24 Mar 1964
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1964
Page
1
L A C S Panama stalemate discusses U S Panama canal rights and possible compromises after Panamanian elections. It reviews alternatives including a southern Mexico canal, Nicaragua route, or nuclear excavation, with cost estimates and strategic implications for U S interests and global rivals.
KPFA-FM in Berkeley ceased transmissions for about three hours after 15 of 28 full time staff walked out at noon. A NATN spokesman cited recognition as the goal, while Pacifica President Russell Jorgensen said union recognition would come after a staff election supervised by the California Mediation Service. The strike also protested the firing of Elsa Knight Thompson, public affairs director of the subscription station.
Fragmentary OCR notes show scattered items about meetings at a gathering in Los Angeles County with references to a decree and a per month year line. Names and places are garbled. only vague public notice elements remain.
Retiring American Red Cross president Gruenther, age 65, urges Americans to cherish self discipline education and individual responsibility. He worries some communities have lost zip and cites campaigns by groups like the Community Chest Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts that no longer go over the top. An interview notes a 150,000 population city lacking drive for such drives and a general waning younger interest.
Mrs. Margaret Freeman, a language instructor at MIT, hosted 35 Russians in Belmont, Massachusetts for six days. A Soviet critic claimed bed squeaks and skimpy meals, but Freeman says the complaint may be misrepresented and notes the guests were charming and well treated.
Senator Virgil O'Sullivan D Williams files a second tidelands bill to shift all Long Beach oil revenues to the general fund. The measure would strip the city of tideland revenue controls and follow a plan similar to a prior bill. Brown administration education measure links 1965 66 school aid to tidelands revenue with 19 million more in aid and 20 million contingent on tidelands outcomes.
The United States on Monday delivered 12 F104G jet fighters to the Royal Greek air force as part of ongoing military aid. The consignment includes aircraft, support equipment, and parts valued at 60 million.
Karen McCarthy, 15, of Gilroy California, was crushed when a calf rolled over her in a pen at the Cow Palace during the Grand National Junior Livestock Expo. She was treated at Peninsula Hospital Burlingame, released, then readmitted with abdominal pains Monday and died 25 minutes after arrival.
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