Missing Man Car Victim Found on Freeway Ramp
The body of 87 year old Jong Beach man Harry D. Beazell was found Thursday at the Anaheim Street exit ramp of the Terminal Island Freeway. Police say he was struck by a car and suffered a broken back and severe hip bruises. Beazell had been missing since Saturday, reported by his nephew Richard E. Greer. The body was found by Richard E. Hughes while walking to seek work at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard. The coroner will perform an autopsy.
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Officer Kills Beach Rookie Accidentally
Redondo Beach patrolman William Rice accidentally fired his service revolver while examining it, killing Bryan Leon Gardner, a 23 year old rookie who joined the force last February. Gardner died at Harbor General Hospital five hours later after being struck above the right ear. The shooting occurred at 2208 Ripley Lane in Redondo Beach where Gardner lived with Rice, a three year veteran of the department. Sheriff investigators announced an inquest will be held. A witness, Doretha Morrel, 20, witnessed the tragedy from the bedroom where Gardner and Rice had been stenciling his initials. Gardner attended Long Beach City College and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Gardner.
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Weatherman Seeks Auctioned Car Through Song Pitch
Weather reporter jokes about singing a car pitch on air. Assistant quips about a car for sale and matching pitch to opera. The exchange centers on a playful on-air moment and a quirky sales idea.
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End of Rubber Strike Near as Goodyear Union Reach Pact
Cleveland based United Rubber Workers and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company announced a swift end to the rubber strike. The agreement, reached after talks in bar and sessions, affects about 59,000 workers across nine and ten states with layoffs and severance terms to be finalized, details not yet released.
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Trucker Slain in Coal Strife Sparks Murder Charges
In Whitesburg Kentucky a truck driver and UMW guard, James Otis Adams, was killed during a gun battle at a non union mine. Three UMW members Harrison Stidham Verlin King and Democrat Helliman were arrested on murder charges in his death.
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Verlin King
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Marlowe
Weddings in Nevada May Void Marriages By Ministers
Carson City Nevada officials question a new law requiring ministers to obtain a district court certificate to perform marriages. Governor signed legislation effective upon approval, raising concern that religious marriages since April six could be invalid. District Judge Frank Gregory and Secretary of State John Koontz warn the act may nullify ministers authority to wed.
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Widow 84 Sues Dance Studio for Cha-Cha Mishap
Baton Rouge widow Lydia W. Davis, 84, filed suit in New Orleans for 26,118.46 damages after an instructor allegedly threw her to the floor during a studio ball cha-cha-cha. She said 408 lessons left her proficient in cha-cha-cha tango samba and merengue and that the accident left her permanently disabled.
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Independent Long Beach Plays Anna and the King of Siam
Page B-1 reports Long Beach's Independent edition featuring Anna and the King of Siam. Page A-6 notes Fidel Castro ignoring threats and strolling Washington streets while cradling a baby under his chin.
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Senate sent bill authorizing military construction funds
The House approved a 1.25 billion military construction bill with 500000 for anti subsidence dikes at Long Beach Naval Shipyard. It passed 378 to 7 and goes to the Senate. The committee warns shipyard closure if subsidence continues and notes actions for Wilmington oil field depressurization. California gets about 79.945 million, including 305k at Los Alamitos and 563k for facilities, with most for Point Mugu Pacific Missile Range.
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Inmates Stage Riot at Montana Prison Kill Deputy Warden
Rioting inmates at Deer Lodge MT held 12 guards as hostages after killing deputy warden Floyd Powell and stabbing another guard. National guards and police surrounded the facility as authorities ordered surrender or storming of the walls at 6:20 am. Powell, freed after three hours, returned inside to confer with prisoner spokesmen.
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Prison riot leaves three dead and several injured in Deer Lodge
Deputy Warden Theodore Rothe aged 38 died after being shot in the chest at Deer Lodge prison in Montana. A guard, William Cox, was stabbed but not believed critical. A riot followed with convicts overrunning the catwalk to seize rifles as Powell described a spur of the moment disturbance. In Alameda County California, Jerry MacFarland, 15, hanged himself in a garage rafters amid family worries after a separate auto accident that injured his mother and brother.
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Waupun
Wis
Deer Lodge Hospital
William Cox
Hayward
UPI
Jerry M. MacFarland
Alameda County
David
Marion MacFar
Jeff Jerry
Herter Health Good as Appointment Looms
Acting Secretary of State Christian A. Herter passed a new physical with flying colors and is expected to be formally named as John Foster Dulles’s successor within days. Eisenhower aides said the president would announce after five o clock. Herter, 64, suffers arthritis but is in good health. Dulles is ill and abroad for a rest.
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John Foster Dulles
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Inmate Hero Helps Powell Escape Prison Break
Earl Powell Jackson, 41, formerly of Sayre Oklahoma, helped inmate Powell escape after a meat cleaver scare. Jackson fled as the warden was released. Governor Aronson rejected prisoner talks, ordering National Guard deployment until hostages were freed and inmates back in cells.
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