03 May 1962
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1962
Page
1
Sacramento report profiles Jerry Olrich a longtime state gardener who promotes teaching teenage boys lawn care to deter delinquency. He argues part time garden work keeps youths busy and helps them mature into good citizens.
Northern California’s $3 billion construction sector faced a spreading strike now in three days, as AFL-CIO Laborers Union members halted more than $200 million in projects across northern and central counties, with picket lines and work refusals reported.
Laborers walked off the job signaling a 30 day strike notice at varieties sites including Alemany Freeway projects in San Francisco and Oakland. Pickets appeared in Monterey County and Santa Rosa while employers appealed to President Kennedy for help to avert price rises from higher labor costs.
Two U S Army sergeants Francis Quinn and George Groom held by Viet Cong for 22 days deny any deal for release. They say they expected death, were photographed with a district commander, and heard propaganda but were not promised freedom. Officials cite the May Day release as possible propaganda. They were part of a special forces detachment training South Vietnamese forces when captured in an ambush.
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