Food Prices Hit Record High as Living Costs Rise
Higher food and auto insurance costs pushed the cost of living to a record February level. The index rose 3.2 percent from a year earlier, triggering a 2 cent per hour wage boost for North American Aviation Co and other aircraft firms tied to cost of living. Auto insurance led price hikes while used car and gas costs offered partial relief. In the Long Beach Los Angeles area transportation, food, and apparel drove most increases with March to February transport up 1.4 percent and meat and produce rising notably.
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North American Aviation Co
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Lakewood Pay TV Franchise Fades Away
Lakewood withdraws its pay TV franchise application after eight months of planning as Community Broadcasters Corp informs the city of its intent to pull the filing. A letter of confirmation and explanation is expected Monday. Public hearing on the proposed franchise is set for Tuesday night. Local business leaders cite rising prices and slim profits as contributing pressures. Washington labor official Ewan Clague notes little chance of a near term cost of living downturn, linking it to crops and overall economy.
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Earl Griswold
Lakewood
Henry Goerlick
Community Broadcasters Corp
Washington
Ewan Clague
Nions
Food Supply. Corp
Lakewood de Clague
Louis Boyar
Johnson labels spiral of rising prices a Tragedy
Senator Lyndon Johnson describing the recession era crisis calls the spiral of higher prices amid recession a stark tragedy for more than five million unemployed and millions working part time. He stresses the cruelty of unemployment especially now.
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Washington
Upi
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Adm. Rosso Named Chief of Chaplains
Rear Adm. George A. Rosso will become chief of chaplains of the Navy in June succeeding Rear Adm. Edward B. Harp. The Navy announcement says Harp will move to 1933. Rosso, a New York City native, has served as chief chaplain of the 12th Naval District and was elevated to monsignor.
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Washington
George A. Rosso
Navy
Edward B. Harp
Harp
San Diego
Aesside
Pacific Fleet
Heen
Febland
12Th Naval District
San Rosso
Francisco
Rosso
New York City
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
New York
Patrick Cardinal Hayes
Ubangi Prince hoaxer unmasked after hospital fraud
Edward Lee Woods, 25, of Macclenny Florida posed as Prince Mwaubistia Ribabouri Kaunstitouri of Whangi Ubangi Africa to obtain free hospital care across Mississippi Alabama and Florida. He was apprehended in Milton Florida for seeking money from the French consular agent in Mobile and faces a vagrancy sentence after admitting the ruse. He has prior impersonation convictions and plans to return home to farm.
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Long Beach
Ubangi
Florida
Edward Lee Woods
Macclenny
Fla
Prince Mwaubistia
Ribabouri Kaunstitouri
Whangi
French Equatorial Africa
Milton
Mississippi
Alabama
St Mary's Hospital
Woods
Mobile
Ala
Xing
Douglas Asks SEC for Issue
Douglas Aircraft Co requests a 60 million dollar securities issue to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The plan is sinking fund debentures due April 1 1978. Proceeds will boost working capital, repay bank loans, fund larger inventories under new government contracting policies, and enable plant additions and improvements.
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Washington
Will of William E. Douglas Probated in Los Angeles
The will of William E. Douglas father of aircraft pioneer Donald W. Douglas was probated Friday in Los Angeles. Nearly all of his one million dollar estate was split between his son and five grandchildren. The document left 100000 dollars to each grandchild, with Donald W. Douglas Jr. 40, president of Douglas Aircraft Co., and Malcolm A. Douglas 26 among the beneficiaries.
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Los Angeles
William E. Douglas
Donald W. Douglas
Donald W. Douglas Jr
Douglas Aircraft Co
Lalcolm A. Douglas
Atty Gen Brown sued over ten million fee in Long Beach case
Long Beach oil litigation sparks bitter charges as Gabrielson seeks 10 million for work that allegedly secured a 200 million revenue claim. Deputy Friedman rebuts claims of political maneuvering while Pritchard accuses Brown of ignorance and bias. Court debates admissibility of evidence from 1955 onward.
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Gen. Brown
Gabrielson
Los Angeles
CNS
Atty
Edmund G
Pat} Brown
Long Beach
Jtidelands
Leonard ‘Friedman
Pritchard
Friedman
Brown
Felix Mallon
Alma Swart
State Supreme Court
Gabriel
Lawloity
Referal
Ipierce Works
Supreme Court
Wedding settlement over missing pianist and accordionist
Mrs Helen Pierce, 32, wins 200 from Cambridge Music Center after contract breach for not sending a pianist and accordionist to her wedding. Embarrassment and bridegroom’s juke box expenses cited. Police report a 500 pound safe stolen from General Bearing Co with 1630 cash and about 7000 in checks plus equipment.
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Chicago
Helen Fierce
Cambridge Music Center
Pierce
General Bearing Company
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N. Y
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