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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1960
Page
2
The convention scene shows Kennedy widening the lead as Johnson Symington and Stevenson factions struggle to unite against him. Stevenson repeatedly doubts nomination while Johnson supporters grow wary, leaving Kennedy poised to win on the first ballot. The mood in corridors and caucuses is tense yet confident for Kennedy.
New York reports that Long Island commuters faced little disruption as a strike on the Long Island Railroad began over the weekend. Enhanced bus and subway service, car pools, and parking policy suspensions kept traffic steady while about 275,000 riders from Suffolk Nassau Brooklyn and Queens headed into Manhattan. The railroad carries 95,000 commuter-ticket passengers and 90,000 single fare riders daily.
In Havana, Castro regime hints it may demand the United States abandon its Guantanamo naval base. President Ozvaldo Corticos, addressing a labor rally, called Cuban territory not for rent or sale to foreigners and said last month’s rental payment would be returned to Washington. The 45 square mile lease, signed in 1994, carries a rent of 2000 gold dollars annually, about $3386.25.
Kennedy backers push for early nomination as Langmade pledges support on first ballot and may switch if needed. California, Pennsylvania and Minnesota delegations hold pivotal sway while Truman’s retreat dampens Symington’s camp. Kennedy aims to consolidate 76 votes for the nominating roll call.
Ten thousand leftists demonstrated outside Atsugi Naval Air Station near Tokyo as American U2 planes departed Japan. The crowd, about one-fifth of promised turnout, remained peaceful. The event referenced Yankee go home chants and a Russia-linked jet incident while noting U2s were stationed for weather observations.
At the convention Symington pressed to win and kept his claim he would not withdraw. Supporters argued he had not harmed Kennedy in primaries, while regional favorites and other possibles like Gore, Docking, Loveless, Collins, Jackson, Freeman, and Johnson were discussed as potential running mates, with Johnson viewed as desirable but unlikely to accept.
Japan Airlines announced jet airliner service linking San Francisco Honolulu and Tokyo starting August 12 using DC and other aircraft. The move expands Pacific routes and boosts transoceanic air travel options for passengers and business travelers.
An ad describes a physician offering joint and muscle pain relief and improved sleep through a special treatment. It claims to ease phlebitis and circulatory congestion, relax muscles, quiet nerves, and restore energy. Contact Dr Duncan at 2301 Broadway for appointments.
A wildfire in Sequoia National Forest burned 1100 acres of brush and timber near Coffee Camp, two miles east of here. the U.S. Forest Service reported the blaze is now under control.
Rebels attacked white civilians and looted in Luiquba burg and Elisabethville, killing at least 10 Europeans and 25 Congolese. Belgian troops intervened rescuing besieged whites. Katanga unrest spurred calls for United Nations aid amid ongoing looting and clashes.
Rebels seized control near Stanleyville after mutinous Congolese troops invaded an airfield and blocked a refugee plane. Belgian broadcasts say Europeans were disarmed and the center city strongholds held by whites grimly awaited landing options while U.S. and Soviet officials sought avenues to restore order. About 2,000 whites, mostly Belgians, queued across the Congo River in Brazzaville awaiting evacuation as tensions rose.
A fragmentary note describes two fliers 1st-Lt. John R. McCone of Kansas and 1st Lt. Freeman B. Olmstead of New York, with the fate of the six-crew still unclear, amid reports the Soviet Union would try Francis Powers for espionage after his downed U S spy plane. The Soviet Air Force reportedly traced the plane to the Barents Sea and ordered landing before a Soviet fighter confirmed identity. A separate ad-like feature touts Girard's dressing with garlic flavor and no sugar, appealing to children.
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