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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1966
Page
2
A narrow trading week with no decisive trend saw Dow Jones Rail Average hit a record high for the third day while industrials drifted. Rail group proved strongest, airlines stayed firm, autos lagged, and several issues like Parke Davis Pittston Atlas Chemical and U.S. Industries showed selective gains amid cautious tone and limited volatility.
The Dow Industrials notch an eighth straight advance though gains are modest as trading shows breadth varies. Analysts note December strength may ease into mid January with some indicators near prior highs while others lag.
Washington reports a tense Senate debate over repealing Taft Hartley Act section 14B in a Saturday session. Objections and quorum calls stalled progress as Mansfield tried to speed action while Republicans and Democrats used journal readings to filibuster.
Thomas Cochran was installed as president of the Long Beach Bar Association on Friday night before about 200 lawyers and judges at the Long Beach Elks Club. Associate Justice Marshall McComb performed the ceremony installing Cochran, with Albert White as first vice president and George Johnson as second vice president. Cochran succeeds Henry H. Clock and former Long Beach deputy district attorney now in private practice. Board of Governors members named were William T. Dalessi, Charles Z. Walker Jr, Harry J. Simon, Stephen A. Pace Jr, and William A. Williams.
A California study quoted at the California State Psychological Association conference reports that 9 29% of Negro, 78% of Mexican American, and 71% of white children aged 4 to 5 were aware of the Watts riots. About half expressed fear, with nightmares or prayers for protection, while some Negro children showed sympathy or identification with rioters.
County supervisors authorize an $8349 wildlife propagation project in Angelés National Forest. Supervisor Frank G Bonelli notes improvements at Crystal Lake and wildlife watering facilities on fire cisterns. Work by OLS Forest Service funded from the Fish and Game Propagation Fund.
In Valinda a church school bus wreck killed one child and injured sixteen others including the driver. Passenger Jackie, mildly hurt, found out near the front door a red heart cut from construction paper. The bus swerved from a soft shoulder at about 30 mph and hit two utility poles. Principal Dewaal noted the bus had new tires and brakes a week earlier.
Federal and state officials announced a $6.7 million Head Start renewal for 8,805 disadvantaged preschool children in Los Angeles County with classes starting around February 15. The four month program could expand to year round, administered by multiple agencies including the Long Beach Community Improvement League. 270 centers will employ 1,425 non professionals and 724 teachers across the county.
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