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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1960

Page

4

Twining retires as Joint Chiefs chair after 44 years

Gen Nathan F. Twining steps down as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after 44 years of service. Gen Lyman Lemnitzer succeeds him as Army chief of staff. Twining, an Air Force general who began as a Mexican border corporal in 1916, received full military honors at a ceremony at Salling Air Force Base. In New York he warned America should not fear decline or become a second-class nation, urging fortitude and resilience in policy.

Washington Nathan’ F. Twining Joint Chiefs of Staff Lyman Lb. Lemniteer Army Chief of Staff Twining Air Force Salling Air Force America Russia New York United States Stete Phen P. Kennedy Lineworld United Nations General West Kennedy Sug Kennedy

Reds Move to Probe Russia China Rift by New High Court

The Communist world forms a high court to investigate the split between Russia and China. Led by Mikhail Suslov, the commission excludes Yugoslavia and aims to hear findings from top Soviet and East European bloc members about Peiping’s rift with Moscow. The first hints emerged at the Bucharest congress last summer and involve Khrushchev era leadership.

Reds Russia-China London UPI Communist World Russia China Peiping Reds Yugoslavia Moscow Mikhail Suslov Suslov Soviet Communist Party Kremlin Peiping Communist Party Bucharest Karashchev Italy France India Fora Mari Sion

Jews on Police Force Swap for Holiday

New York report details a split within the police force over Yom Kippur observance. Officials consider three options alongside a broader debate on loyalty, coexistence with West and the stance toward Mao and Khrushchev era policies.

New Pontiac Tempest Debuts With Front Engine Rear Drive

Pontiac plans a November reveal for the Tempest, a four cylinder front engine rear transmission car with unit body construction and independent suspension. It will be offered in sedan and station wagon bodies with both manual and automatic transmissions and features a flexible prop shaft and floor hump design.

Pontiac Motor Division Pontiac

Shipbuilder M. J. Walsh Dies At 94 In San Pedro

Matthew Joseph Walsh 94 of 4003 Billff Boulevard San Pedro a noted shipbuilder and trophy winning yachtsman of the 1920s died Friday He founded a Terminal Island shipyard in 1918 built famous racing yachts and was the first Southern Californian to win the San Francisco Bay Trophy His career spanned construction racing and leadership across maritime circles.

Matthew Joseph Walsh Billff San Pedro Walsh Terminal Island IUE San Pedro Ige Los Anpoard Geles

Ramsden and Others Death Notices in Long Beach Area

Obituaries list multiple residents including Joseph W. Ramsden aged 62 and Evelyn P Olson aged 70 with family survivors such as wives, children and siblings. Services are scheduled at various local mortuaries and churches. Names include Mary, Cleata, Franklin, Miranda Ramsden, May Markle, Kathryn Hawkins, Beth Huffman, Oscar Elson, Grace McFarlane, Gertrude, and Allan Leedy among others. Local funeral homes referenced include Mottell's & Peck Mortuary, Pine Mortuary, Hunter Mortuary, and Peek Family Colonial Funeral Home. Services span Monday and private or public rites at St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Inglewood Park Cemetery areas.

Ramsden Dominguez Joseph W Mary Dunrobin Ave Alameda Blvd Day Cleata Franklin Miranda Ramsden Sis Lindsay Louise Ters Elizabeth Peters Fee Olio Baumann Martha Parsonage Lucy Chamberlain Serv-tall's & Peek Mortuary St. Luke's Episcopal Church Long Beach Mortell's & Peek Mortuary Sangston First St May Markle Mottell’s & Peck

Nationwide Strike Against GE Voted

The International Union of Electrical Workers voted to strike General Electric when the current contract expires at midnight Saturday. The union represents about 70,000 of GE’s 1.24 million employees across 166 plants nationwide and accepted a wage offer with partial concessions while demanding a cost-of-living escalator.

New York UPI International Union of Electical Workers IUE General Electric Co TUE United, States James 2. Zarey Ils Greatend

Bellflower Savings & Loan converts to state control

About 1,200 members of First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Bellflower voted to convert from federal to state control. The renamed Bellflower Savings & Loan Association will pay dividends quarterly, with four payments annually instead of two. Thomas A. Gregory and Carolyn Stanaland led a Q&A before the ballot. GE plants remain open under state rules, and union negotiators warned on new offers.

Federal Savags & Loan Association Bellfower Fridaught Thomas A. Gregory Bellflower Savings & Loan Association Gregory Carolyn Stanaland Schenectady Syracuse Lynn Pittsfield Mass Philadelphia Louisville Fort Wayne Cleveland Ohio Bridgeport Carey Ucion IUE Stanaland Conver Pla Federal Home Loan Bank Board Te Associaton Can

Nurse Arrives for Child of Queen Shah

In Tehran a French nurse Jeanne Guyon arrived to care for Queen Farah's first child expected in late October. Health Minister Jehanshah Saleh noted the queen is well and that a male heir is desired for the Shah's dynastic succession.

Tehran Iran Jeanne Guyon Farah Jehanshah Saleh

Representative Hosmer Seeks Applications for Service Academy Vacancies

Washington Rep Cras Hosmer of California announces via his office that applications for vacancies at the service academies are open through October 12. Two openings at West Point and one at Annapolis and the Air Force Academy will be filled using a competitive, whole man selection process evaluated by academy boards on academics, character, and leadership potential. Interested youths may send requests to Hosmer, Room 520, House Office Building, Washington 25, D C.

Washington Cras Hosmer Calif Hosmer West Point Annapolis Vosmer Academia Board D. C

Appliance Hunter Classifieds Ad Teaser

Classified readers are urged to check the appliance section for needed items with low-cost ads. Call Dial HE 2-5359 to start your own ad today and find bargains on home goods and fixtures through the classified network.

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