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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1961
Page
11
Editorial notes that FAA head Quesada resigns and accusesAircraft Owners and Pilots Assn and Air Line Pilots Assn of opposing safety measures. It cites 388 airline deaths last year and a Toledo crash as context. The piece questions whether pilots rights overly shielded by proper procedures and warns Congress may curb FAA power.
Navy ships based in Long Beach area have donated over 30000 to the 1960 Community Chest Drive with 25 percent of campaigns completed. The government and education division leads in contributions with 115 percent of its goal and Rear Admiral F Julian Becton chairs the Navy group praising sailors for civic duty and neighborly spirit.
Senator Soaper weighs a road tour for Kennedy show profits while Caroline Kennedy debuts in high heels. The Air Force reports fragile packages treated normally as jokes about politics, youth, and presidential perks echo through a satirical column.
Fragmentary OCR leaves a Long Beach newspaper masthead with scattered names and roles including publishers editors and staff, but most text is garbled. The readable items suggest a typical 20th century paper’s internal staff listing rather than a complete article or event.
Senator Edwin J. Regan introduces two constitutional amendments to California, one to abolish the death penalty and the other to limit it to specified cases. The plan would place the issue before voters in the 1962 general election, letting the people decide the fate of capital punishment once and for all, with Gov Brown noted among supporters and opponents alike debating the high stakes and cost of a statewide ballot campaign.
The piece notes that nationwide employment typically peaks in August and drops to winter lows in January or February, while individual industries may peak at different times. It also addresses home electrolysis for unwanted facial hair, stating it is rarely safe for untrained users.
In Mingo Junction Ohio Lloyd Hughes known as Spud created menthol cigarettes by mixing menthol crystals with tobacco to ease his sinus condition. He began manufacturing under the Spud brand and later his patents were bought by a Louisville tobacco company.
A midcentury column argues Cuba under Castro poses less direct danger to U S than rising communism in Latin America. It warns against U S unilateral intervention in Laos, noting SEATO limits, allied hesitations, and the risks of fighting an ideology with military force.
From 1884 to 1887 Long Beach expanded under Willmore and the Long Beach Land & Water Co. Real estate values rose as the Los Angeles to Long Beach road grew crowded with 84 team drawn wagons daily. A July 1887 million dollar Long Beach Development Co formed and bought land, railroad, and water rights from the prior firm including tidelands west of Magnolia to form the Inner Harbor District.
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