20 Dec 1960
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1960
Page
1
UPI report details the Munich Tol helicopter crash involving a 22,409 year-old Convair airframe. The disaster, caused by engine trouble after takeoff from a Munich airfield, killed 28 Germans and 20 Americans aboard, with additional hospitalizations and a public sale planned for the wrecked machine.
A LaGuardia radar operator warned pilots of unidentified targets seconds before a collision. The warning described two blips that merged and then diverged, capturing a scene tied to what became the worst aviation disaster in history. In Texas, Ernest Herbert, 10, hunted deer for Operation Orphan, using a rifle to bag two does after a single shot hit one, as 170 boys have joined a drive yielding 216 deer.
A cache of 600 beer cases buried at the Orlando dump drew diggers until the gate was padlocked. The beer, damaged by hurricane rust, was discarded to avoid illness, with some locals reportedly unearthing cans in a bid to claim the treasure.
A leftist tailed general strike crippled Calcutta and its suburbs today. The protest opposed a proposal to transfer 448 square miles in North Bengal to Pakistan, agreed by Prime Minister Nehru and then-Premier Firoz Khan Noon to settle a long boundary dispute.
Negotiators from East and West Germany met to renew trade exchanges amid a new East German ultimatum threatening to halt allied transport to Berlin if a deal is not reached by New Year Eve. Western officials call it a bluff to pressure terms. Kurt Leopold and Heinz Behrend led talks. current year trade value near $300 million, with renewal talks postponed after Berlin dispute. Memorial services were held in Munich for seven American crew and 23 others, including 12 children, with U.S. and German officials attending.
On clean boulevard LB a block long, the Huntington Hotel offers oceanfront rooms with private tabs and daily read service. Room A meals are priced at 2 dollars per week, with choice steaks and roast turkey listed. Dining room hours include a public club breakfast and regular dinners, with a phone contact.
Radio firm reported a multimillion dollar contract for advanced components under a defense program. The Air Force plans development and testing phases, including collaboration with Circulation and related entities in New York.
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