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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1962
Page
2
A Chicago concert features the University of Illinois percussion ensemble delivering unconventional sounds. Instruments include iron pipes clock cans brake drums and washtubs as part of a formal performance Saturday in the city.
Mrs Wayne Simpson survived a 40 minute electric shock after a sun lamp, fastened to the wall, fell into a tub of water in the farm home. She described the sizzling crackle as electricity passed through her body while she lay in the drained tub. Wayne Simpson turned off power after she pleaded to be freed, finding fused plugs and burns on her arm.
President Miguel Ydigoras announced 40 000 supporters streaming into Guatemala City to crush a student fueled revolt he blamed on Castro backed communists. Clashes paralyzed the capital as hospitals reported four dead and 72 injured while loyal troops pursued rebel leaders and volunteers flooded in to defend the government.
The California Senate voted to cut daily allowances for Bigmakers from 25 to 20 dollars while raising transport allowances from 12 to 15 cents per mile for between session committee work. The move aimed to improve accounting for federal tax reports but faced objections over potential overstatements. Existing expenses above 20 dollars daily and 15 cents per mile require itemization under federal rules. During the session leaders set 19 dollars per day expenses and 12.44 cents per mile for other purposes.
In Leopoldville Premier Cyrille Adoula tours the provinces while Katanga President Moïse Tshombe remains in the capital awaiting talks. Tshombe arrived from Elisabethville to discuss ending Katanga’s secession, but had not yet returned for scheduled negotiations 20 hours after his arrival.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Gelearam and a second alasy at posts with unclear context. Names appear garbled. no clear event, date, or organization is readable enough to specify.
SACRAMENTO AP A Republican leader on the Assembly Ways and Means Committee complained that the party did not follow his budget trimming suggestions. Assemblyman John A. Busterud of San Francisco said he was disappointed and discouraged as the panel approved subcommittee reports totaling about 200 million for state agencies including UC operations. He had proposed cuts totaling about 600,000, none adopted, as tensions over Governor Brown’s 2.9 billion proposal rose. Unruh defended appointments to gain informed budget reviews.
President Richard Nixon, in Los Angeles, said southern sit ins may achieve objectives if organizers come from the South. He spoke at UCLA Royce Hall after about 1,900 students protested, criticizing a University Board of Regents decision on a proposed $5,000 loan for a program. Nixon warned nationwide demonstrations may lack impact when moved from state to state. The talk touched on campus politics, funding, and the cost of student demonstrations versus proposed budget cuts.
Former Vice President Richard Nixon accuses Governor Brown of pressuring Republican assemblymen to back two state bond issues on the June 5 ballot. Nixon contends Brown threatens reprisals to sway votes and contrasts this with Brown’s preference to place the bonds on the November ballot. The GOP caucus previously opposed putting 470 million in bonds on June, needing at least ten Republican votes for a two thirds majority.
In the Independent Press classifieds a column titled Business Opportunities invites readers to start their own venture. The notices emphasize low startup costs, flexible hours, and potential profits, citing sample markets and home-based ideas. Advertisers promise guidance and support to new entrepreneurs.
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