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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1961
Page
2
Lifeguards report a nine foot blue shark harpooned Sunday just outside the Zuma Beach surf line. The shark was less than 50 feet from bathers before it was lanced, marking a notable event on a busy beach day in Los Angeles.
A Swedish research team reports progress in containing ionized hydrogen gas in a magnet bottle for seven thousandths of a second. Led by Dr. Sten Lehnert of the Royal Institute of Technology, the team aims toward a hydrogen power reactor. Lehnert to present full report at Salzburg conference.
A white leghorn bantam rooster won the Ohio crowing championship at Geauga County Fair after crowing 38 times in 30 minutes, beating rivals by five. Entrants’ cages were covered before the 4 pm contest, tricking the birds into thinking it was daybreak.
A rare early snowstorm froze Denver with a 38 degree low and 46 degree high, toppling travel plans. Hotels filled for stranded motorists while drivers on U.S. 285 and nearby routes faced tough conditions. The system swept the plains, bringing widespread rain and chilly weather across the region.
The article reports Khrushchev telling Italian Premier Fanfani he was ready to negotiate, while noting Italy’s frustration over Western disregard of its Berlin crisis advice. Moscow reports quoted threats of gunfire if Allied airlifts to Berlin resumed, and warned of Soviet missiles if nations like Italy housed American rockets in a future war.
Los Angeles marks 180 years with a Plaza celebration starting at 7 pm. Music by the LAPD and Los Angeles Symphony, plus dances and a founding reenactment, as the city commemorates its growth and history.
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