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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1958
Page
3
In St Paul a widowed father, Lawrence Kuehn, 25, shot Dr Herbert L Stolpestad, 51, after handing him a note containing medical oaths. He killed the physician with seven bullets then called police. Stolpestad died at a hospital. Kuehn claimed a grievance alleging malpractice but would not specify details.
Dave Borden 77 died after falling from a fifth story window in a Whittier hotel. Funeral at Siewert Barber Mortuary in Whittier at 11 am Friday. Survived by five daughters, three sons, a brother, four sisters. Borden, Long Beach native, later VA official in Denver.
In Linden Hall at 7 p.m. today a Texas State Society gathering was interrupted when a man fired a 32 caliber firearm at a doctor in Stolpestad’s office and then waited for police. The incident follows a disturbance connected to a family matter.
Francisco Gomez Marfil, known as The Man With the Ax, died of old age complications in Brownsville Texas at an estimated 124 years. He lived in south Texas past decades, wielded a single bladed ax as his trademark, worked as a cutter and cabinet maker, and claimed roots before Victoria’s reign in England. The obituary notes his long life and unique craft. Nations in Tokyo report a Japanese general election with Prime Minister Kishi’s Liberal Democrats favored to win a 467 seat Diet, turnout strong among over 52 million voters.
A 34 year old father of five, Norman M. Parcells of Lakewood, was identified by seven women in Compton Municipal Court as their assailant. Several victims cried as they testified. Eight more women are expected to testify when the hearing resumes at 9 am before Judge Sidney W. Kaufman after deputies frisked entrants.
Report says Red China's chairman Mao Tze Tung rode in a new East Wind car at Peiping's Changchun factory unveiling. The event followed rumors of an assassination attempt on Parcells, a refrigerator mechanic charged with kidnapping and morals, while testimony described assault causing a denture break. Judge Kaufman admitted the denture as evidence. Dep Dist Atty Ben Alston led the prosecution.
Taipei Japan and Nationalist China on Wednesday signed a one year trade agreement valued at 85 million dollars. The pact aims to strengthen economic ties between the three governments and facilitate reciprocal trade.
Independent page A three column notice from Long Beach California dated May 22 1958 appears on page A-3 with brief local item.
A small arms explosion aboard the destroyer escort Silverstein in Fear Harbor seriously burned two sailors. Ensign Kenneth A. Schluchter of Pontiac, Michigan, identified Wednesday night, is reported in satisfactory condition. The other injured sailor remains unnamed and in serious condition. Three others sustained minor injuries: Ship’s Serviceman Grafton Weeks of Igamson, Alabama. Fireman Robert A. McCuistion of Macomb, Oklahoma. Seaman William B. Moyer of Fort Worth, Texas.
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