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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1960
Page
2
President Eisenhower lauds Nixon during a 30 minute NBC broadcast from Washington. In a living room set, he praises Nixon's training and experience, notes international respect for the United States, and comments on neutralist nations seeking U. S. leadership in world affairs.
President Eisenhower was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by Nihon University in Tokyo during his canceled Japan visit. Ambassador Douglas MacArthur Jr accepted the degree amid rioting over the U S Japan security treaty. Eisenhower touted civil rights gains and urged limited federal aid, favoring a partnership for large projects while opposing expansive federal payrolls.
The Baltika seaman Jaanimets asks for asylum amid a clash over Estonia and China Isles, aided by the International Rescue Committee. He cites propaganda in the Soviet Union and fears for his family, hoping to live free in the United States with work as a machinist.
The IUE union seeks a settlement with Westinghouse Electric Corp after mediation efforts. The union, representing 39 500 workers, could strike at Saturday midnight if no contract is reached. The article also notes political remarks about Nixon and foreign policy.
A panicked mother at a railroad crossing in North Hollywood tried to save her child when a passenger train struck her car. The car was carried a distance before the mother leaped free with her infant son, but her two year old Jeffrey was killed. The train belonged to Southern Pacific Coast Daylight bound for Los Angeles.
Sampson was elected president of the San Pedro Board of Realtors and will be installed succeeding Earl Adams at a dinner dance in December.
A fragment asserts that through a brave bid for freedom the individual demonstrated to the world a dramatic display of courage and resolve. The text emphasizes personal daring and the broader symbolic impact of the act.
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