Deliyee
Marcel Dassault Air Organization
Teesésy
Rebels Kill 37 in Congo Attack Near Kavim Zeidge
Government reports 37 Mulelist rebels killed in a mass attack on Congolese Army positions near Kavimu Zeidge in Kivu Province. The piece notes ongoing hostilities and lists casualties after Tuesday’s engagement.
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Bakavu
Kivu Province
Congo
Kamanola
Job Increases in Construction Spark Jump
Washington is told that employment in the construction industry rose, lifting nonfarm jobs by about 500,000 in May. The Fed also notes higher output of business equipment and steel boosted U S industrial production to 130.3 percent of the 1957-59 average, up 0.7 points from April.
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UPI
Federal Reserve Board
Averiet
Arto
Actress Crawford In Good Condition At Cedars Hospital
Hollywood reports actress Joan Crawford, 56, was in good condition after treatment for a respiratory virus infection at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. The information comes from UPI and classified mentions.
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Hollywood
UPN
Joan Crawford
Cedars of Lebanon
Senate sets record with 23 roll call votes on civil rights bill
The Senate rushed through 23 amendments in one evening, defeating each, as civil rights bill supporters and Southern opponents battled over strategy. By late night the Southern bloc faced internal splits, voting against a Thurmond amendment aimed at Northern cities. Leader Mansfield warned against chasing records while urging action on the legislation.
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Senate
Dllle
James
Eastlard
D-Miss
Ad- Your
Sens
Sam J,rvin Jr
D-N.c
Herman E Talmadge
Dga
Strom Thurmond
T.S.C
John Stennis
Mike’ Mansfield
Fraternities Win Housing OK Likely Adds Curfews
City council approved tighter housing rules for fraternities and sororities to regulate use, occupancy, and alcohol on campus premises. Outdoor singing allowed until 7 pm, and midnight curfews on meetings kept. Beer storage banned, oyster deadline retention drew opposition. Debates over campus land availability followed with council members disagreeing on further delays.
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Graham
Bert Bond
Robert F. Crow
Grant
Crow
Crow Tol Call
Wilpe A. Graham
C Council
LBSC Students Head to Sweden for Summer Study Tour
Thirty five Long Beach State College students flew to Sweden for a six week summer session at the University of Uppsala. They join fifty four other Southland students in the International Summer Session to study Swedish language and social institutions with English instruction. Local residents connected to the group include Laurence Belkin Thomas Besley Joseph Bishop Margaret Boortz Robert Davis Barbara Desl Martin Dusserre Janis Foster Suzanne Harrison Diana Horn Jonathan Lempel Chris Lee Lyman Lekken Janet Lowes Susan Perry Marie Plusch David Roy Juliana Schano Henry Schofield Brian Shaw Marilyn Singer Samuel Snyder Nancy Till finder Suzanne Van Dyke Karen Wood and Eileen Woodruff.
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Long Beach State College
Sweden
University of Uppsala
Southland
Long Beach Area
Laurence Belkin
Thomas Besley
Joseph Bishop
Margaret Boortz
Robert Davis
Barbara Desl
Martin Dusserre
Janis Foster
Suzanne Harrison
Diana Horn
Jonathan Lempel
Chris
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