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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1959
Page
3
Police said the bus train collision near Lauffen Germany left 37 dead and 30 injured with 67 passengers aboard the bus. The crossing bars were only half lowered as the express approached.
Hayward California report: Earl W. James, a 68 year old Woodside rancher, told sheriffs officers that 12 head of prime Angus cattle were rustled from a stock auction yard. He said two men herded the cattle into a truck shortly after unloading and warned him not to call the sheriff. Cattle valued at about $500 each.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip attended a 50 minute Anglican service at St. Pauls Church Gaspe in bright sun after a 1000 mile royal journey. The queen wore pink and white and listened intently while the prince read a lesson on humility. A wreath was laid at a historic cross marking Jacques Cartier’s 1534 claim.
Rep. Wright Patman accuses the Federal Reserve System of free handed public funds use for lavish bank officer entertainments and other expenditures. He cites Chicago Fed golf tourney costs and a ladies party, says audits are insufficient, and accuses the system of ongoing extravagant outlays despite prior exposure.
Gov. Earl K. Long names Joe Arthur Sims as counsel as the 61 year old governor, confined to the state mental hospital as a paranoid schizophrenic, plans a likely sanity hearing. Sims, who ran for attorney general in 1952, conferred with Long Sunday as doctors described his condition as satisfactory and cooperative with tests. The hearing could challenge the legality of the commitment or determine sanity, with staff reports possibly presented. Long was committed after an examination by a coroner and psychiatrist in the back seat of a police car following forcible transport to the East Baton Rouge Parish Courthouse.
A two car crash near Pescadero early Sunday killed 15 year old Robert C. McGlashan Jr of Hillsborough and seriously injured four teen companions. Authorities described the incident as a weekend collision with life threatening injuries to the youths.
Investors attended a public hearing at the Lafayette Yorel in Long Beach to learn about mutual funds. The session promised a research department overview, performance yardsticks, and developments in the mutual field as funds attract vast sums despite varied opinions. Admission was free with ticket reservations via telephone.
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