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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1958
Page
4
A dual control Air Force trainer from Nellis AFB collided with a transport airliner over the Mojave Desert. Both planes crashed near Daggett. Among the victims were Robert Hight, Morton C. Aaronson, and W A Simons. The crash severely burned bodies and delayed identifications.
In San Francisco a federal judge condemned the forcible deportation of Finnish-born alien William Heikkila as Gestapo like. Heikkila, a former Communist naturalized citizen by birth, was snatched from a downtown street and whisked out of the country after years of deportation battles. The court ordered exploration of a possible return to jurisdiction, while the judge stated no sympathy for Heikkila or his alleged political ties.
Long Beach expects cooler conditions today after a weekend of record heat. Sunday's 9 degrees above normal gave way to a high near 80 in the region, while Palm Springs peaked around 106 degrees as thermal readings cooled elsewhere.
Five Long Beach area residents died in a Monday mid air collision over Nevada. The dead include Ralph Kean Jr Downey Tack Fredrick and daughter Daray from Downey Robert Earl Rankin of Anaheim and Mrs Bessie Wilson of Santa Ana Mrs Wilson 52 and her husband Glenn were en route to visit her ill father in Tenet Ta Rankin had moved to Anaheim a year ago from Colorado Springs Survivors include Glenn Jr and two daughters Blythe Paula and Thomas Hight of Palos Verdes was a corporate executive in space technology at Ramo Wooldridge Corp and had been with the company since 1955 Kean worked for an electronics firm and was traveling to Colorado Springs on business.
Col. Harl R. Tash of Walla Walla who shot down the first Japanese plane in the Philippines during World War II died Sunday of cancer at 41. He had been stationed at Clark Field near Manila when the December 1941 attack began.
A bus turned mobile quarters sparked a shooting spree leaving three dead and two wounded. Deputies say Seyfert the bus owner led the attack after warning relatives to shoot if stopped. Officers found Minnie Phillips and her daughter Roberta dazed three blocks from the scene. Deputy Shultz and Officer Johnson were among the injured, with Allan Seyfert near death and the shooter, Seyfert, believed to be a religious fanatic. The incident occurred after the Seyfert family visited relatives in Capistrano Beach and chased by authorities.
A visitor to Long Beach, Mrs Eila Osborn of Huron, South Carolina, was saved from the United airliner disaster when a traffic jam held her back. Osborn, guest of Mrs Otho Slaton of 4320 Olive Ave, reached the airport two minutes late as the doomed craft departed. Another passenger reportedly left the plane at the last moment, missing the flight, details which Mrs Slaton relayed.
A 55 year old Long Beach man, Courtney Burch, was electrocuted when a portable crane touched a 16,000 volt high tension wire at the corner of 236th and Walnut Streets in Torrance. Three other Long Beach workers were injured, including operator Bradley who was thrown from the crane. The crash left Burch dead and the others with burns or injuries.
A fragment notes Fredrick gave airline officials the 7803 EB Harbor Ave Downey address but a check revealed only one such address. The terse item hints at conflicting details about location and recipient without clear resolution.
An 18 ton naval gun being moved from Long Beach Navy Yard to Mare Island killed truck driver Harry Allison McGill of Oakland when braking caused the gun to lurch forward smashing into the cab. Four trucks and a crane freed the body after about an hour. The accident occurred at Culver Boulevard and Sepulveda Avenue.
Los Angeles Superior Judge Richard C. Filden dismissed 52 felony counts against City Housing Authority Director Howard L. Holtzendorff. Indicted December 4 on charges of embezzling public funds and falsification of public records tied to the 1950 city election. Defense lawyers argued the case was groundless after lengthy hearings.
Dwayne Eugene Wadlow of 118 McDonald Street Wilmington was given five years probation without jail by Superior Judge Ralph J. Pierson on a narcotics possession charge. He was among several people arrested January 23 after a car on Long Beach Boulevard yielded marijuana debris to officers.
How We track satellites explained with 12 Minitrack stations and 9,000 Moonwatchers aiding global telescope cameras to chart readings. The May issue of Reader's Digest promises a detailed feature and another informative article.
Geneva based reports from the League of Red Cross Societies say 15000 died and a million affected by smallpox in East Pakistan with emergency Red Cross shipments en route.
An advertised tranquilizer in seltzer form promises rapid relief for tense nerves and stress from overwork, overdoing, business or family life, with a claim of no prescription needed. The text emphasizes quick soothing effects and ease of tensions.
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