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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1960
Page
3
In a Los Angeles retrial, Carole Tregoff testified she did not conspire with Dr. Finch to murder Barbara Jean Finch in West Covina. The state accuses the pair of killing Mrs Finch to settle a divorce and gain a $750,000 community-property settlement after a Las Vegas meeting. The first trial ended in a hung jury.
London reports Britain and West Germany are discussing an arms pooling scheme with potential European NATO members. Defense ministers Franz Josef Strauss and Harold Watkinson will review cooperation in weapons development including a tank rocket and VTOL aircraft, aiming to share costs and standardize NATO arms. Norway and Austria may join talks next week.
UPI reports Senator John F Kennedy will visit Southern California for three days beginning September 9. He will deliver a major address at Shrine Auditorium and ride a whistle stop tour through Northern California and the San Joaquin Valley, with an initial stop at Redding on September 8 and a flight to Los Angeles from Bakersfield on the morning of September 9.
Janes Spence, 32, from Kinston North Carolina walked to the electric chair Wednesday night in McAlester Oklahoma for the March 1958 murder of 19 year old housewife Ruth Imerman in Lawton. Warden asked last words. Spence gave no reply. His brother in law Eddie Oxen dine from Pembroke North Carolina was named in reports.
Washington and Salt Lake City report a clash over extending the 1951 bracero program. The House moved to two years, then the Senate cut to six months. Western crop fears push for renewal while critics urge full hearings next year. Senator Hayden warns crops may fail next season without extension. Senator Ellender promises hearings and cautious action on future policy.
Investigators blame a 13 year old San Francisco resident for starting the 45,000 acre Forest Hitt fire north of Auburn. The youth said he smoked in the Three Queens Mine area while camping with another boy and an unnamed man. Authorities deem the act unintentional with insufficient evidence for charges. The blaze burned eight days with a 65 mile perimeter, costing about 2.5 million in timber and watershed losses.
Delaware Governor Boggs, 53, selected to seek a third Senate term with Republican J. Allen Frear as his rival. Lt. Gov. Rollins won the gubernatorial nomination after Buckson relinquished. Former Gov. Elbert Carvel expected to oppose Rollins in November.
About 300 passengers on two trains were trapped in a smokey Lower East Side tunnel when a feeder cable box fire caused a short circuit as the first train passed. Some fainted and panic spread. windows were broken as rescues were mounted and crews reported no injuries.
Senior citizens seek aid in facilities are assisted to obtain glasses under California pension law. No appointment needed at Dr. J. M. Soss Optometrist located at 27 Pine Avenue. Soss’s office helps determine eligibility, handles details, and operates laboratories for lenses. Phones listed for Friday evenings and Saturdays. Offices also in Torrance, Wilmington, and nearby areas.
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