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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1961
Page
2
Dr Libby recalls a shelter built into a hillside that survived a fire and radiation. He explains earth and sandbag walls three feet thick with zinc chromate treated bags protected against fallout. Libby envisions improved designs using beams and dirt walls. his wife fled with a mink coat and Nobel Prize land as flames approached.
The guide discusses shelter protection levels and costs, from simple sleep spaces to $5,000 units offering vast fallout protection. It notes underground options with concrete or metal, marshy grounds on the Gulf Coast requiring above ground shelters, and apartment considerations with community shelters for 100 people for 14 days. It advises keeping a car ready, rolled up windows, and emergency supplies, including a shovel, to cope with shifting fallout patterns and potential renewed attacks.
Birth notices from Garden Grove and nearby Paramount areas list multiple new arrivals, detailing parents' names and street addresses with dates in early November. Records include several babies born to Jenkins, Carring, Schindler, Lawley, Brown, and Gillet families, among others, with indices of corresponding residence locations.
Partial readable text references individuals Walliams Faubertso, Jeni Helson Mr, Eta, Sarola dhe, and a Nov timing. Mentions a girl, 1355 F lath, Sir Sh, Brae vance 7, and Searant, with scattered place-like terms. No clear event or outcome established.
Los Angeles officials denounce fire insurance cancellations amid reports of 85 million in claims. Victor Slevin of the National Board of Fire Underwriters says policies are not canceled by 213 companies, while high-risk areas trigger coverage concerns. In New Orleans, Mayor Schiro fixes a dented hub cap himself after a $22 estimate.
Martin Levy a former carnival performer weighing about 900 pounds died Monday at his trailer park home in Prattville Alabama He was 56 years old and local authorities did not report any foul play.
Incomplete OCR yields scattered names and dates including Curran Wynne Jane Schulz and several terms. No clear event, location, or outcome is discernible from the fragment, though it appears to reference an announced appointment or filing in a local notice.
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