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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1962
Page
1
DES MOINES UP I reported on a billboard effort stating There is no California I tay in Iowa The spokesman noted that most people find it hard to smile The item prompts questions about public reception and humor in advertising.
SACRAMENTO reports rivalry and budget clash as lawmakers return from recess. Senate Leader Burns questions urgent draw policy and votes for Los Angeles County expansion. Governor Brown pushes a 2.9 billion budget and 50 policy items amid a 30 day special session.
Robert A Whitney previewed a soon to be introduced shopping cart that plays music and advertisements to customers, noting the cart shines in parking lots and may emit sounds if someone tries to take it home. In Milwaukee theater news, Robert Brill, 50, was charged with contributing to the delinquency of minors for showing midnight horror films.
Government auditors told Congress that about 13 million dollars was spent on the SAGE air defense system. The General Accounting Office cited waste from inventory growth and premature purchases, plus improper minimum service charges and canceled contracts. The Air Force refunded 1.226 million of the payments.
ALHAMBRA Cal in Alameda California reports 61 year old George Rabone of Inglewood was killed when his car smashed into a chain link fence on the San Bernardino Freeway. Officers said he may have suffered a heart attack before the crash.
William Clement Ambrose, 73, former president of the State Board of Architectural Examiners and noted Bay Area architect, will be buried Thursday after dying Sunday in a Berkeley hospital following a brief illness.
Two US Army troop convoys moved through East Germany as Moscow condemned the display of military strength. A westbound convoy faced a two hour delay at the German border over disputed troop counts, while a Berlin bound convoy with 191 soldiers in 27 vehicles entered Berlin without incident. Army spokesman noted counting disputes are common though Russians did not challenge the right to use the Berlin Stelmstedt highway.
A Delaware Bay flood swept away six Waters children as the family fled their Bowers home. Five children died, one missing presumed drowned. Parents Mrs. Vi ja Waters and John A. Waters survived with two others, while a grandmother and a brother were saved or stayed behind. The accident occurred near the St. Jones River, Dover.
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