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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1967
Page
1
The scene shows the International Beauty pageant parade along Long Beach streets amid chilly winds. Tens of thousands watch as 154 entries pass by, with Grand Marshal Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney prompting crowd reactions and light humor.
A reader requests help from the Action Line. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office describes a two to four week process after a death, including autopsy and rights handling for claims such as insurance and house titles.
A reader asks about an autopsy and toxicology in a death case and possible worker factors. The column notes a post mortem is complete, a medical examiner consult is pending, and $34.06 is being sent to the widow. It also gives guidance on a flooring complaint with Action Line directing a letter to Ed Halligan of the Targinal Company to include the warranty number and dealer name, plus a contact number.
Soyuz 1, piloted by Col. Vladimir Komarov, completed 18 orbits in a long early morning flight. Tass reported normal systems and experiments as Moscow weighed plans for a second spacecraft and possible space platform transfers while withholding details until success.
President Johnson arrived in Bonn to attend former Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's funeral. He plans brief talks with leaders such as France's Charles de Gaulle during the Bonn visit. German security deployed thousands of police and a 200 man honor guard met Air Force One at Walten Airport.
A 10 year old boy, Daniel Coleman of 601 Gary Place, Newport Beach, died after falling about 60 feet from a beach cliff at Corona del Mar near Buck's Gully. Deputy Coroner Jack Cale said he may have slipped from a storm drain pipe at the cliff edge onto rocks below.
Pasadena reports Surveyor 3 spent a quiet Sunday on the moon resting after the oppressive heat. The television camera aboard the spider like craft was turned off at 1 52 a.m. PST Sunday due to the approaching lunar noon.
Long Beach writer James Phelan of the Saturday Evening Post says New Orleans District Attorney Jin Garrison relied on a hypnotized witness, Perry Russo, to build a case against Clay Shaw in the Kennedy assassination. Phelan met Garrison in Las Vegas after reviewing memos from assistant Andrew Sciambra and a transcript of Russo’s interview, finding discrepancies.
Sprinkles and splatters spread across the region as a storm lingers off San Francisco. Long Beach will see variable clouds and showers with clearing tonight while inland areas endure gusty winds and dust. In the mountains higher than 3500 feet expect snow flurries, icy patches, and travel hazards. Angeles Crest Highway closed by deep snow. a landslide blocks Highway 39 near Crystal Lake. other major routes remain open.
A spring thunderstorm with winds up to 63 mph struck southwest Missouri injuring at least 43 people. The storm spawned tornadoes, damaged roofs and outbuildings, felled trees, and knocked out utilities from Springfield to Rogersville and Mansfield. Nine downtown businesses in Springfield reported heavy damage. In Illinois, a separate storm-related death toll climbed with at least 53 dead as cleanup began amid snow.
Coroner deputies probe death of 27 year old Don Gentry of National City after he blacked out while abaloning 66 feet off Santa Barbara Island Sunday night. He was airlifted to Avalon Hospital where he died after emergency treatment.
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