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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1958
Page
6
In Long Beach California a Hancock Oil refinery was destroyed by a sequence of explosive blasts as flames rose to 900 feet. The blaze produced heavy black smoke over the city. At least two workers were killed and two others reportedly trapped inside a burning tank car may also have died.
Four people died in Indiana traffic incidents on Thursday, including two Indianapolis fatalities when a car swerved and hit a curb then a tree. The driver of a car that struck a truck at Westville was injured fatally, and an infant died on a driveway near Marion from a runover incident. In Pike County a car overturned on Indiana 62 killing the driver, James Lewis. State police cited a stop-sign violation by Jack Barrett in the Westville crash, with Leroy Harman uninjured. An elderly man, Lafayette Bager, died after injuries from a U.S. 30 incident near Fort Wayne. A 75-year-old man and an 11-month-old child also died in separate accidents earlier or nearby.
A 7 year old girl Linda Betty was abducted from St Peter and Paul parish school yard by Richard L Doras 31. Three playmates described Doras car to Sister Hubert who alerted police. Suspect arrested after car was spotted and forced to curb. Doras surrendered claiming he did no harm.
In Lincoln Nebraska a jury of eight women and four men began deliberations in the Starkweather murder trial. The 19 year old confessed killer faces possible execution in connection with 11 slayings after a 14 day trial that entered its closing phase.
Two French troopships carrying over 4,000 soldiers departed Marseilles on Thursday night bound for Algeria. The replacements are for troops fighting the Algerian nationalist rebellion. It marks the first shipment since rightist actions in May defied the Paris government.
A crowded Methodist Church hosted Lapel High School graduates for Baccalaureate with Rev. Chester Grace of the Evangelical United Brethren Church delivering the address. Bonnie Butcher was taken by Fisher Brothers ambulance to an Indianapolis hospital for X rays and observation. she returned home the same day. Mrs. Robert Grant and baby Susan visited Boston after two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Turner. Mrs. Blanche Hoffman and Greta Gentry, Norma Gentry of near Frankton, and Miriam Maslaco and daughter of Madison were among those mentioned.
The Variety Bridge Club hosted IU officials and Mrs. Herschel McClintock as bids opened for a new 56,000 seat football stadium in Bloomington. Hu was low bidder among six firms in the bulletin Herald Classifieds.
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