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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1958
Page
1
Police arrested 34 people from a bingo parlor raid conducted by Hill police at 9 30 p m in a Signal aqua Sportsman Club venue on Cherry Avenue 2120 arresting 19 women and 16 men with one defendant to answer liquor without a license and another on misdemeanor gambling charges in Municipal Court.
A circus acrobat named Trygve Teigen, 34, died after falling 80 feet during a balancing act before about 2,000 spectators in Palm Springs. Teigen, a member of Rudy Brothers, was performing with his wife Verda. Police said the act involved chairs and a platform. The death followed a raid led by Hill officers over alleged illegal gambling at a parlor that had recently faced a city anti gambling ordinance. Three others were released on bail after misdemeanor gambling charges. John Mayer, a bartender, was released on bond after accompanying an alcohol license raid.
Amy Lou Tooker of Los Angeles rode the Nu-Pike roller coaster. The thrill caused her to grab the safety bar and her purse flew open. Contents scattered but she recovered all except her wallet holding $45.
Dr Albert Schweitzer called for an end to nuclear bomb tests to protect unborn generations urging the US and Britain to join Russia in a testing ban. He warned radioactive fallout from past tests could reach future generations and criticized a so called clean H bomb.
An attractive 37 year old Long Beach housewife, Amy Hiland, swam from Catalina Island to Newport Landing in 24 hours 25 seconds, overcoming seasickness to claim two world endurance records for the longest ocean swim by a woman and the longest time spent in the water. She started at 6 10 p m Saturday at Long Point and finished at 7 10 p m Sunday, noting daylight saving time. Crowds in small boats cheered as she was pulled from the water and later warmed in a tub aboard the Good Hope.
In Pacoima, a Saturday gunfight left Emilino G Chavez 18 and Robert Lopez 17 dead or wounded as gunmen fired within a crowded neighborhood. police say both were struck by .22 caliber bullets from the same gun while awaiting a party.
Members of United Auto Workers Local 148 at Long Beach Douglas Aircraft Co plant voted to hold a special mass meeting next Sunday at 1 p.m. in Long Beach Memorial Stadium. The outdoor gathering will let about 11,000 members hear reports on company negotiations as they stand. More than 1,000 locals previously packed Morgan Hall for the regular monthly meeting.
A day in Long Beach featured WM, the weatherman, admitting he found moral themes in a motion picture about Eden. He discussed a scene where actors romped without clothes, joking that he has been "selling apples" as a playful metaphor while reflecting on the film's message.
A 13 year old Lakewood boy witnessed a mother launch a violent rampage injuring her infant son by choking him and pushing his head through a window. She slashed another child with a butcher knife and started multiple fires before police arrived.
A disrupted scene at Los Angeles area facilities ends with Mrs. Eileen L Phines 32 dis armed by deputies after threatening acts and injuring her sons. She is held for observation while her husband recounts fires and attacks amid chaotic family violence. Nash and Jefferson, both death row inmates, clash leaving injuries.
Vatican doctors decided to amputate the clot damaged right arm of Cardinal Samuel Stritch 70 year old archbishop of Chicago. Surgery was to start at 2 am EST with two American and two Italian doctors participating. The decision indicated amputation of part of the arm. Stritch took the news in good spirits.
Report notes a teena in New York and a red-hot finish at a Las see Bolt tourament. Police action referenced in a fragmentary style, with partial mentions of Uptown Independent and Page A-11 coverage.
Two 12 year old boys found a wrapped baby girl’s body in a woman’s house boat near Bay Shore Ave and Division St. at about 2 p.m. Sunday. Police reported the infant was taken to the Los Angeles County morgue for autopsy to determine cause of death. Deputy coroner Henry C. Ehrénkranz said results would be available later today.
Our Dodgers cruise past the Cardinals with big hits and runs while fans cheer. The Pirates face lumps as the Dodgers shift focus to television coverage. Uncle Walter has changed his mind and will televise the remaining eight Dodgers games from San Francisco back to the Southland on ITV channels.
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