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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1958
Page
1
A vehicle collision at the M. and A. Market 1441 Cherry Ave Sunday night left no injuries. Chavez was booked at City Jail on suspicion of drunk driving.
A single engined amphibious plane slammed into a cliff at Togon Bay Catalina Island Sunday night, killing three. Passengers included actor Edgar Hinton of Bel-Air and Dr Marcella Crumley of Long Beach. pilot Vince Pardue of Balboa. The craft departed from Orange County Airport, circled once, and hit a 40 foot cliff in front of the Toyan Bay Boat Club. Hinton was visiting the club with his wife and three children. he was en route to Utah for a film. Authorities recovered the bodies. Pardue had been arranging a Catalina charter flight. Continued on Page A-1.
A space rocket crashed during reentry near Hawaii as contact with the Pioneer station was lost. Early reports indicate the craft burned up on descent while attempting a trajectory toward orbit around the moon.
A Pioneer rocket reached 79,212 miles in a 27 hour ascent before plunging back to Earth amid a late Saturday launch from Canaveral. Separately, a powerful explosion ripped through an Atlanta Jewish temple on Ponce de Leon Street injuring no one and causing extensive damage. Police believe 46 to 50 sticks of dynamite were placed outside the temple door in a wave of Easter week violence.
The Atomic Energy Commission reported the Soviet Union conducted another large yield nuclear test at Arctic grounds, marking the seventh detonation the U.S. has observed since September. The timing was not disclosed and Moscow accuses the U.S. and Britain of hindering a universal test ban.
Cardinal mourners from around the world gather for the Pope's funeral at the Vatican. Tens of thousands press toward St Peter's, with arrivals continuing as crowds faint and injuries occur. The vast rites reflect a historic tribute to a pontiff seen by more visitors than any other.
Core details note extended two week cease-fire for Quemoy and Matsu in the Formosa crisis. Red China forbids gunfire opposite Quemoy while Nationalists bolster island defenses with guns, ammunition, and food shipments. Washington hails the move as beneficial but peiping objects to U.S. support for Chiang Kai-shek.
A misread, garbled item praises a boss and his 92 workers who stay cheerful despite sun or fog. The text uses odd spellings and unclear phrasing, but centers on worker happiness and boss influence amid hard conditions.
Hive Gang suspects were captured after a high speed chase on the Long Heath Freeway near Page Bel. Police say the pursuit ended with arrests and the suspects in custody.
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