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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1964
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR notes describe wild driving threats and stormy Midwest weather. Forecasters warn of a dangerous long weekend with fatal crashes possibly rising as crowds travel, while cool air collides with thunderstorms across the northern Midwest.
A chaotic sequence of crashes near Los Banos and surrounding towns left several dead and many injured. Eastbound car driven by Clarence Stratham crossed the center line, colliding with a westbound vehicle. Victims include Stratham and five occupants of the second car, Miguel B. Soares and family, and a Hollister family. Separately, a 16-year-old girl died in Livingston Friday, and a Merced crash killed Wayne Traxler Jr and linked relatives, as a state sergeant’s family mourns. The weekend’s deadly spree echoes Labor Day travel risk.
A 69 year old Lawndale resident Leroy Hill suffered second degree burns from a gasoline fuel explosion in a garage. He was in critical condition at Gardena Hospital as firefighters reported the incident occurred when fumes ignited by a pilot light.
iam E says on Labor Day speech in Indiana that the administration ignores Eastern Europe Africa Asia and Cuba. He cites alleged Soviet liaison via columnist John Scali and claims a fortune of about 40 000 inherited and grown through investments.
Patrols say the Adams auto driver ran a red light at Del Amo Boulevard and collided with a car driven by a woman, then struck a third vehicle. One passenger, Clifton Charles Cullum, 39, of 1203 Renton Street, Carson, was involved.
Senator Humphrey faced questions on civil rights legislation during a campaign stop in Ohio. He asserted Goldwater would oppose the law, said he would be obliged to enforce it if elected, and credited Republicans for helping pass the measure. He rejected GOP claims as fiction and urged judging him by his record.
Riverside County sheriff deputies say a head on crash on State Highway 10, west of Blythe, killed three Phoenix residents Lewis Rockitch 48 Olga Rockitch 48 and Julia Felso 47. The other driver Gerald Thomas Pipes of Santal Morieca faced suspicions of homicide and had minor injuries.
A damaged OCR fragment references a local action involving a person and place, with unclear dates or official names. Readable details are minimal, offering only vague hints of a hotel or motel context and no verifiable conclusions.
House Judiciary Chair Emanuel Celler said a Teamsters prepared resolution to probe Justice Department actions in the James Hoffa case and other matters was under consideration. He noted the push grew from the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City where Teamsters pressed for inquiry and distributed documents to delegates and platform committee members.
Peking broadcast a declaration Monday that the Chinese will support Communist North Vietnam if attacked again by the United States, as tensions rose a month after the Gulf of Tonkin crisis. The report, relayed from Tokyo, quotes Beijing warning of backing for Hanoi.
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