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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1963
Page
1
The New York printers union strike, joined by nine other unions, risks closing multiple papers amid layoffs and investor losses. President Kennedy urged third party settlement. publishers agreed, printers refused, risking government arbitration and broader industry harm.
Senate hearings allege Air Force Secretary Eugene Zockert used faulty figures to justify selecting General Dynamics for the TEX supersonic fighter. Transcripts show Boeing submitted a lower bid with rival performance data, and officials cite confusion over takeoff, range, and interception capabilities.
Federal Power Commission chairman Joseph Swidler rebuked Commissioner Morgan for seeking easy public applause. Swidler defended the FPC against Morgan’s letters and testimony, contending the commission operates effectively and that Morgan’s actions threaten its integrity and authority. Morgan, who owns an Oregon cattle ranch, may retire when his term ends.
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover announced a record high last year with 350000 stolen cars valued at 290 million dollars The rise in thefts was attributed to joyriders and taunting youth and described as crime costly dangerous and senseless. The figures appeared during a subcommittee transcript noting Boeing offered to build a project for 415 million dollars less.
Mrs. Cecil Blatter Hud son, 43, mother of two, won a divorce action in Houston Domestic Relations Court receiving about 6.5 million dollars. She reportedly achieved a record settlement surpassing peers, with custody of two sons and child support set. Also noted: Mortimer, a columnist, died in New York. Fred Astaire Sr. won divorce in Los Angeles. Belgium sentenced Rene Herbrant to death for three killings.
Three turboprop Russian planes, likely from near Finland, buzzed the USS Forrestal and accompanying ships about 1,400 miles west of Gibraltar. The carrier quickly launched jets, one bomber bracketed by two fighters, as crew observed a white towel waved by a bomber. Captains noted the flight may have been a show of force, with U.S. ships authorized to be in international waters.
In Leflore County Mississippi a 20 year old man was shot as a drive to register every qualified Negro is announced by voter education leader Wiley Branton and Bob Moses. Police report the victim Travis was operable after the shooting and two others in the car escaped unharmed. The incident prompted immediate calls for a saturated voter registration campaign and attention from Attorney General Kennedy and Governor Barnett.
The United States urged international support for a large program of economic and military reforms in the Congo as the UN prepares to withdraw its forces from Katanga. The report calls for drastic financial reforms to stop runaway inflation and tighter discipline in the Congolese army while seeking broader participation from nations to share the burden.
The 18 year old son of a police chief confessed to fatally shooting his father after saying he had absorbed all the nagging and lewd remarks. He told deputies he retrieved his father Walter Hista Sr.'s service revolver from the bedroom and opened fire after returning from a meeting. Ronald Steward offered to shield him if he would leave. Minor details and exact dates not fully clear but the incident centers on a fatal shooting in the home following family tensions.
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