Two Naval Reserve pilots killed in takeoff crash at Los Alamitos
Navy reports Lt Cmdr Earl W Messenger Jr 33 of Buena Park and Lt Cmdr Robert Ritchie Jr 84 of Torrance died Wednesday after their S2F Grumman antisubmarine aircraft crashed during takeoff at Los Alamitos Naval Air Station. A board of officers will investigate the incident.
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Heat wave in Long Beach hits 103 as smog lingers
Blistery heat sweeps Peiping and Long Beach with temperatures near 103 in October. A high pressure system over inland California keeps cooling sea breezes away. Smog levels rise in the Los Angeles Basin triggering eye irritation and a fourth smog alert of the year. London reports two Britons arrested in Peiping on alleged counter revolutionary activities tied to Jehovahs Witnesses.
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Knowland Links Slain Hood Ziffren Partner to Gang Ties
Senator William F Knowland released material tying slain Hood Ziffren partner Paul Ziffren to gangster links and business ties dating to 1947 1951, naming Louis Greenberg and other figures in California politics. The disclosures center on a partnership once connected to Chicago crime figures and Capone era notoriety.
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Across the Nation Pair Claim Big Foot Sighting
Two construction workers Ray Kerr and Leslie Breazeale in Eureka California reported seeing Big Foot crossing a road Sunday evening. Kerr described a tall hairy figure moving upright with no clothes, about eight to ten feet tall, and swift in appearance.
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Editorial plan outlines election recommendations series
The newspaper announces a series of editorials from now to Election Day detailing recommendations on contests and issues. It notes forthcoming ballot endorsements and positions, including support for Governor Edmund G. Brown and reelection of Lt. Gov. Harold J. Powers as well as State Treasurer Ronald Button, State Controller Robert Kirkwood, and Secretary of State Frank Jordan.
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Robert Kirkwood
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Judge at home dodges parking fine over dinner refusal
The WB reports the judge faced a protest over a parking ticket as his maid refused entry during dinner saying His Honor is at steak. WM Burpt declined to let the disruption enter the home, choosing to wait outside.
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Nixon Sees U.S Fed Margin Rise Amid Market Rise
Vice President Nixon praised the Federal Reserve Board for raising stock margin requirements to 90 percent amid a four-record-peak market run. The move aims to curb speculation as the New York market faced declines and lagged tickers. The measure, effective today, follows an earlier 70 to 80 percent hike and signals a government push to stabilize prices while spaceflight progress continues.
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Seven Paintings Fetch $2.19 Million in 20 Minute Sale
Sotheby’s in London hosted a seven painting auction led by Irwin Goldschmidt that totaled $2,186,000 in roughly 20 minutes. George Keller of New York bought The Boy in the Red Waistcoat for $616,000, the highest price, and acquired two other works. The sale, tied to the late Jacob Goldschmidt’s estate, drew U.S. and European dealers, with several paintings recovered from Nazi-era dispersals.
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Boy in Park Steals Trees Probe. Long Beach Stop Warned
In Long Beach police order a halt to a scheme involving parkway trees as authorities investigate a bootlegging angle. The same issue teases a feature on a British schoolboy with a surprising trick up his sleeve on Page A-23.
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Stock purchases spark debate on value of market moves
In economic circles a dispute grows over whether public borrowing to buy listed stocks, aimed at long term security rather than quick profit, is effective. The Reserve Board reports public borrowing for stock purchases at September end reached a record 4.3 billion dollars.
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