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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1960
Page
16
Last Wednesday at Aqueduct Race Track the turf meeting faced disruption as persistent East Coast rain left the turf unsuitable for racing. The third race was canceled and the fourth race was advanced to fill the void, adjusting the day’s order of events.
A quirky column reviews a chaotic Aqueduct betting scandal where bookies are burned after Fountain Hill wins at 68.80 to 2. The Long Beach homicide squad story follows Inspectors Finch and Thiele facing trial for torture. A reporter recalls a death in a cheap hotel spotted during a football game broadcast.
A 12 year old boy, Charles Virgil of Los Angeles, died after being struck by a car driven by an alleged drunken driver in Bell Gardens. Louis, 43, of La Puente is identified as Harsha’s brother. Alta Dar lene Thompson, 52, Pico Rivera, jailed on suspicion of felony drunk driving and manslaughter. Mary Thompson, 83, of Altadena, died after falling from a car that rolled backward at a friend’s home. Mabel MacCracker, 82, also mentioned in the incident sequence.
Detroit crowds surged as supporters and bystanders mobbed a bus carrying Piersall during a chaotic downtown event. Police reported no injuries amid slingshot marbles and jeers from the crowd while rumors linked the bus to a Kennedy party.
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