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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1959

Page

2

LA SAYS Get Tough Policy Targets Young Drinkers

The Los Angeles column reports the California Department of Motor Vehicles will enforce a get tough policy by revoking licenses from habitual traffic violators. Point systems penalize violations, with four points triggering a 30 day license loss. Focus targets include drinking drivers and teens under 20, who comprise most violators, as insurance costs for under 25 rise.

Pate Department of Motor Vehicles Robert L McCarthy McCarthy Economic Institute of New York United States La.c

Man Grabs Officer Gun in Bellflower Fatal Shooting

A burglary suspect, John B. Mills, 29, was shot and killed by Deputy Joe Johnson and Reserve Deputy William Good after grabbing for the officer's firearm during a pursuit at Clark and Oak. Mills, who had Navy desertion and Las Vegas burglary records, died at St. Helen's Hospital.

Bellflower John B. Mills S. Lakewood Bird F Mills Joe Johnson Clark St Mills St. Helen's Hospital Johnson William Good Clark Oak St Ohio Mais Burrglary Las Vegas

Row Boat Pickets Honored by Tug

In Chicago area a tug Kansas saluted striking independent petroleum workers of America by sending a row boat as a seaborne picket in the East Chicago ship canal. The tug dropped its tow line from a Standard Oil Co. of Indiana tanker as the union holds a strike against the Whiting refinery in Indiana.

Chicago UPI Independent Petroleum Workers of America Kansas Chicago Ship Canal Standard Oil Co Indiana Whiting, Ind

Ex-Solon Johnson Fights Baseball Monopoly in Washington

Former Colorado governor and U S senator Estes Ed Johnson travels from New York to testify in Washington against baseball monopoly. He cites teams overcontracting players and argues airplanes enable a Big League, while noting Western Baseball League’s collapse under major league pressure. Johnson lists cardinals and senators as witnesses and recalls Kefauver committee interest.

Drew Washington Ed Ijohnson Union Pacific Western Kansas Denver New York Big Ed U. S Colorado Lalso State House Edit Johnson Hig Edit U.S. Senate Western Baseball League San Juan Puerto Rico Los Angeles San Francisco Sen. Kefauver U. S. Senate Estes Kefauver Washington Senators Griffith St. Louis Cardinals

Bus Driver Shot by Teen Gang in Chicago Slaying

UPI reports Negro bus driver John Dey Priest II, 33, was killed after a confrontation with white teens who had taunted him. A 16-year-old boy, William Weber, admitted carrying a .22 Derringer and said the weapon went off. Weber and others waited at a bus stop as Priest returned to pick up riders, with a later confrontation leading to the fatal shot. Police held 31 youths in connection with the incident.

Geo Tim Bidnerney F Street Club Shonor Tony Biddles Poland Fisenhower SHAPE Paris Pennsylvania Sam Rayburg Joe Martin Chip Robert Georgia Ambassador Biddle Chicago UPI John Dey Priest II Peirce de Priest William Weber France Pep Saupe Fl Ism

VA Hospital Designates Long Beach as Iron Lung Center

The Veterans Administration named its Long Beach facility an iron lung center for polio victims. Respirator patients from Southern California VA centers will be transferred here, with eight already relocated or en route. A separate incident involved a shooting near West Los Angeles Facility, where John Weber was arrested after a car license trace.

Veterans Administration Long Beach Hospital Southland VA Cal Ifornia de Priest Weber Administration Center West Los Angeles Cay West Los Angeles Johnn Szipan Rancho Los Amigos Hospital Downey

French Algerian Civilian Toll and Local Hospital Expansion

A fragmented report notes civilian deaths in France amid Algerian unrest with hundreds wounded in sabotage and terror acts. In the Southland, Long Beach VA hospital expands respiratory care to centralize treatment of iron lung patients under one roof, with CL Jones citing improved care benefits. The piece combines wartime casualty details and a local medical facility update.

Long Beach Hospital Southland Cate CL Jones

Complete Weather Forecast For Sunday And Beyond

Variable cloudiness with scattered thunder showers. Today and Sunday show warm conditions with possible late temperature changes. Winds light to moderate, shifting from west to southwest. Tides two feet at sea and high tides later. Moon and tides indicate minor coastal impacts.

Ohio man kills two children cat and himself

James Kenneth McBeth, 47, shot his two sleeping children James Scottie eight and Katherine six, the family cat, and himself in their Batavia home near Cincinnati after leaving a sardonic note blaming wife Ann. Neighbors recalled the children playing outside until night. The coroner described the note as blaming Ann for the tragedy.

Batavia, Ohio UPI James Kenneth McBeth Ann A. A. Gruber Clermont County McBeth Cincinnati James Scottie Katherine Gruber

Bicycling Mayor Can Drive Now

Chelmsford England report says the council spent 35 864 on a new black vehicle enabling Mayor Tom Howes to attend civic duties by bicycle, reducing his need to drive.

Chelmsford England UPI Tom Howes

Lene Bike Event Reported On Unkingtor Route

An unclear OCR fragment references a biking event or road segment titled Lene Bike on a route described as the Saseh at the UNTINGTOR ROTEL area near Lowe Koeas BAYD. Details are incomplete but indicate a local transit or cycling note with place names and a route label.

Untingtor Lowe Koeas Bayd

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