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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1960

Page

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Russ Test of Missile Reported

The Defense Department said a US Navy aircraft observed a missile entering the atmosphere and heading toward a Pacific test area used by the Russians. The object appeared similar to the rocket used to begin the Soviet Pacific test program on January 20. No official announcement followed the Moscow event, and Soviet papers did not report it for nine days.

Washington UPI Rua Pacific Defense Department Moscow

Mine Blast Traps Japanese Shaft Miners 65 Entombed

SAPPORO Japan Monday a gas explosion trapped miners half a mile below the surface. Fifty five rescued and eight injured reached safety as rescuers faced further blasts. The disaster follows a recent Coalbrook South Africa incident and a 1948 mining tragedy.

Sapporo Japan Coalbrook South Africa

Motorist Perishes in Aircraft Wreck

Pilot H. Arthur Greenman 45 of Los Angeles and East Fulcher 65 of 1217 S Keene Ave., Compton, die when a light plane piloted solo suffers heart attack after takeoff from Compton Airport. The aircraft crashes into a car in a parking lot near Center Avenue, burning. police say FAA will investigate.

Tivo Compton Hhitews Ehannina Santar LoMiur H. Arthur Greenman Los An+igeles Cit East Fulcher S. Keene Ave Greenman Compton Air College Vaughn Price Li Velle Hersholt Ave U Lakewood

US to give Poland 40 million aid amid property settlement move

The United States readies another 40 million dollars in economic aid to Poland as a separate move advances toward a wartime property compensation agreement with Americans seized by Poland. The ICC approves a fourth class mail rate increase to fund postal costs, while a separate Alaska fishing disaster report notes the loss of the Seattle boat Fearless and four crewmen in a blizzard.

Washington United States Poland U.S Wladyslaw Gomitka Kodiak Alaska Seattle Fearless Orville Sand Vik Searise Clyde Welcome Anacorles Wash Howard Renner Bellingham Péter Wolkalf, Jr Kadiak Estand Interstate Commerce Commission Postimaster Arthur E. Summerfield Congress Summerfield ICC

MacArthur Improves but Still in Serious Condition

General Douglas MacArthur, who turned 80 last week, was pronounced improved but remained in serious condition at Lenox Hill Hospital after two days of treatment for a urinary problem. A team of doctors said he would stay at least two more weeks, possibly longer, with no surgery planned.

New York UPN Bouts MacArthur MacArthur Lenox Hill Hospital

Red Hot Lava Covers 1 400 Hawaii Acres

Honolulu report says 1400 acres on Hawaii island covered by lava from Kilauea as red-hot flow reached Kapeha Village and a shop, forcing evacuations while lava entered the sea. Dan Richter of the Volcano Observatory notes the 18 day eruption despite most lava entering the ocean.

Hawaii Honolulu Kapeha Village Island of Lille SOU Kilauea Sail Dan Richter Gear Lopist Volcano Observatory Kitauea

Deepsea Explorer Fears Deep Ocean Waste Contamination

Auguste Diegard reports concerns over buried wastes in the ocean potentially contaminating marine environments. He warns that pollutants may spread widely, affecting global waters and prompting calls for stricter waste disposal controls.

Auguste Diegard

Street riot arrests in Long Beach. sixteen held

Police on Rose Avenue near the Pacific Coast Highway detained sixteen people including four women and a juvenile on a dark dead end street where a gathering led to clashes. Authorities described the disturbance as tied to group tensions over women’s dress and an alleged act against a youth, with several participants dispersing as officers arrived. All sixteen were booked for riot investigation and held on five hundred twenty five dollar bail as night fell.

Long Beach Rose Ave Pacific Coast Highway

Youth Killers in Court Today Near Jordan High Funeral

Leonard Moore's killers, Lindstrom of Paramount and Fulmer of Artesia, are to face preliminary murder charges in Los Cerritos Municipal Court. The defendants, arrested Friday, confessed early Saturday. The hearing occurs close to White's Funeral Home where Jordan High School honor student Morne is being honored, after he was killed during a Wednesday night dairy store robbery where he worked as a clerk.

Leonard Moore Los Cerritos Oday Jordan High School Charles Gordon Lindstrom Paramount Robert Fulmer Artesia Bellflower Court E. Flower St Moore White Lakewood Morne Lind,estrom Fulmer

Clergyman Ups No Place for Thinking in Court Action

The article describes a preacher’s reaction in court related to a murder case involving Pauling. It notes his remarks about lawyers, his search efforts at night, and how deputies aided him after he was found near a hill on his property.

Preacher Clunking Eb Shyster Ginch Caral Amurdeyrial Mohs Seale Pawing Pauling Eva Helen Sheriff'a le Edward ‘Thornburg Terry Currence Pacific Grove

Nobel chemist Linus Pauling Rescued From Cliff Ordeal

Nobel prize winning chemist Linus Pauling was rescued after a 23 hour ordeal on a rock strewn cliff near Big Sur. He spoke with rescuers in French and told of waiting to be found, while his companion Luian Pauling 58 suffered exposure but was unharmed otherwise.

Big Sur Ups Linus Pauling Lulian Pauling

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