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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1964
Page
3
San Diego health director reports 23 county pupils fell ill after drinking lemonade from a cadmium plated container. Citric acid dissolved cadmium. warning issued against cadmium plated containers for acid foods.
The Kennedy family gathered in Hyannis Port for a private dinner to support a Kennedy library project in Boston. Mrs. Kennedy attended a memorial Mass in Washington and visited Arlington Cemetery, where John Jr placed a PT boat tie clasp beneath the flag at his father's grave as the family prayed.
Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York will receive California primary results Tuesday night at his Tarrytown home before joining campaign staff in New York City. He is campaigning in California against Barry Goldwater in the Republican presidential primary.
The John F. Kennedy Memorial Stamp went on sale on his birthday Friday. Post offices nationwide reported highly brisk first day sales with many stamps exhausted by day’s end. In Dallas crowds were brisk though holiday limited turnout. New York City and Philadelphia posted multi million totals with San Francisco and Chicago also reporting strong sales. Some collectors bought blocks to keep or trade.
Concord New Hampshire reports one million dollars in lottery tickets sold, reaching a plateau eleven weeks after sales began at Rockingham Park. Sweepstakes officials anticipate stronger volumes after June 15 with a first drawing planned in July. State revenues fund education and prizes reach up to 100000 for winning horses and nominees.
Stepin Fetchit Lincoln Perry marked his 72nd birthday a day early while recovering from surgery in Cook County Hospital. The famed Negro comedian, once a notable figure in film, received best wishes from fans and colleagues as he hovers between recovery and public remembrance.
Dolores Michaels announced plans to wed novelist Bernard Wolfe next Monday, marking her second marriage. The Hollywood report notes her comment on young people leaving the church after ceremonies and references Perry’s financial decline despite a long career with stars like Will Rogers and Shirley Temple, amid a prostate illness.
Judy Garland improves from an undisclosed illness in an Hong Kong hospital after being in an oxygen tent. Dr. Harry Cotfer reports she is out of danger and recovering, while her personal physician Dr. Lee Siegel heads to Hong Kong with road manager Karl Brent to monitor her condition before a possible return to Hollywood.
Times Here are starting times of features in Long Beach theaters as listed by theater managers. A chaotic scan shows various show titles and dates scattered across venues such as the River Vin and Towne Riverside, with references to performances including plays and musical acts. The fragmentary text mentions works like Barmy and Donovan’s Reed, and hints at a schedule around Sunday showings and matinees.
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