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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1958

Page

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Mother and infant hurt in balcony fall

A 17 year old mother Marjorie A Planche and her six month old son Mark Allen fell head first from a second floor balcony onto a concrete sidewalk. They were in serious condition at Seaside Hospital. A witness, L S Wetton, saw the plunge from a beauty parlor across the street. The husband John Planche, a Navy man, arrived home shortly after.

Seaside Hospital Marjorie A.plauche 7Th St Mark ‘Allen L. S. Wetton Pacific Ave

Crosby Son Jailed in Drunk Case

UPI reports singer Bing Crosby’s 20 year old son Lind Crosby was jailed on drunk driving charges after his car hit a parked vehicle. Police say he failed a sobriety test while friends with him were not arrested. He shouted at photographers at the station. The car was registered to his stepmother Kathy Crosby.

Santa Monica UPI Bing Crosby Lindsay James McClain Young Crosby Crosby McClain Kathy Crosby Charles Rimp Beverly Hills James Pugh Playa del Rey

Missing dog described as three-legged in Scottdale notice

A Charles Kittiner family member reports a dog missing in Scottdale Pennsylvania. Police request a description and note the dog has only three legs.

Scottdale, Pa Charles Kittiner

Liz and Debbie clash in Eddie Fisher love triangle

Hollywood gossip centers on Eddie Fisher and his marriages as Elizabeth Taylor and Debbie Reynolds publicly dispute claims of love. Liz denies being in love with Eddie while Debbie expresses happiness in their past year. Fisher says little beyond saying rumors have been blown out of proportion.

Bob Thomas Hollywood Liz Eddie Debbie Elizabeth Taylor Debbie Reynolds Eddie Fisher Sue Eddie Fishers Mike Todd Todd Fishner MGM Europe New York

LeMay Tries For Flight Speed Record From Japan

In Yokota Japan Gen Curtis LeMay vice chief airborne attempts a nonstop speed record to Washington in a KC135 jet tanker. Liftoff at 7 55 am local time aims to cover 6998 miles in about 124 hours with Andrews Field as final. LeMay is on a Far East tour and recently visited Formosa.

Yokota Japan Curtis Lemay U. S. Air Force Washington LeMay Andrews Field Maryland William E. Eubank Jr Manila U. S Far East Formosa

Romancing Rumors Sky Over Kety Jurado and Borgnine

The Jurados say Kety Jurado and Oscar winner Ernest Borgnine are courting but not engaged. They travel with friends toward Cuernavaca where she lives. no marriage date is set. Separately at Edwards Air Force Base an Air Force test pilot Capt Hugh Hunerwadel, 34, died when his weather reconnaissance plane crashed after returning from a training mission. Hunerwadel served in World War II and flew missions in Korea and aided in testing the X13 rocket plane.

Mexico City Kety Jurado Ernest Borgnine Luis Jurado Borgnine Cuernavaca Jurado Edwards Air Force Base Air Force Rogers Dry Lake Desert Hugh P. Hunerwadel Hunerwadel Korea

O'Brien and fiancee plan Sept wedding in France

Patrick Sean O'Brien 22 son of actor Pat O'Brien and Monique Milochoh 19 plan to wed September 20 in Dreux France where she lives and where Airman O'Brien is stationed AP)

Patrick Sean O’brien Pat O’brien Monique Milochoh Dreux France O'Brien

TVE GOT THEM TO BURN Cigar Fiasco Sparks Quick Return

The WM bought a large cigar, left the tobacco shop for a post lunch stroll, and returned saying the cigar was terrible. The shopkeeper blamed smog and said customers simply have one, noting they sold a gross of the items.

No Appeasement Ike Declares on Quemoy War Warning

President Eisenhower warned there will be no appeasement with Red China over Quemoy though diplomacy can avert war. He stressed a firm stand to defend allies, and indicated talks in Warsaw or UN efforts might resolve the offshore island crisis without conflict. Senators Mansfield and Knowland praised the stance while O Mahoney urged bipartisan congressional consultation.

Washington UPI Eisenhower China Far East Phota Quemoy Warsaw Poland United Nations Newport Congress Joseph C. O'Mahoney D-Wya Mike Mansfield D-Mont Senate Foreign Relations Committee O'Mahoney Quermey Matsu Mansfield Senate GOP William F. Knowland California America

Big Moorhead Rally Called Off After Four Attend

One of the era’s largest political rallies in Moorhead Minnesota was canceled Thursday due to only four children showing up. The Alabama Supreme Court denied Jimmy Wilson’s appeal in a $1.95 robbery case, death sentence upheld.

Moorhead Minn Alabama Supreme Court Jimmy Wilson Page A-T

Ben F Tucker Dies Crippled Kids Pal and Philanthropist

Benjamin F Tucker, noted philanthropist known as a friend to children with crippled legs at Tichenos Orthopedic Clinic, died Thursday at 4 19 p.m. Friends recall his lollipops and visits to Christmas parties where youngsters learned to walk again.

Ben F. Tucker Benjamin F. Tucker Tichenos Tucker Benjamin

Two Years Old Bread Wins First Prize at Fair

Beverly Hills artist Streeter Blair, 70, famous for primitive art, won first prize for a two years old loaf of orange bread stored in a deep freeze at the Los Angeles County Fair. Blair, who had helped found Community Hospital, died after a traffic crash on Eighth Street and Loma Avenue. He led the Tucker Clinic for crippled children until health issues in 1956. the Benjamin F. Tucker School for Handicapped Children bears his name.

Pomona Streeter Blair Beverly Hills Los Angeles County Blair Xugker E. 8Th St Loma Ave Dorothy Tucker Pacific Coast Club Community Hospital Tichenor Clinic Macon County City National Bank Pacific Southwest Trust & Savings Tucker & Co

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