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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1962
Page
3
Rebel officials indicate Ben Khedda plans a crucial talks in Rabat within two weeks. Other sources say cabinet members may accompany him as talks on peace resume amid reopening of relations with Morocco.
A stray dog pack in Ontario is blamed for the death of a six year old girl in a troubling incident linked to violent unrest. Police prepared to hunt and kill the dogs as authorities seek to curb their danger following the tragedy.
Congressman Craig Hosmer announced Calvin Speedy of 1027 Molina Ave. as his field representative in the new 82nd District to replace Capt. Robert F. Rife who retired after long service in the former 18th District.
In Formosa Strait, six fishing boats capsized during a weekend storm, leaving six known dead and 30 missing. Authorities report crews from the six ships and rescuers continue search operations amid rough seas.
LAS VEGAS notes the first holiday aerial patrol by sheriffs deputies on the deadly Los Angeles to Las Vegas stretch. Private planes logged nearly 300 motorists while four patrol cars chased violators below. The overhead planes at about 100 feet produced a strong safety impact and aided traffic control during New Year observance.
Los Angeles reports a record high of about 20,000 bankruptcy filings last year, led by business insolvencies. Norman W. Neukom, acting head of Bankruptcy Court, notes this surpasses the previous 1960 peak of 16,663. He cites aircraft layoffs, tight credit, and moving residents with past-due accounts as factors.
Jack P. Crowther, 51, succeeds Ellis A. Jarvis, 61 as superintendent of Los Angeles city schools, one of the nation's highest paid public posts. The Board of Education announced the retirement due to health. The monthly refugee total for December reached 712 in the area, the largest since the association began.
UPI reports 1961 marked the third safest year on record for U S scheduled airlines with a fatality rate of 0 30 per 100 million passenger miles and 122 deaths in three crashes for the year The data compare with 1954 0 07 and 1957 0 20 rates and note the vast gap to automobile fatalities The piece adds context by listing broader mortality figures from 1960 and notes the year set a record for fewest airliner crashes in a single year
A suburban Paris butcher shop, owned by a man who resisted a wildcat anti government beef strike, was damaged by a plastic bomb with no injuries. It followed another bombing in the last 24 hours. Beef in a third shop was soaked with fuel oil and tires were found at another non striking butcher. The strike targets government price controls amid anti inflation measures.
Michael D. Fanning longtime newspaper man who served as Los Angeles postmaster from 1945 until his 1953 firing by Postmaster General Summerfield died of a heart attack at his Burbank home. He had been acting Bur bank postmaster since last March.
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