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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1961
Page
15
A lifeguard search near the Greek freighter Dominator off Palos Verdes recovered the body of Clarence Philip Stone 27 of 9629 Eighth Ave. He was aboard the cabin cruiser Keay Lou with six others when rough seas led to the drowning incident.
Stone disappeared while diving around 3:30 p.m. his body recovered later with head and body battered lifeguards said a regulator and faceplate were knocked off. He was wearing full underwater gear and taken to McCormick Mortuary.
Nadine Reynolds 60 stepgrandmother to actress Debbie Reynolds was found with a self inflicted gunshot wound at her Fort Worth residence. A note said she shot herself and to blame no one. Her sister found her about 9 am. She was hospitalized in critical condition.
EL SEGUNDO The California Republican Assembly passed a resolution urging refusal to join any group that uses the fight against communism to justify unfounded charges against public figures or to promote fascism. The body endorsed FBI Hoover and HUAC actions and urged further ferreting out enemies of the government.
John R. C. Sumner 68, retired dean of boys at Webb School Claremont, drowned Sunday in heavy surf off Whispering Cove near his LA JOLLA home while his wife watched from the beach. Sumner served as Webb School dean for 28 years.
A fatal highway accident near Cucamonga claimed six lives when a Santa Fe freight train struck a car carrying Norwalk and Downey families returning from a picnic. Victims included John Herron and his pregnant wife Audrey and their children, along with Edward Lennox and Cin Fuller and the Lennox and Fuller families. The crash scattered debris along 144 feet of track as warning lights were reported functioning. Bodies were taken to a mortuary in Upland awaiting funeral arrangements.
A weather forecaster planned a show in Long Beach but faced a costly ticket line. A woman offered 50 cents for a seat while the box office clerk declared the price one dollar. She then asked who would perform the surgery, and the reply named Dr. Kildare as the specialist.
REGINA Sask a fifth infant died in Grey Nuns Hospital after goracic acid was put into nursery bottle formulas by mistake. Ten of 45 babies received the wrong mixture. two died Friday and two more Saturday. Five recover as Rita Fortier hospital sister superior says replacement transfusions were given. Distilled water and boracic acid jugs look similar and police and hospital investigators probe how acid reached a clear bottle.
Governors of the Shakespeare Memorial Theater in Stratford on Avon announced Sunday that the word memorial will be dropped from the theater’s official name, effectively changing its royal status and branding. The move follows debates over tradition and branding for the historic venue in London and Stratford.
The report notes Prime Minister Nehru of India, stopping in Frankfurt en route from the Commons conference in London, expressing desire to meet President Kennedy soon. It mentions a quake rattling Tokyo and references the Royal family and Shakespeare Theater with no damage reported.
Kay Gable, widow of Clark Gable, expects a Caesarean today at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital two floors from the room where the star died last November. She recalls the shock of returning to the hospital as she prepares for the birth, expected around 8:00 a.m. in a pink decorated room and with a spinal block planned.
Foula Island in the Shetland Islands has seen no ship or plane visit for 74 days. Seventeen residents describe severe shortages, with oatmeal and flour running scarce as storms hinder rescue and rationing worsens. Postmaster Harry Gear notes the crisis deepens as families, including 15 children, confront rationing and isolation.
A small swing was placed on the White House lawn for President Kennedy's three year old daughter Caroline near Ike's putting green. A tumbling mat arrived recently for her use at the executive mansion as she learns balance and walking exercises.
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