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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1958
Page
1
Anchorage and towns from Paint Barrow to Ketchikan lit bonfires and rang Liberty Bells as Alaska celebrated statehood. Civil Defense sirens, flag draped buildings, and fireworks marked the moment while leaders urged unity and rapid development for what may become the nation’s richest production state.
Two drivers died in a head‑on crash on California’s Highway 101 a mile south of Miguel near El Toro around 5:30 PM Monday. Police report one car attempted to pass another when it collided with oncoming traffic near the two‑lane highway. both drivers succumbed after arrival at Hoag Memorial Hospital. The article also mentions unrelated notes about local figures and social events.
Ollie Wilson a 19 year old Bronx native admitted stealing a 60 passenger bus from New York City and driving it across the nation. He was arrested 25 miles west of Dubuque in a roadside ditch after being picked up by highway patrolman Jack Moore. The bus owner Mountain View Coach Lines of Coxsackie N Y said it was stolen from the port authority terminal Sunday.
In Newport Oregon a mother polar bear and cub carcasses washed ashore prompting locals and experts to speculate on their journey. Zoo director Jack Marks calls the event a question for oceanographers as storms and melting ice are cited.
The U S Senate approved Alaska statehood 64 to 20, pushing the territory toward being the 49th state. Alaska would gain one House seat, with presidential approval and a forthcoming election and referendum setup before statehood is finalized.
Three women aboard the San Francisco bound yawl Mollilou were rescued by a Coast Guard cutter after abandoning ship amid rough seas. The boat’s crew included Richard McKane age 25 Robet Sloane age 23 and David Kaanapu age 24 all identified by Coast Guard. Sloane was the skipper. The Pacific voyage began Friday and the radioed for help Sunday night about 30 miles northwest of Oahu. They abandoned the 40 foot craft and used a liferaft due to uncontrollable leakage.
The Supreme Court voted 7 to 1 to strike down California’s loyalty oath for property tax exemptions. Justice Brennan led the majority saying the oath violated due process by placing proof burdens on taxpayers, with dissent by Justice Clark. The case was brought by two Los Angeles churches, veterans Speiser and Prince, and church leaders noting religious freedom and burdens on congregations.
A 12 year old Long Beach boy Billy Macias spotted smoke from 455 Dawson Ave upstairs, entered the smoke filled unit despite no one answering, located a burning mattress, alerted firefighters, and then left for a playground with cookies, saving the apartment occupants two children with a neighbor caring for them.
Washington effective today the Post Office Department begins a 10 cent penalty for delivering mail with due postage unpaid. Congress provided that short paid mail go to the addressee who must pay shortage plus the 10 cent penalty or the item is returned to sender. The same law raises penalties for returning dead letters and first class parcels from 5 to 10 cents starting July 1.
UPI reports three more hostages, two Americans Sherman White and J Andrew Toll, and Canadian Richard Sargeant, join two Americans and three Canadians abducted earlier. Cuban government circles note sabotage linkage while troops pause to avoid harm.
A neighbor who liked dog food was said to be eating Rover's diet twice daily. The neighbor died after a cat hit him while chasing cats, not because of the dog food. The assistant had warned about risks, but the boss blamed the dog food.
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