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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1960
Page
2
Rita Samler, four, hung by fingertips from a fourth story Brixton window ledge for 55 seconds before slipping into the arms of Ronald Brace, a truck driver. She escaped with a scratch and a bruised eye, sobbing to her mother as onlookers screamed.
In San Diego a protest over the city failing to provide a drag strip escalated into a riot. Police used tear gas, arrested 116 people including 361 teenagers, and jailed adults on rioting and conspiracy charges. One officer injured by a tear gas shell.
Walter H Case 77, ex editor of the Long Beach Press Telegram, died in Springfield after a long career at major papers. He served as managing editor of the Daily Telegram and editor of the Long Beach Sun before retirement in 1947. Survived by wife and three sons, service set for Tuesday in Mottell s Peck Mortuary.
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