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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1962
Page
9
An advertisement promotes a small unobtrusive hearing aid from Motorola and Dahlberg. It claims a lightweight unit under four ounces with no tubing or external wires, offered as a free sample case by mail or in person without obligation while supplies last.
President Kennedy warned Americans about fitness gaps citing frightening statistics that a quarter of school children cannot pass a standard physical fitness test. He urged all schools to require more exercise, citing limited encouragement from surveys showing gains in schools with organized programs and improvements after a year of PE.
In Rangoon Burma a riot left 15 dead and 27 wounded as police and troops sealed the university area under curfew. Witnesses said students and professors were held captive in homes while 200 troops fired on demonstrators after warnings to disperse. Authorities reported strong youth fitness concerns cited by Kennedy and Wilkinson as part of a national effort.
Sidney Cook, treasurer of Springfield newspapers, narrowly escaped injury when an assailant fired two shots through a window at his home about 12 30 a m Police later detained a 58 year old truck driver for questioning The shots came from a car parked in front of the Cook residence Police believe the doorbell ruse prompted the shooting and are exploring a November inquiry seeking the Cook who owns the Springfield papers
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