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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1960
Page
2
In Los Angeles the second session of the Democratic National Convention tested delegates and observers as the high spectacle failed to deliver decisive language or energy. The gathering stretched hours with cautious remarks and a tepid reception from the crowd.
The Congo crisis heats up as Belgium mobilizes paratroopers to Leopoldville with U.N. discuss ions likely on the table. Hammarskjold plans to move U.N. observers from Palestine. Congo authorities seek administrative help, while mutinous troops tighten grip on Thysville and Lulubourg.
Paris reports France granted independence today to Chad the Congo Republic and the Central African Republic as new African states and candidates for United Nations membership. Earlier on Tuesday Ivory Coast Upper Volta Dahomey and Niger were freed under similar agreements.
Floods swept away a house in Sukkur killing 14 persons and injuring 15 others. The dead included seven children and five women.
Los Angeles police say a suspect linked to multiple strangulation deaths may face lie detector tests. The “bounce a rubber ball” killer is described as a Black man who reportedly told a victim he would reveal more by showing a ball in the glove compartment. Detec tives tie the pattern to seven other women murdered in recent months.
President Eisenhower signed a $994,855,000 appropriation to finance military construction at home and overseas for the coming fiscal year. The bill totals $193,145,300 less than the budget request, and the signing occurred on Tuesday.
Premier Khrushchev seeks invitations from at least one more Latin American capital before fixing a date for a Cuban visit. Cuban officials recently returned from Neon Curtain tours and hope he will accept Fidel Castro's invitation to Havana for the July 26 celebrations. Western reporters say he would like to visit South America someday, but has not been asked. Government outlets have praised his pledge to shield Cuba in its dispute with the United States.
Two visitors to the Democratic national convention were admitted to Holywood Presbyterian Hospital for observation after a collision in front of Blair House. State Sen. Hugh Bailey of Mississippi and Mrs. Charles M. Hills, Jackson delegate, suffered dizziness and neck injury respectively. The other driver was not held.
Ford announces Breech resigns as Finance Chairman and director after 40 years. Henry Ford II to assume Breech's roles, combining chairmanship and board duties, as Breech steps back to allow younger leaders. Ford cites long service and a desire to ease day-to-day demands.
Former President Harry S. Truman said he was considering attending a convention in Los Angeles. His decision hinges on whether his sister Mary Jane Truman undergoes gall bladder surgery today as he drove her to Research Hospital in Kansas City this morning.
Adrian Mich Wednesday report states H F Bailey 62 former general manager of Adrian Telegraph died Tuesday after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage. He had been pleased with a pending invitation but could not decide until results of his sister’s operation were known.
In Hyannisport Massachusetts Jacqueline Kennedy keeps busy with gardening reading and planning as the Democratic nominating fight nears its peak. Her husband Senator John F Kennedy nears the convention while the family remains in Los Angeles awaiting the televised events. Her four month pregnancy is noted as she rest in seclusion with relatives and staff.
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