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Newspaper

Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1960

Page

11

Eisenhower to send special message to Congress Monday

President Eisenhower will dispatch a special message to Congress urging action on his program the White House calls in the public interest. Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said a nationwide radio and television appearance may follow next week to promote the plan. The message goes to the Senate when it reconvenes Monday at midday, with the House to receive it when it returns.

Newport Eisenhower Congress Wiite House James C. Iagerty Senate House Washington Chicago Denver

Train Strikes Bridge as Car Load Shifts in Indiana

TOLEDO Ohio UPI dispatchers report a New York Central freight train struck a highway bridge near Brimfield Indiana when a car moved on the tracks. No one was injured.

Toledo Ohio UPI New York Central Brimfield Ind

U S Accuses Russia of Inflaming Public Over Powers Trial

Washington reports the United States charged Russia with hysterical efforts to inflame public opinion ahead of the Francis Gary Powers spy trial. The State Department released notes showing Moscow refused American attorneys’ participation in Powers defense and noted Powers has met a Soviet attorney. Barbara Powers plans to go to Moscow with her parents while Moscow rejected U S requests to interview Powers.

Washington United States Russia U.S Francis Gary Powers State Department Powers Power Moscow Griniv Ed. Merrell Moscow University Marrell Salt Lake City

Naturalized Gl Missing in Germany

Authorities at U S Army in Heidelberg said Specialist Vladimir Sloboda 33 a naturalized US citizen born in Poland of the 513th Military Intelligence Unit is missing near Frankfurt since Wednesday. East German reports claimed a secret service agent defected to the Soviet zone. Sloboda held a minor line-guard job with limited access to security data.

Frankfurt UPH Hit 513Th Secret Service Sloboda U. S. Army Heidelberg S.C. Vladimir Sloboda US S Poland U. 5 U. S Isloboda

Weather Summary: Variable Winds and Mostly Sunny Sunday

Variable winds continue overnight with morning fog clouds. Sunday brings mostly sunny skies with little temperature change and stable conditions. Highs and lows remain near current values. Stronger winds unlikely to develop.

Protest by Wracs Ends With Army Dressing Down

Twenty one Women Royal Army Corps members known as Wracs staged a midnight protest against a 1 am curfew in Manoribier Wales. They were brought before Maj Joan Crooke who reportedly “gave them a good scolding.” Pvt Elizabeth Maconnachie described feeling treated like children as boyfriends tried to escort them back. War Office said the incident not worth fuss, urging protection of daughters’ welfare.

Manorbier Wales Pvt Elizabeth Maconnachie Joan Crooke Crooke Women's Royal Army Corps The Wracs War Office London

Nationalists Air Drop Food To Flood Victims In Formosa Mountain Area

Nationalist Chinese air force planes dropped food and provisions to about 2,800 people marooned in a central Formosa mountain area after floods washed out the only road to the outside. Police said victims in Noaur county lacked access to help and had roughly one day of food remaining.

Aires Formosa UPI Noaur

Nixon and Kennedy Vie For Sage Mayoral Seat

Nixon runs on the Do Right ticket and Kennedy on the Sewer ticket in Sage, an industrial area east of Deming. Neither candidate is related to the U.S. presidential contenders.

Iming Av. M. U. Nixon Kennedy Sage Deming T_E. Nixon Jack Kennedy U.S

Classified Telephone Editions Daily Home Edition Header

A brief classified ad note shows multiple telephone exchange codes for the daily home edition. The fragment indicates six editions are available and lists likely catalog or edition identifiers. No further readable details are present in the excerpt.

IU N Takes No Sides in Congo Crisis

Associated Press reports Dag Hammarskjold proposed in May that the United Nations Security Council assure Katanga Province that U N forces have no intention of taking sides in Congo’s internal conflict. The UN secretary general warned such action could help a quick settlement if Katanga admits UN forces. Ghani Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah said parliament would be asked to authorize mobilization if UN stalls. Four Congo ministers and possibly Premier Patrice Lumumba were named in Congo sources as pressuring action.

Associated Press Dag Hammarskjold LIN Security Council Katanga U. N Congo Katenga Russia U.N Ghana Kwame Nkrumah Acers Patrice Lumum

Five Hurt Jumping From Harlem Tenement Fire

Five people were injured today when they jumped from third and fourth floor windows to escape a Harlem four story tenement blaze. Four victims were from one family, ages 3 to 25. The fire started on lower floors, trapping residents on the upper levels.

New York UPI Harlem

Widow accuses Cuban official of Castro ties seeks deportation

Mrs Amelia Sose Blanco widow of a Cuban army officer executed in 1958 accuses Raul Chibas of Castro undercover activity and asks the U S State Department to oust him Chibas in Florida says he left Castro after witnessing drift toward communism Blanco and her three daughters remain in the United States since last year and are joined by pilots Jose and Hector Villamar Rodriguez fleeing Cuba in protest of Castro's regime

Miami Fla U. S. State Department Raul Chibas Amelia Sose Blanco Chibas Fidel Castroy Castro Jesus Sosa Blanco Tulgencio Batista Chidas Florida Sosa Blanco Castra Sue United States America Cuba Jose Hector Villamar Rodriguez Cuban Revolutionary Army

Local Newspaper Page Guide Lists Sections and Pages

A concise index lists where to find church notices comics death notices financial data and entertainment across pages A-4 A-5 A-7 B-22 B-2 A-8 A-9 A-10 and B-2. It also mentions tides and temperatures on A-6.

Raul Castro Hails Moscow Aid for Cuba

Fidel Castro praised Soviet military and economic aid during a three hour midnight speech. Raul Castro backed Moscow’s support and dismissed the OAS, saying Soviet arms and trade would be prioritized for Cuba while dismissed by opponents.

Havana Raul Castro Cuba Moscow Fidel Castro Fidel Organization of American States Western Hemisphere OAS Castro

52 IBC Girls to Appear in Vet Stadium

The International Beauty Congress opens in Long Beach with 52 entrants including Miss United States and Miss South Pacific. Miss Turkey is confirmed on stage. playsuits replace bathing suits to attract more contestants amid pageant excitement and prizes totaling thousands.

IBC Vet Stadium Veterans’Memorial Stadium Miss United Long Beach Margo Spicer Will Whitt Gular Kivrak Ocean Blvde IAC Shell American Gem & Mineral Suppliers Assn Buffum

Missing pair behind iron curtain believed to be safe

Two missing National Security Agency mathematicians Bernon F. Mitchell and William H. Martin, both ex Navy men, are believed to have fled behind the iron curtain after June 24. The Pentagon says they had no access to classified defense material and pose no security risk, though Mitchell was undergoing psychiatric treatment. Investigation continues.

Washington UPT Mexico City Cuba Department Mitchell

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