Warrant to be issued for alleged killer of Pearl Putney
Sierra County District Attorney Gordon L Smith says a warrant will be issued for Larry Lord Motherwell 42 in the murder of Pearl Putney 72 whose bones were found near Lonely Hanging Toad. Sheriff Dewey Johnson cites new circumstances but no new findings. Criminologist Roger Greene says tests continue though the death seems inconclusive. Motherwell previously claimed he drove Putney from Marysville to Las Vegas in August 1958 and left her there to marry another man. Deluge and storms strike Vienna roiling already flood battered areas.
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Downieville
UPI
Sierra County
Gordon L Smith
Larry Lord Motherwell
Washington, D. C
Pearl Putney
Dewey Johnson
Mercy aviator recalls Yellowstone quake rescue flight
1lt Col Reginald Anderson led the 303rd Search and Rescue squadron on a 1 000 mile mercy mission into the Yellowstone disaster area. The amphibian aircraft carried medical supplies and food and landed at West Yellowstone before directing腾 to an emergency collection point. Col Anderson praised interagency cooperation as seven or more groups coordinated relief efforts.
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Lou Jobst
Reginald Anderson
Yellowstone
Long Beach
303Rd
Fnuadron
Cql
Anderson
Hamilton Air Force Base
Madison River Valey
Montara
Col. Anderson
West Yellowstone
Butte
Acid thrown at Rep Thompson sparks House reform clash
Rep Frank Thompson of New Jersey was sprayed with sulfuric acid from a passing truck while driving to work. A passenger allegedly in the vehicle fired the liquid, burning his shirt and arm. Thompson called it a crank attack as lawmakers push tougher labor reform penalties.
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Washington
Afi
Frank Thompson
Thompson
Frack Chef
D-Ky
Teamsters Union
House
Sled hits 1940 mph in Army tests at Holloman center
A rocket powered sled built in Dover New Jersey reached 1,940 miles per hour during Army missile tests at the Holloman Missile Development Center in Alamogordo New Mexico. The 7,500 pound sled generated 200,000 pounds of thrust and struck a two foot thick concrete wall to study impact characteristics.
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Dover
N.J. UR
Holloman Missile Development Center
Alamogordo
Avalanche Disperses Long Beach Family in Montana Valley
Dr Pierre Yperman 32 his wife Karin and children Bernard 0 and Astrid 11 of Long Beach vanished during a Madison River Valley camping trip after a major earthslide Tuesday. Red Cross and rescue teams issued teletype alerts as officials await word on the missing family last seen Friday.
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Long Beach
Madison River Valley
Red Cross
Pierre Yperman
Karin
Bernard
Astrid
Pacific Ave
Yperman
Independent
Samuel A. Reese
Montana
Postpone Walkout on MTA by Temporary Restraining Order
A threatened strike by Metropolitan Transit Authority laborers that would halt bus and train service between Long Beach and Los Angeles was postponed by a temporary restraining order. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen faces a hearing August 28 on MTA’s plea for a permanent injunction. The union had threatened to walk out today but will await the judge’s ruling pending appeal. The MTA serves 650 000 riders in four counties and seeks punitive damages of 250 000. the BRT requests a 65 cent wage increase over one month.
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Metropolitan Transit “Authority
Labo Vers
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Charles R Thompson
Brotherhood of Railroad
IMTA
Janion
MTA
BRT
Sain
Driver Jumped From Dump Truck When Brakes Failed
In Hollywood a 49 year old truck driver from Burbank leaped from his dump truck as it rolled toward a 100 foot cliff on Bonnie Hill Drive. He suffered minor head injuries and possible ankle fractures but survived after being treated at Hollywood Receiving Hospital. The vehicle dropped about 109 feet and was demolished. The Chrysler Los Angeles plant was set to reopen Monday for limited production.
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Hollywood
George Watson
Burbank
Bonnie Hill
Atte
Los Angeles
UPI
Chrysler Motor Co
Los An
Geles
Lucky Winners Share 1959 Independent Lottery Total
The Independent's Lucky Social Security Numbers drawing nets 105 winners totaling 1.845 dollars. Wanda Otilla Reed of 2645 Foreman Ave is among the winners taking home 50 dollars. Deadlines and numbers listed for additional prizes and entries.
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Independent
Wanda Otilla Reed
Foreman Ave
Tremors Delay Montana Search Efforts After Quake
In Montana, tremors delay rescue work at Hebgen Lake and Madison River landslide as officials report possible 13 or more deaths. Eyewitnesses describe vehicles buried by the slide while divers search lakes and camps. survivors recount missing family members and damaged homes.
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Hebgen Lake
Madison
Donald Skerritt
Grace Miller
Thomas Stowe
Sandy
Utah
Hebgen Dam
Rock Creek
F. R. Bennett
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Carole
Susan
Tom
Irene
Phillip
Bri| Bennett
Three Bay Area Banks Robbed Within Three Hours
In San Francisco and Oakland three banks were robbed in a three hour span. A blond youth took 206 dollars from the Crocker Anglo National Bank at Market and Jones. A tall Negro grabbed 3000 dollars in travelers checks from Bank of America at Fillmore and Sacramento. A tipsy middle aged gunman netted 2000 to 3000 dollars from the American Trust in Oakland.
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San Francisco
UPI
Oakland
Crocker- Anglo National Bank
Market
Jones Streets
Bank of America
Fillmore
Sacramento
The
American Trust
Independent Salesman Revolts Against Red Tape
A story notes a salesman who rejected bureaucratic nonsense and became known as a swindler. It mentions a Young Rockefeller buying a fair. a wedding present zither. and an incident that required police involvement.
John Flannelly Celebrates Tenth Birthday
New York report notes John Flannelly marked his tenth birthday with a playful toast and shared his tongue in cheek remedy for good whiskey, praising bourbon over other spirits.
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New York
John Flannelly
Plain Kind Weatherman Quips Playfully at Meeting
A light exchange unfolds as the Weatherman urges humor while words fade into a quiet, almost eloquent silence. The moment shifts from chatter to stillness, punctuating the room with a playful tension.
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James Hesry
Glendale
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Westbury
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Eder
Bernard Baruch
Long Island
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