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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1958
Page
4
William Warris Brown aged 49 of 1831 Maine Aves was arraigned Monday on robbery and assault charges tied to a 1950 warrant. Spotted by two officers after a sketch in The Independent matched his appearance, he faces court for an alleged bar pickup robbery and attempted rape.
New York firefighters battled a major blaze at the Museum of Modern Art on West 53rd Street. They saved four million dollars worth of art, with only six paintings valued at fifteen million damaged or possibly restorable. One worker died, several women visitors were treated for smoke injuries, and over twenty firefighters were injured or overcome. The fire, confined to the top floors, was under control in under an hour as crews forced entry and moved art to safety.
In Burbank Lockheed Aircraft Corp resumed operational flights of its Starfighter jets after completing a special program to enhance engine performance. The ultrasonic craft underwent the program to boost performance and reliability, with test flights returning to normal schedules.
In San Quentin, prisoners Alonzo Rogers, Eugene Burwell, and Daryl Chessman faced execution after being denied stays by the U.S. Circuit Court. The men, convicted of first degree murder in the hit on guards Charles Wigct and Vern A. Mackin during alleged escape plots in 1962, were put to death in the gas chamber at 10:05 p.m. local time, each maintaining calm faces as officials supervised their final moments. Burwell and Rogers, both aged 34 and 29 respectively, had appealed unsuccessfully for clemency or a reversal of the lower court decision.
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