15 Nov 1958
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1958
Page
1
Wind gusts near 39 mph struck Long Beach before midnight causing light structural damage and widespread outages. Downed trees and limbs were reported citywide, with power lines and traffic signals affected and burglar alarms shorted by wind.
A weekend storm brought dust and dense fog through downtown Long Beach and surrounding cities. Gusts up to 400 miles per hour were reported, knocking down trees and cutting lights across the San Pedro Wilmington area. Torrance saw a downed wire at Pacific Coast Highway Newton Street darkening about 1000 homes for over an hour with airport closures due to dust clouds.
Across the Nation Freeway Jammed as police and firemen quell a propane gas spill after a collision. Over two miles of gas flowed underground while 100 police guarded ramps and twelve fire companies watched storm drains to stop risky ignition. Meanwhile in St. Louis delegates push to pull out of AFL CIO. In Richmond a suspect in two murders is nabbed. In Detroit talks resume between UAW and Chrysler for 4000 striking workers. In Bowling Green a 56 year old man identified as William Brown is charged in two murders.
FBI Academy graduate Captain Paul F Landsdowne, 43, will lead the new juvenile division under police jurisdiction when the transfer from the Social Welfare Department takes effect January 1. The move faces opposition from some council members who seek to block or delay the merger, with council votes and a possible city-wide referendum on the horizon.
Teen scientists from Long Beach chapter of the National Association of Young American Scientists will launch a two stage seven foot rocket at a desert site near India. The program during Thanksgiving weekend includes ten rockets and a portable underground blockhouse for safety. NAVAS seeks support from the local community and plans a high altitude test aiming for seven miles with improved liquid fuel.
Former major league star Mel Ott and his wife were critically injured in a two car collision near Bay St. Louis Mississippi. The other driver, Leslie F. O Curry Sr. 50, was killed instantly. Ott, long associated with the Giants, and his wife were hospitalized with serious injuries. The other driver died at the scene.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev announced plans to present definite proposals altering Berlin’s status. He pressed that Soviet troops should not be compelled to remain in the West and pledged a new Berlin proposal to the wartime alliance partners.
An Air Force C129 transport plane developed trouble in one engine over Wyoming and crashed near Swan Valley Idaho. Eight crew parachuted from the aircraft and were missing hours later. Ground parties searched with no bodies found in the wreckage. the plane was identified by its amber tail and had radioed that they would abandon the craft.
Tension rises as youths calling themselves the Scorpions terrorize Scherer Park at 4600 Long Beach Blvd. Officers vow to crack down to protect a $400,000 recreation area. Residents fear retribution while the Park Director seeks a night supervisor despite budget limits. Most gang members are believed to live near the Carmelitos Housing Project in LA County.
Captain Marty C Blount, pilot of a C118 transport, crashed Friday near Swan Valley Idaho. He was found by Weber County sheriff's patrol late today. All aboard reportedly evacuated safely with ten minute gaps between Fort Bridger Wyn and Huntsville.
The bomber passed over Fort Bridger Wyoming at 4 22 PM MST and the crew abandoned the aircraft at 12 000 feet. Four of eight aboard identified as Capt Harry O Blunt Capt Donald Born S Sgt Walter T Bleglow and Capt Donald Ligeert. They were listed as missing as the search centered near Huntsville Utah along its charted route from Fort Bridger to I AFB a 110 mile leg over rugged snow covered mountains.
Henrietta Mary Gonzales, wife of Pancho Gonzales, won 1200 monthly separate maintenance in Igonerior Court. The settlement provides 600 for her and 300 for the three children, with Pancho urged toward reconciliation amid religious objections to divorce. The case cites a home provision for Mrs. Gonzales and notes the judge was Elmer D. Doyle.
The WM warns his aide not to syncopate in misheard wartime jargon. A new assistant questions the phrase as the editor recalls firing a man for syncopation, noting irregular movement and drunkenness as possible causes.
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