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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1962
Page
10
U S agency for international development officials say 650000 dollars worth of foodstuffs will be distributed in British Honduras this year. Most aid will go to areas chartered by hurricane Hattie last year.
San Francisco reports Alameda County Superior Court Judge Maria Sherwin, ex Republican legislative leader, found guilty on six counts of federal income tax evasion after three hours of deliberation. Prosecutors said he failed to report 37,195 dollars for 1954-56, while defense argued overpaid taxes due to complex real estate dealings. The judge, 60, faces up to 24 years in prison and a 35 thousand dollar fine. sentencing set for May 25, pending motions.
Washington dispatch says a storm threat forced Mrs Kennedy and President Kennedy to move a planned outdoor reception with top military leaders from the White House south lawn to the formal rooms. The day was hot until early evening with clouds approaching before the switch.
Theaters in Long Beach publish starting times for upcoming features. The list includes entries such as Sugar Le Was and Horses at 4 30 PM, with a Children’s Hour slated for 6 28 PM and other showings at 12h and 7. Details are muddled, but managers provide a schedule of performances and times.
The Senate voted 49 to 34 to halt the administration's voting rights measure ending a three week dispute. Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield led the move to move on to other business, likely ending civil rights fights for the year. Supporters argued against literacy tests and a mandatory literacy standard.
Douglas Aircraft Co wins Planning Commission approval for a $78 million nuclear technology and research complex on a 250 acre site at Bolsa Avenue and Bolsa Chica Road. The 10 year project, leased from Peck Estate for 52 years, includes a 6-7 story administration building, a 150 foot manufacturing plant, and 250 foot testing facilities for vertical missile assembly. Employment impact to be determined but many workers likely from Orange County. Final City Council approval anticipated May 21.
William T. Asawa an Anaheim real estate broker testified in Superior Court that he was solicited for money in the bribery trial of Cypress City Councilman Job Denni Jr and Buena Park attorney John Zitny Jr. He said he was asked to pay 21000 dollars for rezoning 35 agricultural acres in Cypress for residential development and that Denni directed him to Zitny to arrange the deal. Zitny was named in a 14 count Orange County Grand Jury indictment with Denni, and set the price according to Asawa.
B E Jamison received a Torrance City Council commendation after leaping into the sea fully clothed from Horseshoe Pier to save nine year old Paul Camilang Jr. of 20826 Shearer Ave. He pulled the boy from a strong current, administered CPR until lifeguards arrived, and the boy recovered at South Bay Hospital. The mother, Cathy Camilang, praised Jamison’s actions, saying she feared the boy was dead.
The body believed to be John William Murray, 42, of Buena Park, missing since a motorboat capsized in Alamitos Bay last week, was recovered Tuesday in Los Cerritos Channel along Studebaker Road near Seventh Street, close to the incident site with two companions.
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