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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1959

Page

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Tragic drowning of 3 year old in Seaside home tub

Nascy Anderson, 3, daughter of Ralph G. and Dorothy Anderson, died after immersion in a bathtub at 1012 E 46th St. She was taken to Seaside Hospital, where doctors tried to revive her with adrenaline after the child’s mother reportedly left the room. The incident occurred as the temperature reached 104 degrees, with the mother later stating she gave aspirin. Funeral arrangements will be handled by Mottell's and Peek Mortuary.

Nascy Anderson Ralph G Dorothy Anderson 46Th St Seasice Hospital Seaside Hospital Pharmacy Mottell's Peek Mortuary

Ike Proposes World’s Longest Atom Smasher

President Eisenhower proposed that the government finance build and operate a two mile long atom smasher costing 109 million dollars. The plan, to be financed by Congress, aims to place the U.S. ahead of the USSR in accelerator technology and would take five years to complete as a linear electron accelerator.

New York API Eisenhower The Atomic Energy Commission Washington U. S Russia Congress Stanford University

Mansfield nudity row shocks Las Vegas crowd

Independent Shy reports Jayne Mansfield wearing a gown that isn’t there to a Las Vegas audience. The page notes a sharp moment as she challenges nude performers, while another brief item mentions AF Gen Nathan Twining’s lung cancer surgery is expected to sideline him briefly before his return in a few weeks.

Jayne Mansfield Las Vegas Nathan Twining

Tragic fear drives wife to scene of her husband’s death

Florence Wilkins of Lakewood rushed to a Golden State Freeway site in Los Angeles after a premonition to find contractor Bradford W. Wilkins dead from a wrecking ball accident at the construction wall. The couple, with two children, had moved from Michigan seven years ago.

Florence Wilkins Faculty Ave Lakewood Los Angeles Bradford W Wilkins California Michigan Sally Bradford Jr

Herter Urges Two Russians to Accept Berlin Peace Plan

United States Secretary of State Christian A Herter urged the Soviet Union to accept a sweeping Western plan for uniting Berlin and German unification as the basis for a European settlement. The plan envisions a united Berlin as a city under Big Four supervision with free elections and eventual withdrawal of troops, while maintaining troops until a final peace is reached.

Geneva U. S Christian A Herter Ene Berwin West Germany Soviet Union Andrei Gromyko Oac Herter Berlin Gromyko Tater Radio Moscow Europe U.N United States Britain France

Across the Nation 3 Dead in 5 Hour Gun Fight

A distraught factory owner killed his wife then fought roughly 100 peace officers, fatally wounding Police Chief Pierre Harnois before dying by suicide. The siege lasted nearly five hours. State Trooper Stephen Regina was critically wounded. In Maine, the case centered on Hamlin of Limerick and his wife Rose.

Limerick Maine Enic Idea Stephen Regina

Mississippi doctors scarce no shortage prompts fewer scholarships

The Mississippi Medical Association, citing a report that there is no doctor shortage in the state, voted to reduce the annual number of medical scholarships it awards.

Biloxi Miss

Dodgers Nab 13 In $10 Million Gambling Tax Scheme

Sheriff's deputies police and federal agents arrested 13 men in Los Angeles County on Thursday in coordinated raids tied to a nationwide crackdown on lottery and gambling operations. Four arrests occurred in Gardena and at a Fitch in Paramount. Lawmen said 13 men and four suspects still sought defrauded the government of more than 10 million annually. raids also hit San Francisco New York Buffalo Middletown and Lexington. The operation, run by the IRS Intelligence Division, followed a six month probe connected to a convention in Apalachin. Suspects were arraigned before US Commissioner Theodore Hocke and released on bail. Additional charges may follow.

Sheriff's Los Angeles County Paramount Internal Revenue Service San Francisco New York City Buffalo N.Y Middletown Lexington Internal Revenue Joseph Anton Kabel Los Angeles Jas Mickey “Cohen Jack Rosen Sion Sheriffs Office Beverly Hills Hollywood FBI Treasury IRS

Cleaners Balk at Ban on Deadly Plastic Bags

In a special meeting the Long Beach area Harbor Dry Cleaners Assn declined to ban plastic garment bags, opting to study further while agreeing to warn labels per California Dry Cleaners Assn guidance. Leaders Morrison and Carroll said they would drop polyethylene wraps, despite bags causing child deaths, noting local bags form under 25 percent of industry use. The Southern California Dry Cleaners and Dyers union had banned plastic bags the day before.

Harbor Dry Cleaners” Assn Long Beach Wilmington San Pedro Jus California Dry Cleaners’ Assn Doug Morrison Association Steven Carroll Kational Institute of Dry Cleaners Los Angeles County Harbor Association Southern California Assn. of Dryleaners

Jury to Decide Disposition of Hoefly Will Bequest

A California jury began hearing testimony over who will receive 88 000 from the half million Hoefly estate. The contested provision in a German handwritten will would pass the dining room contents and bank books to Marie Spille or to the State of California. The state trustees the residue for hypertension and cancer research. Mrs Hoefly died March 20 1958. Her husband Julius Hoefly died in 1941. The Iris will resumes Tuesday in Superior Judge Fred Millers court.

Irma Hoefly Belmont Shore Marie Spille Glendora Ave Mra Marie Spille Long Beach California Boronkay

PM Finds Oldtimer on Bench

In a curt exchange at the matrimonial affairs court a weary WM notes the judge seems an oldtimer as the assistant questions the remark. The brief moment hints at tensions in the courtroom and the dynamics between court staff.

Oldtimer

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