Wounded Brother Near Death After Family Shooting Incident
Walter Wickster, 21, is jailed on suspicion of attempted murder after a Thursday night shooting at close range left his brother Virgil Verne Wickster, 32, critically wounded. Virgil underwent five hours of surgery at Community Hospital. Walter’s other brother, a waiter, was in a separate room with him. The quarrel, tied to family tensions, follows a dispute over care.
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Ken Knight
B. Wickster
Virgil Verne
Walter
Tand Aerts
Virgil
Signal Hill
Community’ Hospital
Grant St
Broter Wickiter
Eisenhower Cuts VA No Down Payment Rule for Loans
President Eisenhower announced the return to no down payment on VA guaranteed home loans to spur home building. The VA will keep optionality for lenders, but cash closing costs remain the buyers’ burden. The move accompanies $325 million in housing aid, including funds for FHA insured mortgage purchases for slum clearance and urban renewal.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Effensive
Veterans Administration
Gettysburg
Fisenhower
Ins
Federal National Mortgage Assn
Golden Gate Bridge Collapse Sees 173rd Suicide Death
A man leaped from the Golden Gate Bridge on Friday, breaking away from two others trying to restrain him. The victim, Gerald G. Mills of Redwood City, is identified in the report as the 178th known bridge suicide. Coast Guard units found a man believed to be Robert B. Biersach of San Francisco, 47, who jumped from the Bay Bridge last week, his body recovered near Treasure Island. Also, the USS Samuel N. Moore will host an open house at Municipal Pier A Berth 1 from 1 to 4 p.m. today and Sunday.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Gerald G. Mills
Redwood City
Coast Guard
Robert B. Biersach
Bay Bridge
Treasure Iseland
Samuel N. Moore
Municipal Pier A
Navy
San Pedro Captain and Crew Saved in Red Sea Wreck
A San Pedro captain and seven crew members were rescued after their ship ran aground off a rocky wall in the Red Sea south of Suez during a 30 hour ordeal. The Maieu TI and its sister ship Maigu UT encountered rocks 20 miles south of Suez, prompting authorities at Suez to mobilize and Egyptian Coast Guard boats to pluck the stranded mariners. Captain Nick Krenic of 822 14th Street led the Maieu TI, with Captain Sam Braco of 1459... assisting aboard the Maiga ID.
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Red Sea
San Pedro
Nick Krenic
14Th St
Suez
Coast Guard
Sam Braco
Drama student admits killing 15 year old girl
North Hollywood reports an 18 year old drama student Cary Jon Johannesson confessed to choking Phyllis Meltzer a 15 year old girl after attending a show and drinking beer. Autopsy cites asphyxiation from strangulation. He led police to the victim's nude body in a borrowed car. He denies sexual relations but says he briefly removed her clothes and expected to be killed soon before. He described the incident as a momentary act during an argument and stated he had a prior similar experience with another girl.
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North Hollywood
Phyllis Meltzer
Jover
Jane
Cary Jon Johannesson
Valley, Junior College
Frederick D. Newbarr
Johannesson
Reseda’ High School
Phyllis
Tye
Court Ordered Blood Transfusion For Jehovah's Witness
Patricia Armstrong 19 of Downey near death at Downey Community Hospital after a court ordered blood transfusion over her religious objections. She remains critical though shows signs of improvement. she was sedated during the procedure and has received five pints.
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Patricia Armstrong
Downey Community Hospital
Surf Murder Probe Deepens as Detectives Question Hendershots
Homicide detectives enter a third day seeking clues in the death of Mrs. Alivia Hendershot, 36, found on the Sdal Beach strand. The two ex husbands Park Hendershot, 40, and John McLawrence, 36, remain in custody after alibis and denials, while an autopsy cites a brain hemorrhage from a severe chin blow.
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Alivia Hendershot
Sdal Beach
Park
Orange County Sheriff's Office
Long Beach Hotel Ad Offers Rooms and Meals at $24.50 Weekly
An advertisement promotes the Huntington Hotel on Ocean Boulevard Long Beach featuring rooms with private baths and wall-to-wall carpeting, daily maid service, and meals priced at 24.50 per week. It highlights a dining room serving beef, turkey, ham, and other fare, and notes a telephone and club facilities with breakfast and dinners listed.
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Unis Hotel
Rune Trougn
Poulevard
Toumacer
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