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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1958
Page
5
Moscow trained Sekou Toure leads French Guinea to independence after a 96 percent vote in the referendum on a new constitution. France urges immediate quit and halts aid while Guinea's territory spans 105,200 square miles with about 244 million people.
Lester E. Griffith Jr, an American Methodist missionary from Cleveland, says he was treated well during six weeks as Algerian rebels held him prisoner. He appeared tired but healthy while briefing newsmen, noting rebels warned him not to answer military questions. He described his captors as disciplined and convinced souls.
UPI reports fourteen killed and 26 injured in a train wreck in a remote area of Alagoas State. Other items note Lufthansa’s first nonstop Philadelphia arrival, four missing children after a Manila Bay pleasure boat fire, Soviet plans for new atomic stations, and Mexico considering WACs and WAVES for the armed forces.
A 62 year old Long Beach paint shop owner Haymond E Degoosh living in Orange was stabbed and robbed of about 50 dollars Monday night. He was in fair condition at Seaside Hospital with wounds to his left chest shoulder and jaw state police said. He was grabbed from behind in an alley in the 1900 block of Anaheim Street about 10 30 pm and heard a woman plead as he blacked out. He stumbled to a bar at 1044 East Anaheim Street for help and officers traced blood and his hat to the scene. His store on Lewis Ave and Anaheim St was to reopen.
In Reseda, Joanne Brainardt 25 and her four year old daughter Michele were found near death after a Friday night dispute with Rene Hummel 35. Brainardt shot Hummel in the chest, paralyzing him, then gave Michele arsenic in soda before ingesting poison herself. All three were hospitalized with critical conditions. juvenile authorities take the child.
Actress Nanette Fabray and writer Randy MacDougall welcomed their first child, a 10 pound 1 ounce boy named Jaime Lorne MacDougall, born Monday.
October Better Homes and Gardens offers party ideas and new serving recipes to impress guests. Full color photos and complete recipes accompany the issue, with buyable copies available wherever magazines are sold.
VAN NUYS CNS reports missing inventor Elmer Meukel has not been found three months after his disappearance. A box claimed to contain a device to prevent aircraft collisions was turned over to police by Hokanson, a friend of Meukel, who says Polaris Engineering and government want the gadget produced. Hokanson refused to release the box to Polaris and handed it to police while stating concerns over security clearances. Meukel's wife Jean and family were evacuated from their Sun Valley home amid the mystery surrounding his whereabouts and the device's fate.
Japanese actor Takahashi wins the Cork Film Festival top honor for his performance in Narayama Pushi Ko. The prize highlights his standout role in the festival program and adds international recognition for Japanese cinema.
Peter Young a 48 year old grocery chain executive pleaded guilty to income tax evasion for 1954 and faced sentencing after a probation hearing set by Municipal Judge Louis Kaufman. He had not filed returns for 1954 1956 and 1985 with two counts dismissed. he disappeared June 10 and surrendered August 29 saying he woke up in Texas unable to explain how he got there.
Senator William F Know announced a $1,000,000 Army ordnance contract to Telecomputing Corp of North Hollywood for 384 warhead testers. The action, disclosed Tuesday, confirms the award and bidder details in Washington.
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