This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1961
Page
15
Washington announces Lockheed Aircraft Corporation Marietta division awarded a $1 billion contract to design and build a new superjet cargo plane. Competition included rival Doug aircraft makers.
Congressman Craig Hosmer of Long Beach argues the farm-out subcontracting keeps production with Douglas and Convair after design is finished. He notes Lockheed's role is design while the production contract remains open for Douglas and Convair. Douglas officials declined to comment.
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon joined Adams, Duque & Hazeltine in Los Angeles as a counsel to split time between legal work and a private political headquarters. He said he would avoid partnersh1p to select clients and prevent conflicts of interest, planning to handle tax cases, labor relations, and antitrust matters, aided by Herbert Adams, a longtime friend who supported his 1946 congressional run.
A high speed raid on Punta Gorda refinery near Santiago Bay left a revolutionary sailor dead and another wounded, with heavy damage to the Texaco property. Cuban naval communique blamed a sea raider launched from Guantanamo Bay, which Washington denied.
Clare Gable will have a baby born Monday morning by Caesarean section. The report notes a new Bible translation with modern language makes headlines on Page A-6.
Two explosions at a toy cap factory in Wilkes-Barre Luzerne killed two men and injured two others. Initial reports of three deaths were corrected as bodies and debris were assessed. Victims were Jack White and Daniel Zumer man among fifteen workers.
Sacramento UPI report says the Assembly Committee on Criminal Procedure refused to pass three bills allowing use of illegally obtained evidence in narcotics trials. The bills, tied to the 1955 Cahan ruling, would permit evidence from non home locations or any relevant material, with wiretap ban. Support came from law enforcement officials and a defense attorney in nace codes cases.
Floyd Patterson survived two first round knockdowns and stopped Ingomar Johansson in 2:45 of the sixth round at Miami Beach to retain his heavyweight title. Johansson, also knocked down in the first, nearly finished Patterson in the third and again late in the sixth before a chopping right floor.
New York based clash between Jack Paar and Ed Sullivan ends before air after failing to agree on fees for guest stars. Paar tapes his show while Sullivan refuses to appear, trading barbs in a tense exchange and accusing the other of backing out.
British actress Belinda Lee, 26, died after a high speed car crash near Baker California. Italian director Gualtiera Jacopetti, 41, survived with injuries. others including Paulo Cavara and Nino Falenga were hurt. The couple, returning from Las Vegas to Hollywood, were among four film-makers aboard when the left rear tire failed at over 100 mph. Lee died 15 minutes after arrival at Barstow Community Hospital.
A Greek freighter the Dominator ran aground about 200 yards off Palos Verdes Hills in fog. No injuries reported among 30 crew as Coast Guard cutter Mortis and a tug standby. Damage confined to two forward bottom tanks with high tide efforts planned to refloat. ship from Portland, bound for Algiers.
Weatherman appointed as smoke inspector for Long Beach submitted a report after three days of effort. He certifies that he inspected the smoke of Long Beach for January and found some to be of good quality.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.