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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1963
Page
2
Senate defeated a 250 million works program proposal amid partisan fighting. Dirksen warned against federal solvency risks while Saltonstall urged aid for communities. McCarthy offered a lobbyist fee ban with limited scope as debate touched welfare, education, and international aid provisions.
Nine marchers moving toward Alabama from Tennessee and Georgia carried placards reading Equal rights and Eat at Joe's in a cross state trek. The group faced catcalls as they neared Lookout Mountain, with a Freedom Canteen truck supplying food and first aid. Alabama officials warned arrests were possible upon entry.
The crew doubted a torpedo strike on the freighter Leap Forward, suggesting grounding or an alibi to placate Peking. Wada noted dangerous waters near Scott Rock between China and Japan, and stressed the ship lacks military purpose, making a warship attack unlikely.
In Decatur Illinois a 35 year old mother Edna Adams and her three children John 11 Shirley 10 and Jimmy 7 were found asphyxiated in a station wagon inside a closed garage. A note indicated the act was a murder suicide tied to the death of her husband seven months earlier.
The Senate appropriations subcommittee voted to restore about 64 million of the 92 million cut from the Post Office Depart ment budget for the year, a victory for Postmaster General J Edward Day who warned service would suffer if the full cut stood. The panel must report to the full committee, which meets Friday, with further debate expected.
Prompts readers to use classified ads for quick results and urges turning to the listings. Highlights ease of finding items and services. Emphasizes timely access and practical benefits of browsing the classified section.
Sacramento legislative action proposed tying at least half of the state's oil revenue to water projects and safe water efforts. The plan, discussed by the Assembly Manufacturing, Industry and Mining Committee, would have required funds from oil revenues to be allocated to water-related uses, with discussions noting California and Long Beach tidelands involvement and potential allocations around eight million dollars.
A garbled report from Cape Canaveral describes General Arnold and a floating device tied to missile tracking. The text mentions a costly system and revenue figures, but clarity is limited. Names and specifics are fragmented, with references to Air Force and financial figures unclear in this damaged OCR.
A fishing boat from QUINTERO CHILEA-A was swamped by a storm on Wednesday. Four crew members drowned, while the remaining four swam ashore injured but alive. Local ports ordered investigations and navigational checks.
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