05 Sep 1960
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1960
Page
1
Santa Monica reports 23 month old Jody Montgomery survived a tumbling incident inside an automatic washer. Her parents and brother recount a frightening scene as she was washed but left with only bruises and dirt.
In Labor Day remarks from Washington both President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon praised American workers. They contrasted U.S. progress with communism, citing rising living standards, improved conditions, and security. Nixon stressed union strength and free collective bargaining as core to dignity, while Eisenhower warned of the lacks of freedom in rival systems.
An ambulance rushing to two emergencies was stopped by a policeman in Manhattan Sunday night and cited for speeding. The driver Herbert Schaindlin said he kept control and warned that it could delay one patient’s aid by 16 minutes while a second call went to another unit. Patrolman Negtycz said the vehicle was speeding and weaving and refused to slow. The officer noted no city fatalities since Friday and implied the warning was to keep Labor Day quiet.
Huey Long’s political career ends after a fiery, tumultuous life marked by court fights and hospitalization. He dies after a morning collapse in Baton Rouge, with driver Ellis Littleton present. Funeral plans lean toward Winnfield, reflecting his Louisiana roots and Huey Long legacy.
Weather brief notes hurricane center 12 feet swells off Puerto Rico and a storm moving west northwest toward San Juan. Gulf disturbance seen west of Fort Myers as showers sweep South Florida. Forecaster Dunn cautions still monitoring for more confirmation before mainland impact forecast.
A clipped ad from the Long Beach Press Telegram highlights a delivery team and circulation area. It notes a daily schedule with exceptions and lists avenues including Soreayah and Bing and Long Beach as key locales for the service.
A Sunday freeway collision killed four people as police reported additional fatalities from traffic incidents across the area. Alta Darlene Thompson, 52, of Pico Rivera faced charges after a fatal crash, while Mary Thompson, 63, died when she fell from a car being helped into it by a friend. Segundo J. Dalgeon, 30, of Pomona died when his car hit a slow truck on the San Bernardino Freeway. Authorities logged 381 accidents, 304 injuries, and 4 deaths from Friday evening to early today, with 98 drunken drivers jailed and 2,494 moving-violation citations issued in Los Angeles County and surrounding areas.
Sen Estes Kefauver urges Senate drug antitrust probe resuming Wednesday with antibiotics firms facing testimony. Lead witness Dr Wilbur G Malcolm of American Cyanamid. others include Dr Philip Bowmen Bristol Labs Harry Loynd Parke Davis Eugene Beesley Lilly. He cites high prices and profits in American made antibiotics.
In McKenzie Tennessee a long freight train slowed to check a hot box and was rammed from behind by another freight. One crew member died and two were injured in the crash. The incident occurred today as trains operated in the area.
Profits reported from tranquilizers, arthritis medicines and oral diabetes drugs. Hearings on vitamins and sulfa drugs are pending, with potential impact on future pricing and regulation.
A garbled OCR snippet mentions Ocean Blvd and a dining room offering breakfast and regular dinners. It references a fee to ote Shra and catering to the Guisiée pubic, with unclear timings such as 20h. The fragment lacks clear entities beyond places and meal types.
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