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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1959

Page

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Boys' Cruise Ends Before Capas Mast

Two brothers Charles Mauer man 13 and Rickey Frederick 11 ran away at sea in a 31 foot cabin cruiser named Lazy Days owned by Paul Mauer. Coast Guard saved them after a sea and air search and brought boat and boys to Terminal Island. A summary court martial will review the incident.

Catalina Island Coast Guard United States Coast Guard Low Terminal Island Charles Mauerman Rickey Frederick Charles Paul Wilmington Yacht Haven

Castro Takes Off for Argentina

Fidel Castro departed for Argentina after a wandering spell that had him skipping routes to Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. He traveled with aides aboard a cruiser bought by his father, delaying a wanderlust plane and staying a night at a Benedictine monastery en route to a Pan American conference.

Charles Port OF Spain Trinidad Fidel Castro Rio de Janeiro Wil Buenos Aires Ricky Ing Castro

State halt on general fund payments freezes payrolls

Michigan Governor Williams ordered an immediate halt to general fund disbursements except for 314 million dollars, delaying payrolls for about 28 000 state workers through May 15 as a cash shortage and rising deficit threaten payments. Henry Ford IV forecast rapid growth and doubled economy in 20 years amid Ford Motor Co 50 millionth car badge. Trans World Airlines hostesses walkout vote over pay and jet operations, strike likely as contract talks fail before Friday expiry.

Lansing Mich G. Mennen Williams Vuuay Luc HeLuye Williams Senate Detroit Henry Ford IV Ford Ford Motor Co

Moya Condemned for For Hire Slaying in Ventura

Ventura jury sentences 22 year old convict Luis Moya to die in the gas chamber for the killing of Olga Duncan. The judge also notes that Duncan, a pregnant Canadian nurse, was slain in a murder plot involving Moya, his confessed partner Augustine Baldonada, and another victim Elizabeth Dun can.

Ventura UPD Luis Moya Olga Duncan Moya Last Dav Elizabeth Duncan Santa Barbara Augstaine Baldonada

Penalty Reasons Modified in California Safe-Driver Plan

California changes the safe-driver insurance plan to remove fault penalties. About 200 companies will implement the plan Friday. Drivers with no accident or moving violation in three years receive a 20 percent discount. accidents or violations incur penalty points reducing discounts or increasing rates.

San Francisco California

Poet Barbs Full Air in Luce Row

The Senate debated the Clare Boothe Luce ambassadorial nomination after Sen. Dirksen cited a New York doctor’s statement she had not been treated psychiatrically. Sen Morse and others questioned timing amid Bolivian unrest and an earlier committee vote.

Luce Washington GP Senate Clare Boothe Luce Brazil Everett M. Dirksen R-I Milton. Rosenbluth New York Stephen M. Young Dohio William Watson

Little Richard to hunt coins again soon

Radiation hazards in spaceflights will be greater than first supposed, according to reports.

Richard

Collars Wilt as Mercury Soars to 86

Long Beach reports collars wilting as the heat reaches 86 degrees in the downtown district. The Weather Bureau promises relief with a forecast high near 78 degrees for today. April 11 marked the day and temperatures topped the month’s highs, with 81 degrees recorded as the next highest.

Long Beach Weather Bureau

Sailor Arrested in Hit-and-Run Accidents Downtown Los Angeles

A 92 year old Navy man connected to two hit and run incidents was arrested after allegedly leaving the scene. Heavy smog shrouded Los Angeles as temperatures climbed to near record highs. The suspect, Donald Martin Gentjes of Palm Springs, struck a green car driven by Bonnie Jean Alexander and later collided with a car driven by William K. Havener and his wife Mae. Havener and Mae were treated for head lacerations, and Emily Wedgeworth, a passenger, was treated for chest pains. Police pursued Gentjes from 11th Street and Daisy Avenue to a bar where he was arrested. Weather conditions included extreme heat and worsening smog with more to come.

Los Angeles Donald Martin Gentjes Sunshine Palm Springs USS Collette Daisy Ave Gentjes Bonnie Jean Alexander Vista Ave 11Th St Maine Ave Pacific Northwest Emily Wedgeworth Cedar Ave Oregon Seaside Jeau William K. Havener Magnolia Ave Havener Mae Seaside Hospital

Ex Athletes Stop Pursesnatcher in Downtown Chase

Former athletes tackled a purse snatcher after a four block chase on busy downtown streets. Dalton Obenauer and Harvey Morris dropped Peter Cromberg, a 20 year old transient from Detroit, near Broadway and Chestnut. Cromberg still held a $14 purse belonging to Helen Dissette as she walked from a parking lot at 3rd and Pacific. A Navy recruit, Jack Yeager, 19, was arrested nearby and admitted being AWOL from USS Helena.

Dalvna Richard Ty Obenauer Morris Arkansas Kromberg Broadway Chestnut Helen M. Dissette E. Everett Pl Orange 3Rd St Pacific Ave

Local flare erupts as farmer warns hunter near rabbits

A WM fired repeatedly at jack rabbits when an irate farmer shouted that he almost shot his wife. The WM apologized, claiming surprise and offering a mock exchange, saying, Have a shot at mine over there. The odd encounter reflects tense rural hunting tensions.

World War Chief Dies as Smugglers Are Killed

ISTANBUL and LONDON report Gen. Sir Kenneth Anderson, 67, commander of the allied First Army, died Wednesday at Gibraltar. Six smugglers were killed when they set off a land mine near Nusaybin on the Turkish Syrian border during World War II operations in the Tunisian campaign.

Istanbul Turkey London Kenneth Anderson First Army Nusaybin Gibraltar

Increase in LA County land valuations to raise taxes

Los Angeles County Assessor John R. Quinn announced that property tax assessments will rise for about 375,000 of 1.7 million parcels in the 1959 60 canvass. General increases will occur only on land, not improvements, with new structures added to the valuation roll. results delayed until July.

Los Angeles CNS Los Angeles County Counnlty John R. Quinn Quinn

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