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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1960
Page
3
Moscow reports the new heavy ruble will be worth more than the dollar after a fourfold increase in gold content. Officials cite prestige and exchange reforms ahead of the January 1 shift, with 10 old rubles exchanged for one new ruble. Western economists note the move reflects ruble strength and dollar weakness.
New York police detained Raymond Smith, 33, after he spoke incoherently and claimed involvement in a subway bombing spree that killed a teenage girl on November 6. Officers noted his intoxicated state and attempted to question him despite his disoriented condition.
John W Freeman aged 66 of Long Beach, longtime restaurant operator, died Monday. Survived by his wife Mat, sisters Mrs Bess Elson and Mrs Davie Hester. Funeral Wednesday at 1 pm in Disday Family Funeral Directors chapel.
New York police report a painter died after cutting a scaffold rope as a supposed joke. A juvenile suspect, age unclear, faces possible charges as the incident is investigated.
Watson Knowles aged 96 of 431 Investigators report one of his retired clarinet strands cut after the Ex-Clarinet third floor window fall. Knowles, a former bandmaster in British army navy and U S Army, joined the Initipal Band in 1925 and died after plummeting onto a concrete courtyard. funeral arrangements pending.
A fragmentary program lists a municipal band concert on an unspecified date with a mix of titles and performers. Readable items include pieces such as You Again from Bittersweet, Whistling Solo, and Mussoroske March, with names like Reed Christensen and Noel Cowerd among performers.
Sources close to the incoming Kennedy administration expect Landis to be offered and accept the chairmanship of the Civil Aeronautics Board next year. He has served as CAB chairman before and held posts at the FTC and SEC. A shift to three Democrats and two Republicans on the CAB is anticipated, signaling policy changes favoring small carriers, cargo interests, and faster CAB procedures.
Four persons died and 13 escaped when a two story Muskegon residence was engulfed by flames Monday. Preliminary investigation suggests an overloaded electrical circuit may have sparked the blaze.
Washington reports the Defense Department will resume compulsory service for doctors if enough volunteer physicians do not step forward. Over 4,500 hospital interns were warned to complete applications by December 1, as the voluntary program since 1954 has reduced drafting. Dr. Frank Berry said the draft law runs to 1983 and up to 650 doctors could be drafted next spring.
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