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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1962
Page
1
In London and California a major walkout by the Laborers Union spreads across construction sites. The AGC reports about 10,000 idle workers and $300 million in paused projects as employers warn of a potential nationwide shutdown affecting 225 projects worth $450 million.
Public board recommends a 10.2 cent hourly pay increase for 450 000 non operating rail workers in a $100 million annual lift. Unions call it too low and accuse railroads of bias, while executives warn the funds are unavailable. Kennedy avoids endorsement, urging a responsible noninflationary settlement.
In Omaha a judge known as Elder Jones and his wife a sugar heiress are cited in debates over finance companies. A separate incident reports a man entering a home at 1:45 am to calm a crying infant, singing while changing a baby’s diaper before fleeing with the child.
A short chess matter appears in the Long Beach area near the Post Office at Pine Avenue and St. Street. The notice lists the Press Telegram as a second matter and mentions the Audit Bureau of Circulation.
United States and Brazilian officials opened an investigation into reports that milk donated under the Food for Peace program is being sold for profit. Authorities seek to determine if forgery or misappropriation occurred and who is involved.
The United States and Yugoslavia agreed to begin negotiating soon on claims of Americans whose property was nationalized in Yugoslavia after 1948. The talks come amid ongoing disputes over compensation and restitution for seized assets.
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