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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1958

Page

3

Russians Patrol of East Berlin Pulled Out

British officials confirmed a Russian soldier fled to West Berlin seeking asylum after appearing at the border with East German guards. Western diplomats speculated he or others may have crossed to escape East German camps.

Solw West Germany East Germany West Berlin Iron Curtain West Berlin Horder East Westy Berlin East Berlin

$150000 Will Locks Out Wife Amid Contest

Chester Arnold, heir to Mrs. Julia B. Pike who died Dec 4, contests her $150000 estate plan claiming her mind was unsound when the will barred his wife from living in the house. He seeks to overturn the provision demanding he reside on the property and exclude his wife.

San Antonio Tex Chester Arnold Julia B. Pike Chester

Renowned archaeologist Dr David M Robinson dies at 77

Oxford Mississippi tribute to Johns Hopkins emeritus Greek archaeology and epigraphy professor who taught at Mississippi after leaving Hopkins in 1947. A Yale prodigy who entered university at 14 led major excavations including the buried city of Olynthus in Greece begun 1928. He authored over 30 books and many articles.

Oxford Miss Robinson Hopkins Greece University of Chicago Yale

Door Kills Man at California sugar refinery

Raymond Sarrillo a 63 year old Southern Pacific employee died when a steel door broke from its hinges and fell on him at the California and Hawaiian Sugar Refinery in Crockett California on Thursday authorities said the incident is under investigation.

Rokossovsky Relieved From Transcaucasian Command

The Soviet government says Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky, 60, Polish born, is removed from the Transcaucasian military post and returns to deputy defense minister duties in Moscow. East West Syria Turkey crisis viewed as resolved. Malinovsky becomes defense minister. Rokossovsky previously led Soviet forces near Turkey and Syria since Oct 23.

Moscow Konstantin Rokossovsky Rokossovsky Turkey Syria Marshel George Zhukov Zhukov Communist Party Mars ‘Rodion Y. Malinovsky Poland Wladyslaw Gomulka Kremlin Soviet Union

Bus Peace Talks Continue In Los Angeles Strike

Negotiations in the month long Los Angeles bus strike recessed at a downtown hotel and will resume at 10 am. Federal mediator Harry Malcom gave no indication that Metropolitan Coach Lines and the AFL CIO Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen were closer to a settlement.

Los Angeles Cns Harry Malcom Metropolitan Coach Lines Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Railroad Traingen

Eight Injured as Surrey 7 Topples in Disneyland Incident

Eight people sustained minor injuries Thursday when ponies pulling a Surrey bolted in Disneyland's Main Street, tipping the vehicle. Driver Billy Hammond of Burbank halted the ponies, with injuries including Edna B. Ure and Doris J. Plaster among others from Chula Vista, Tijuana, Colusa, and nearby areas.

Knignt Disneyland Disneyland First Ligit Billy Hammond Burbank Edna B. ‘Ure Doris J Chula Vista

Noted Engineer Hurt in New York City Auto Crash

Internationally known consulting engineer sustained injuries when his car struck him at a crosswalk Monday. He was reported recovering Thursday in New York.

New Yorkwe Gle Singstad

Fire destroys home in Okeechobee blaze kills father and four children

In Okeechobee Florida a fire of unknown cause destroyed a two story frame house killing J W Shoffner about 30 and his five year old daughter Mary four year old Randy two year old Jerry and six month old Gary. The mother was away and two other children were visiting relatives in South Carolina. Firemen discovered the bodies after reducing ruins and a coroner's jury was convened. Shoffner worked as an electrician for Baker Electric Co of West Palm Beach.

Okeechobee Fla. U J. W. Shoffner Mary Randy Jerry Gary Shoffner South Carolina Olin Godwin The Baker Electric Co West Palm Beach

Pastor of Famed Church to Retire After 35 Years

New York The Reverend J Hee Randolph Ray rector of the Little Church Around the Corner announced plans to retire as the Episcopal Church's mandatory retirement age of 72 approaches onJune 1.

Famed Church New York i J. Hee Randolph Ray Episcopal Church

Man Hit by Car Thrown 34 Feet While Chasing Bus

A 76-year-old man, Samwel F. Davis, was critically injured when struck by a car and hurled about 34 feet while attempting to catch a city bus near Orizaga Avenue and Ith Street. He suffers a fractured skull and possible internal injuries. Dentist Dr. Joseph Lund helped clear the airway after pulling a denture from his throat. The driver, Barbara E. Schneider, 22, said Davis ran diagonally across the street. she was not cited.

Samwel F. Davis Orizaga Ave Community Hospital Davis Joseph Lund Long Beach Barbara E. Schneider Stockton Jth St Orizaba Ave

Baby's Mother Appears in Court on Assault

Patricia Walker, 23, appeared in Long Beach court on assault and battery charges connected to an alleged attack on a neighbor. The case involved custody actions for her 13 month old child, Scott Lester Kennedy, and a continued hearing date was set with the child returned to foster parents Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Kennedy.

Patricia Walker Lakewood Los Erritos Tinal Walker Kennedy Marvin Tincher Scott Lester Kennedy Stanley Kennedy Brier Crest Ave John McCarthy Long Beach Superior Court

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