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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1959
Page
16
Masters of Britain's top cross prep schools press Oxford and Cambridge to keep Latin compulsory as an entry hurdle. Both universities dropped Latin last spring after heated debates and protests, fueling renewed calls to preserve classic language study.
Los Angeles report shows British actor Edmund Gwenn left an estate of 4000 dollars with most assets going to his ex wife Mingie Terry and sister Elsie Kellaway. A close friend Rodney Soder of Beverly Hills filed probate. Gwenn's secretary received 500 dollars and a photo. A separate note mentions a wage tentative deal for 3000 San Francisco farm workers.
Dr Sibley W Hoebler of the University of Michigan reports a new antihypertensive drug named Darenthin that reduces thigh blood pressure only when the patient is upright. It appears to have few if any drug-related side effects and is not yet for general use. The drug blocks only sympathetic nerves to the vessels, potentially avoiding intestinal side effects of other meds.
Beverly Hills petite showgirl Sunnie Lee Small, 25, arraigned in Municipal Court on two counts of assault and battery after a nightclub scuffle at the Luau Restaurant. Police say she threw a hurricane lamp, highball glasses, and ash trays in the early hours of Wednesday.
The Interior Department said Americans totaled 12,100,000 visits to national parks and surrounding areas in August, a new record. Daily visits averaged about 390,322, surpassing prior highs set in July and earlier months.
The Independent lists start times and features for Long Beach area theaters. Listings include the Strand and other venues with show titles such as Darby O'Gill and the Little People and The Kind of Woman. For current timings, consult the page ads or call the theater.
The Agriculture Department announced it has bought 21,750,000 pounds of frozen turkey for the national school lunch program at a cost of 7,416,000 dollars. Purchases during the past week totaled 3,840,000 pounds for 1,300,000 dollars, completing the present buying program.
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