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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1960
Page
3
A two hour fire in Basilan, Philippines razed commercial and residential structures, destroying property worth $1.5 million. The blaze injured and displaced residents in the southern city as authorities investigated the cause.
Hosmer says the Douglas Aircraft Long Beach plant’s future hinges on civilian jet planes. He notes Air Force rejection of C133 and DC8 orders limits military sales, urging banks to consider extending credit and urging local leaders to press for new purchases. The letter lists Mayor Wade, Mayor Nye, UAW CIO leader, and chamber presidents among recipients.
Retired Chesapeake & Ohio Railway vice president dies Sunday in a Cleveland drug store. The obituary notes his long career and honors, while a draft letter discusses defense contracts and employment concerns tied to Long Beach plant layoffs and future government purchases.
North Viet Nam formally requests Britain and the Soviet Union to reconvene the 1954 Geneva Conference on Indochina without delay. Hanoi’s Foreign Minister Pham Van Dong cites reactivating the International Supervisory and Control Commission for Laos in a letter to the co chairs, Peiping radio reports.
Prisoners in the Long Beach area enjoyed ham and turkey dinners as part of Christmas efforts. Long Beach City jail served a full course ham dinner while Terminal Island Federal Correctional Institute fed nearly 900 inmates. Salvation Army fed about 90 prisoners and 200 homeless people, plus 5,000 gifts distributed to patients and inmates. A turkey dinner was also served aboard the USS Fechteler for about 30 underprivileged children and a party was held for over 200 children of Destroyer Flotilla Three personnel.
The body of Vernon C. Miller, 30, a Southern Tier Trucking Co. driver from Middletown, NY, was found on a rocky ledge beside Storm King Highway. He had been missing for a week and was shot five times before being discarded. Police are investigating the motive and suspects.
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