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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1959

Page

4

Man Kills Nurse then Dies by Suicide at Nursing Home

In Mason City Iowa a man Earl W Downs 28 shot his wife Wanda Mae Downs 28 a head nurse at Norris Nursing Home then killed himself. He was found with his arm around her and gun in hand after the fatal shooting through a porch door and inside the building. Rose Warner a nurse heard the couple arguing prior to the tragedy.

Mason City Towa UPO Wanda Mae Downs Norris Nursing Home Earl W. Downs Bloor v Nursing Home Downs Rose Warner

Chief Hits at System for Parole in California

In Indianapolis and Los Angeles reports, defense lawyers claim Connie Nicholas bought a .25 pistol for protection rather than to kill her lover Forrest Teel, who died after a confrontation and her trial for his murder continues. Parker denounces a movement toward bare minimum sentences and parole control, warning of concentrated release power.

Indianapolis Ind UPI Los Angeles William H. Parker Connie Teel Parker Town Hill

Pilot Jumps as Jets Hit Near Carmen Oklahoma

Two T33 jet training planes from Vance Air Force Base collided midair near Carmen Oklahoma Tuesday. One crashed and burned. the Korean Air Force Lt Young Jik Park parachuted to safety and was treated for non serious injuries. The second plane, though crippled, returned to base with Lt Charles Bowerden and Lt Paul Gerblick aboard.

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Polio Deaths Spark Health Warning At Vienna School

Six children in Vienna, Austria died after contracting polio despite having received full vaccination. Officials disclosed the latest case as health authorities urge renewed vaccination efforts and review of immunization records amid rising concerns.

Vienna Austria

Train Plows Into Stalled Truck Kills Illinois Couple

A Southern Pacific passenger train struck a stalled pickup at a crossing near Tucson Arizona injuring two other occupants. The Fraileys, Jo Lena and Myrtle, of Illinois, were killed when the train hit the truck. engineer Merrill Petry said the train was traveling 60 to 65 mph and could not stop in time.

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Bandits In Delivery Disguise Flee After Fruit Basket Theft

In New York two men posing as deliverymen entered Mrs. Page Goldstein’s home demanding money. The frightened widow, 44, screamed as the robbers fled, dropping a fruit basket valued at 10 dollars. Police cordon off the scene and investigate the attempted theft.

New York Uhs Page Goldstein

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