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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1962
Page
2
A Washington historian says the Civil War centennial flood fuels a national sigh of relief over the war era. Allan Nevins, head of the Civil War Centennial Commission, spoke at a joint meeting with state groups about shifting public sentiment as commemorations loom.
East German officials disclosed a tunnel under Wollankstrasse railway station near Berlin, claimed by communists to aid escapes. West Berlin and railway authorities said an amateur tunnel may have collapsed, endangering rail traffic and prompting a government statement of ongoing aid to eastern residents.
A clipped note from a Long Beach California publication explains second class mailing status and monthly delivery fee. It lists an address on Pine Avenue and mentions Bureau of Circulation, with daily publication except Sunday.
President outlines broad welfare reform goals urging Congress to revise FEW grant rules to widen federal aid and match state relief efforts. Special address stresses helping the less fortunate gain productive, independent lives and preserving the family unit.
Pro Communist rebels shelled the Nam Tha airstrip with 120mm mortars to cut the aerial supply line to the Royal Government Mobile Group. The attack forced the evacuation of four royal training planes and raised fears Nam Tha could be isolated amid ongoing clashes near Luang Prabang.
The IL B locals reach a 00 day extension after a 131 to 57 vote at a 2 am meeting. Union demands included 15 percent wage rise for drivers and 50 percent for maintenance, which the company refused to discuss. A Friday meeting with union, company, and city officials aims to resolve the dispute, marking Long Beach’s first active city involvement in labor talks.
A pagoda style telephone booth named Gung Yung Deen Way began operation in Manhattan's Chinatown at Pell and Mott Streets. A young Chinese dancer made the first call to City Hall inviting Mayor to Chinese New Year celebration on Monday marking 4660 Year of the Tiger.
Superior Court rules chiropractors may not practice obstetrics in California in a case brought by the State Board of Medical Examiners against Dr Harriet E Highstower of Glendora. She testified to delivering 2200 babies since 1929 but was enjoined from obstetric practice as outside the chiropractic act.
The Wallendas perform a dangerous wire act before a crowd of about 5000. After the routine Karl Wallenda Gunther and Herman face both praise and nervousness. A fatal fall during a later pyramid killed Jana Christina Schepp and injured Mario Waldenda and others. Karl survives with injuries as doctors assess the condition. Jenny Wallenda is Karl’s daughter and the family mourns.
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