07 Jul 1960
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1960
Page
1
A chaotic report from Los Angeles describes a Democratic convention setup at the Biltmore Hotel with a large crowd, makeshift podium, and state headquarters. Speakers prepare as workers scramble to manage the event, while a multi- mirror TV system will relay their texts via closed-circuit transmission.
In Los Angeles a bipartisan set of passengers said Louisiana activist Camille Gravel arrived sober and not involved in stealing six premixed martinis from Delta American Flight 921. Fellow passenger Richard C. McChrystal cleared Gravel, while Edward Self and others defended him, though Gravel was jailed briefly as a drunk before being released on bond.
Patrolman George Quire reports a man named David E Robbins 34 years old exiting a sewer in Baltimore with muddy coins in his pockets. Robbins admits hunting for money since hearing workers found coins underground, offering to show weak sewer points for repairs as the Bureau of Sewers considers payroll work for him. Bees besieging a Memphis home gradually taper off as residents endure a three week siege while half the colony relocates. In Wilmington, a Delaware Bus Co. service to Chester introduces a ride-free week with on-board snacks and a flowered driver, then resumes regular fares Friday after a temporary service revival.
A Los Angeles dispatch notes Democrats pivot from stockyard venues after 12 years and hold their convention in an arena for athletes. Technology shapes the stage with motorized platforms and camera towers to project speakers, possibly sparking debates about image over substance. The piece jokes about nostalgia and aroma while pondering the convention's focus on TV spectacle.
The Board of Police Captains suspended four Indianapolis patrolmen after a drinking party with a 27 year old waitress in the rear of a paddy wagon. They admitted picking up the waitress downtown when she asked for help and then held a party in the back of the wagon.
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