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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1962
Page
6
The Air Force plans to supply supersonic Starfighters to Nationalist China and Formosa. The national defense secretary announced the plan amid Cold War tensions.
Eddie Machen top heavyweight contender for Sonny Liston was under observation at Napa State Hospital after being found in a car with a loaded pistol and a note about wanting to die. He was arrested near Crockett and described as despondent but not violent. Machen has 41 wins with 28 knockouts and a career marked by ups and downs.
Federal mediators halted negotiations between New York printers and publishers as a near Christmas strike left nine major dailies dark for at least five more days. The six day deadlock idled nearly 20,000 workers, threatening a wider delivery stoppage amid a bleak 1950s winter. Amory Bradford and Bert ham Powers, leaders of publishers and Local 6, voiced agreement on the impasse while mediator William E. Simkins returned to Washington.
London report: Hilary Clarry fled a cruel marriage after a husband offered three ways to die for adultery. Justice Barker granted a divorce to Clarry amid claims of cruelty and a separate petition by Ishérwood for damages.
Eleven French soldiers who fled from retreating units in Indochina eight years ago saved a military court today on charges including desertion under fire and treason. The 11 were among 40 repatriated turncoats from the Far East last month. The army freed 28 after interrogation and scheduled a separate trial for one sergeant. The men spent eight years in North Vietnam, doing manual labor.
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