12 Aug 1958
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1958
Page
1
A scrambled advertisement lists a cashword puzzle, promising a prize of 380 and urging readers to select best words, follow rules, and submit by Wednesday evening. It mentions voting for the correct solution in the same spot and hints at a camfest event and prizes for puzzle entrants.
A crew of ten Navy airmen escaped injury when a Lockheed P2V7 aircraft veered during takeoff at the Ontario International Airport. The wheel-ski failed, a fire erupted, and the plane nosed into the runway, splitting the fuselage. pilots fought to control the craft as a force-landing ended in a cartwheel slide. The crew reportedly escaped with minor abrasions and were removed from the wreckage.
A repairman is shot and killed after helping a neighbor during a disturbance. Police say Pat Nielsen, wife of a suspect, urged male Luton to help but then fired five times, killing him as investigations continue into motives and relationships surrounding the case.
Los Angeles County supervisors advised to halt Mountain Street drainage project to Pasadena due to excessive costs. Bid was 750650, far above available funds and engineering estimates, prompting reconsideration. The county chief engineer proposed a redesigned plan with substantial savings and recommended Laguna Canyon project as alternative.
Newport Beach lifeguards and the Coast Guard search the sea for a man who reportedly drowned after a quarrel with his wife. The man identified as William Howard faces a grand jury charge of RWAAM Ig. his wife Vera Kochs testified at a preliminary hearing about a promised marriage and an inscribed picture.
Fallon Nevada reports a sailor's death after a pistol misfire during a party. Police say the sailor, Robert L. Wantz, stationed at nearby Naval Air Station, allegedly pointed a loaded .22 caliber pistol at hostess Mrs. Tia Rendon, who warned him it was loaded. He died by self-inflicted gunshot as he aimed at her.
In Beir ut cloudy reports say pro government SSNP fighters clashed with rebels near Alli Village in the Bekaa region after the body of Ahmed Hammoud, head of the Syria Social National Party, was found. One rebel killed, three wounded. SSNP casualties reported as one dead and two wounded.
Disjointed report notes vacancies in city offices as AE couli nok tes detects tensions. Mentions Har moud's death near Hadinya district, outlawed Haimoud party origins in Lebanon, and tensions around a new committant amidst regional upheaval and council dynamics.
Informants report Nomad and Treasurer Champun will be succeeded by Con. Faud as president on September 20. The cabinet plans a Tuesday meeting to select committee members for Malik's delegation. Philip Tuela chairs the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs committee, with former minister Charles Meloy among likely members. The moderate opposition GC appears to back the move while the National Front plans to send a delegation including Nessim Majdalani of the Socialist Party and Aady Najjar of the National Congress.
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