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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1963
Page
3
Former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan is convalescing at a London hotel after a prostate operation. A spokesman said he is much better and out of hospital, with doctors very pleased. He left the hospital on Sunday.
New York observers note the demolition of Penn Station begins to clear space for the new Madison Square Garden set to open in 1966. Architects had fought to save the neo classical monument designed by Stanford White, a nine acre complex famed for its imported Tallan marble and 84 exterior columns.
Theater manager Agerine Mande Cane lists show times at Long Beach theaters. The listing includes titles like Love of Mine and Lullaby of Bark and notes an Oklahoma project with a 300 seat arena a 4000 seat amphitheater and a twin-towered office building to be built later.
Gene Autry purchased Los Angeles television station KTLA channel 5 for about 12 million dollars, seller Paramount Television Productions Co. Autry’s partner Robert Reynolds heads Golden West Broadcasting, which owns KMPC and stations in San Francisco Seattle Portland and interests in Phoenix and Tucson. Negotiations had been ongoing for months, with station manager Adler noting the price was not surprising.
Police report two calm well dressed gunmen robbed a Security First National branch, taking 4600 dollars from three tellers while five customers were held at gunpoint. The suspects fled in a 1963 model car with New York license plates.
In Montevideo a new trade pact between Cuba and Uruguay was announced as ten shipments of sugar arrive. Uruguay plans to use beef as a benchmark price in the trade exchange marking the start of the pact.
Pacific Theatres wraps up showing tonight featuring Johnny Colu UAE film. Final screening seeks local audiences before theater closes.
Local police report a break in at Wane Street involving replica items seized from a shop. No injuries reported. investigations ongoing.
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