Bus Purchase Debate Delayed by Telegram Typo
A terse telegram fragment notes a delay in a decision to buy special buses used for port service. The message hints at waiting for a chime or call to place the order, with contact details obscured.
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1962
Page
5
A terse telegram fragment notes a delay in a decision to buy special buses used for port service. The message hints at waiting for a chime or call to place the order, with contact details obscured.
Fireworks did not claim any lives in the 1962 Fourth of July observance but injured at least 25 Americans nationwide. Reports recount numerous injuries from fumes blasts and misfires, with incidents in Milwaukee Newark Detroit Newton Coeur dAlene New York Chicago and Harlem. Police and public safety officials noted eye injuries burns and minor wounds amid festive displays and a large crowd at Jones Beach where youths caused disturbances.
UPI reports US Ambassador Alan G. Kirk presented his credentials to Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek in Taipei Formosa and pledged continued American support for Nationalist China. The ceremony lasted about 30 minutes with a private 40 minute meeting to follow amid tensions over the Formosa Strait and concerns of a possible invasion.
An eight year veteran of Arab Legion forces fired on Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem near Fort Wayne crime scene. One Israeli was killed and another wounded as police investigated the attack amid claims of multiple burglaries in recent months.
In Copenhagen UPI Nixon and his wife Pat flew back to Los Angeles after attending the Rebild festival in Jutland. The trip followed a July Fourth speech by Nixon the Republican California gubernatorial candidate. The celebration was marred when Henry R. Henius, 78, of San Mateo, son of festival founder Dr. Max Henius, collapsed and died.
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