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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1960

Page

14

Widow Maria Lanza dies after emotional shock

BEVERLY BILLS UPS The widow of singer Maria Lanza died of a broken heart alone in her locked bedroom. Long Beach police dismissed Officer James Higgins and charged Higgins and former officer Julian Harris with robbery. Higgins may appeal within five days. Authorities listed death as natural causes. autopsy pending.

Beverly Bills Ups Maria Lanes Long Beach James Ronald Higgins Lundly Atty Ted Sten Higgins Julian Edward Harris Sam Vickers Wan Povey Fudhy Civil Service Commission Roswell Ave Harris WAIT 7Th St. Ave Archer Paul Bodenver Sidy Tim Maria Vives Bert Hicks iChicago Betty Lanza Por Nice

Space probe signals and radio notes amid debris

An incoherent report notes space probe activity and radio signals with references to North American sites, measurements, and equipment status. The fragmentary text mentions observers, coordinates, and possible readings between 1,200 and 140 ppm, with no clear event or outcome.

Check-Up Extended for Ashington at Army Medical Center

A spokesman said JW Ashington will stay at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for another day or two for completion of medication tests. The Interior Department official Pridaw provided the update.

Ashington A. Seaton Walter Reed Army Medical Ceter Pri- Daw

Moon in Total Eclipse Tonight Across the Nation

The Associated Press reports widespread disruptions as civil rights protesters face court actions in Southern cities. Twenty-three Negro students at Alaska State College fined. two acquitted in Montgomery. Columbia Washington plans canceled march. Dallas desegregation plan ordered within days. Mrs Roosevelt threat noted at Bradenton rally. Andrews dies in Carmel Valley at 76 after a heart attack.

Associated Press Alas Pama

California Delegates Scramble for Votes at Democratic Convention

SE Kennedy and Stevenson vie for California support as the Democratic National Convention nears, amid a scramble over which candidate secures the state’s 1 vote. The scene highlights party allegiances and behind the scenes negotiations shaping the contest.

Kennedy Andlai Stevenson California

Senate Fractures Over Civil Rights Bill During Senate Vote

Washington reports the Senate defeated key civil rights provisions after Southern allies helped defeat an amendment. The House bill would criminalize interference with federal court desegregation orders, sparking sharp volleys about overreach and states’ rights as the chamber broke for recess.

Washington Senate Lille Rock Ark Berett M. Dirksen Mhngis

Fatal Motorcycle Crash Triggers Large Culver City Explosion

A motorcycle collision near Cherry Avenue caused a fireball that left about 200 people homeless in Culver City. A rider died at Community Hospital while 17 others were treated for injuries as apartments and nearby structures suffered extensive damage. Police reported the blast tore through the area after a two-vehicle crash.

Cherry Avith Algavend Shirley

Space Kixyeeted: US and UK Track Satellite Launch Report

Washington reports on a new satellite launch with American and British teams sending a probe toward the sun. The craft, from Cape Canaveral, traveled about 200 miles in the first stage with ground observers tracking from Moscow, Geneva, and Manchester. Early estimates place the satellite about 86,000 miles distant, as scientists praise the mission and compare it to a 1909 Russian and 1956 Soviet satellite programs.

Tom Cape Bodam Fendos Sphit Ove Kieth Vitis B Pont

Ex-Dachan captive divorces seaman former POW

George Pres at Alier reports a Tre dreaded prisoner from the Dacha prison camp in Gerviny married to a former POW. The couple’s divorce follows the imprisonment and highlights a life shaped by wartime captivity.

George Pres Tre Dacha

Fragmented World News and Personal Trial Reports

Mixed OCR fragments describe space probes and radiative experiments near Earth, interleaved with a wartime divorce and survivor testimony. It references Virginia corridors, Dachau memories, and a German government claim of compensation, plus a sea merchant Grablis family case and rescue by Allied forces.

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