19 Jan 1961
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1961
Page
1
Bonham High School teachers received a week of student acts of appreciation including potted flowers breakfast for staff and desks adorned with polished apples as final exams for the first semester began. Nearby items mention medical tips and local incidents.
London witnesses Harold Webb known as Rubber Bones arrest after his third escape since 1948. The 38 year old, jailed for four years on housebreaking, previously escaped from Wandsworth and Dartmoor prisons using a hole in the cell floor and a narrow air pipe, earning his nickname.
Rev. Patrick McDaid, 85, Irish native who aided Father Edward Flanagan in founding Boys Town, died Wednesday at his Derry home. Ordained in 1906 he went to Omaha after four years, later serving as pastor in North Platte Nebraska until 1947 and retiring in 1948.
Industry sources report freight tear makers delivered 4 272 units to U S railroads last month up from 3 799 a month earlier and 3 032 in December 1959 Deliveries for 1960 reached 57 047 against 37 819 in 1959
Thousands crowded the Washington reception for President-elect John F Kennedy and Vice President Johnson at the Hilton. Johnson pressed through a long handshaking line in double time, while Mrs Johnson noted her weight loss since the election. Attendees included Dean Rusk Stewart Udall and Arthur Goldberg, Harry Truman and family, with 16 bars and 9 buffets serving Texas roast beef sandwiches.
Security preparations for Kennedy's inauguration reach peak readiness with 5000 agents, rooftop watchers, manhole surveillance, and hidden platforms. Officials study route buildings, track threats nationwide, and rely on crowd vigilance to thwart any assassination attempt.
The notice outlines second class matter status at the Long Beach Post Office, monthly and yearly rates, and daily publication details. It lists the Mall address, the Ingle Copy It Member Audi Bureau of Circulation, and notes publication daily except Sunday at St and Pine Ave in Long Beach.
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