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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1961
Page
18
In Paris University City a bomb exploded in the American House injuring six, none Americans among the wounded. A professor, a night porter, and four students received minor injuries as a wall collapsed on the ground floor. The blast may reflect pro Castro protest linked to a recent Cuban invasion.
Reports from Managua Paris Zeralda and Lisbon describe government sieges arrests related to Cuba and the Algiers coup. Nicaragua refuses to lift a siege while France arrests Maj Gen Nicot amid a purge. In Algeria remnants of the Foreign Legion honor the dead as the unit dissolves. Portuguese forces clash with rebels in Angola near Mucuba.
City Health Officer Dr. J. D. Litwack announces a summer quarantine on mussels from today through October due to toxic content. Mussels are unsafe for humans. sellable only if the shell is opened and labeled for fish bait and not for human consumption. Clams may be eaten only after cleaning and washing. discard all dark portions.
The nation begins daylight saving time with 16 states and parts of 10 plus D C moving clocks forward at 2 a m. Minnesota and two Montana cities join later in May. Many states stay on standard time while Indiana and several others face mixed zones and local shifts.
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