Bellflower Man Kills Son Then Shoots Himself to Death
A 43 year old Bellflower man despondent over an impending divorce shot and killed his 9 year old son then killed himself Saturday night. Victims were Ernest Mihalik and son Jerry. Wife Florence discovered the body Sunday after a court visit was arranged. Deputies found Mihalik hanging and a pistol nearby. a note requested both be put away together. The family had two prior marriages and a second divorce action was pending. Mihalik worked at a Pico Rivera auto factory and had been laid off but ordered back to work.
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Cloverwood
Jerry
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Florence
Clark Ave
Norwalk
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Garoge
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Pico- Rivera Auto Factory
Fisherman Claims Tankers Hit Then Fled Near Cape Cod
Captain Arthur Duarte of the Yankee says the 60 foot trawler was struck by the Jamestown, a 206 foot tanker, 12 miles off Cape Cod. The Jamestown did not slow and continued on as Duarte and his crew fought to keep the Yankee afloat for three hours, aided by the Coast Guard. Visibility was perfect and no reason for the crash was found by investigators at Race Point.
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Jamestown
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Arthur Duarte
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Duarte
Essori
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Wilsington
Del
Liberty Bell
Guard
Boston
Race Point
Harbor Island
Tex
Across the Nation: 70 mph Winds Lash Midwest Storms
Across the nation fierce winds and heavy rains swept the central plains into the Great Lakes Sunday night with gusts above 70 mph. Salina Kansas reported 1 inch rain in 15 minutes and funnel clouds touched parts of Kansas Illinois and Iowa. Homes trees and property suffered damage as the storm moved eastward.
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Great Lakes
Kansas
Iowa
Illinois
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Salina
Kan
la Porte City
Ilinois
Cross Word Frustration Delays Forecast Plot
A garbled newspaper fragment shows a boss and steno arguing over a nine letter word and temperature forecasts. The dialogue hints at impatience to finish a crossword and keep the daily forecast unchanged. Names, dates, or locations are not clear in the readable text.
Catalina Test A 1-Year-Old Girl Swims 114 Miles
Cara Ann Chaplin, a 1 year old from San Diego, swam from Isthmus Cave to Avalon along Catalina Island on Sunday. The 14 mile course took 12 hours 38 seconds with 45 strokes per minute at start and 42 later, despite rough currents. Avalon High School coach James Dennis timed the effort.
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San Diego
Isthmus Cave
jAvalon
Catalina Island
Cara “Ann Chaplin
Tak
Tineh Moricich
Avalon
Miss Chaplin
James Dennis
Avalon High
Independent skindivers rally against stubborn foe at Federal Breakwater
A group of up to several divers from Southern California united Sunday at the Federal Breakwater to confront a stubborn enemy. The assembly involved local participants and indicated coordinated activity by multiple independent skindiving crews.
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California
Copter Strays. 9 Yanks Held by East German Police
UPI reports a U.S. Army helicopter strayed across the Iron Curtain and landed near Zwickau. Nine men including Maj James Zeller were held by East German police in Karl Marx Stadt, with attempts by U.S. authorities to negotiate for their release.
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UPI
United States
Russia
Soviet
East Germany
Uite
US. Army
Karl Marx’ Stadt
Chemnitz
Zwickau
U.S. Army
Heidelberg
James Zeller
3Rd Armored Division
Nt Nn
Frankfurt
Zeller
U.S
Potsdam
IAM approves two year strike settlement at Convair Pomona
The International Association of Machinists voted to accept a two year contract with Convair Pomona, ending a strike that began May 13. About 1,720 IAM Local 1254 members were affected. The agreement provides a immediate 5 percent wage increase and a 5 percent raise after one year plus a cost of living clause. Five fired workers will be referred to arbitration. Most strikers return to work Monday, others by week’s end.
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Los Angeles
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International Association of Machinists
IAM
Convair
Pomona
Plant
TAM Grand Lodge Seid
TAM
IAM Lodge 1254
Strik Hine
Stone jumper feared dead at Grand Canyon
Donald Mark a 43 year old Grand Canyon motel desk clerk slipped while playfully jumping from stone to stone on the south rim Sunday and presumably plunged several hundred feet to his death witnesses say he was alone at the time John McLaughlin Grand Canyon National Park superintendent confirmed the report
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Grand Canyon
Donald Mark
John McLaughlin
Grand Canyon National Park
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