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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1962
Page
2
In London a gold plated bed reportedly belonging to Mrs Mary Edusei vanished, prompting denials from her Ghana cabinet minister husband Krobo Endusei and a visit from Accra. The couple faced harsh scrutiny over extravagance amid Ghana’s austerity push.
New York. NBC said Dr. Edward Teller refused to comment on J. Robert Oppenheimer during a taped Open Mind program. Teller remained silent for about 12 seconds when asked if Oppenheimer should serve the U.S. government. The incident was deleted at Teller's insistence. Oppenheimer led the ALC advisory panel and faced security scrutiny in 1954 for alleged Communist associations.
At the disarmament conference, eight neutral members urged a nuclear test ban with on site inspection and sanctions. The plan envisions a monitoring network fed by national observation posts and processed by an international committee of scientists from nonaligned countries, with Brazil presenting the memorandum.
Hollywood police say actress Clara Blandick 81 died by suicide at her home using a plastic bag over her face. The former Broadway performer known for Auntie Em in The Wizard of Oz and Aunt Polly in Tom Sawyer left a note stating she could not endure the pain any longer. She had suffered arthritis and feared blindness, friends said.
A 16 inch water main burst in downtown Seattle Sunday night causing over 1 million dollars in damage. Basements and sub basements of several businesses flooded with mud while streets and sidewalks were covered. Firemen pumped out water through the night as autos and a parking garage were affected. Businesses including the Feddy Water Store and Leslie-Hughes were hit with mud and damage reported at 150 000 dollars for certain premises. Traffic was rerouted to ease the flooding.
Princess Laila Malika wife of Mohamed Cherkaoui Moroccan ambassador to France gave birth Sunday to a girl in Paris. The infant’s birth adds a new Princess Lalla to the Moroccan royal family.
A garbled press notice from Long Beach outlines a daily publication schedule with missing dates and disjointed phrases. It references a second class matter and monthly deliveries but lacks coherent details to confirm a specific event or action.
Will of Hancock Oil Co. head Reed declares a vast Miracle Block oil pool belongs to Signal Hill residents. Rocky Ierman, a Signal Hill authority, substantiates the find and the intention to pass the property through generations without strings. Proceeds in memory of his late wife Edna, with his current wife Violet’s blessing.
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