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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1959
Page
2
Louisville column notes Charles the basset, famed for backward greeting cards due next week. Owner Thomas Graham, an investment broker, has him as a "full-hedged capitalist" with a $5 dog savings account and a famous brother Cleo the TV star.
Major Geza Esterhazy a 70 year old former aristocrat from Budapest who arrived in the United States four months ago and worked as caretaker on the Sea Owl at a New York University research ship is reported missing. His daughter Elvira Esterhazy last saw him December 18 and police investigate.
A Friday gas explosion ripped through a small town injuring Carole Tregoff and five others, blasting in homes and businesses. The blast damaged a county jail area and shattered structures, leaving the community in shambles as debris covered streets and storefronts.
The auburn haired defendant in the Finch murder case tears up during the holiday behind bars. She is denied visits from her father and stepmother as jail censorship relaxes for the day. Dr R Bernard Finch and Carole are to return to court Monday for jury seating in the July 18 shooting death of Barbara Jean Finch.
A brief note reports that a dispute occurred between a person identified as I Guess Who and a local plumber. The incident details remain unclear in the fragment. No injuries or official actions are recorded in the readable text.
Deputy Donald A. Mason, 36, died three hours after a court room assault by transient William Bright, 45. Coroner ruled heart disease caused death. Mason collapsed in an ambulance while en route home for lunch after being kicked in groin chest and jaw. Bright held at Patton State Hospital. no charges filed pending autopsy results.
UPI reports farm spokesmen urge the creation of a government independent commission to study chemicals in agriculture and foods. Leaders fear recent crackdowns on contaminated cranberries and caponettes could undermine public confidence, seeking a broad, nonpunitive review rather than sweeping publicity. The move targets protecting consumer trust while supporting strict policing of contaminants.
Sheriff's detectives made no progress identifying the 1-year-old girl found Wednesday in a culvert 30 miles northwest of Los Angeles. An autopsy showed a massive hemorrhage and fractured skull, indicating she was beaten to death by an unknown assailant. The infant wore a white dress with blue trim at the neck, diapers and plastic pants.
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