Fiancee Holloway in Crash Kills Groom-to-be James Carter
A one in a million crash on Palos Verdes Dr East near Crest Rd in California kills James L. Carter 23 of El Monte and injures his fiancee Shirley Sparks 19 of Gardenia. The couple planned a wedding before the pickup rolled 300 feet down a cliff after a radi on wagon rear-ended it.
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Ex Lt Gov's Wife Dies in Dixie Blaze
In Gadsden Alabama Mrs James B Allen wife of the former lieutenant governor died in a house fire that also left Allen badly burned while rescuing five children. He escaped through a window and aided a son in saving a daughter before collapsing. The blaze severely damaged the single story home and cause remains under investigation.
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Wilson
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Hire
Tragic Crash Near Hairpin Turn Leads to Suspected Drunk Driving
CHP officers said Melvin R. Sears 34 of Torrance driver of a station wagon died in a freak mishap on a remote highway hairpin turn. David Mills of Hawthorne found Sears body and an unconscious woman. Mills reported the wreck. Sears was booked on suspicion of felony drunk driving and manslaughter and transferred to County Jail.
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Hawthorne
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Torrance
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Sears
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Schnitter
Scott
Weather Outlook With Patchy Fog and Sunny Patches
Scattered high clouds tonight and Saturday with mostly sunny intervals. Patchy fog likely in coastal areas during night and morning hours. Little temperature change expected.
Rider tumbles from bus near Ashland injuring himself
Robert McLoud 28 of Birmingham Alabama fell asleep on a Greyhound bus on U S 1 five miles south of Ashland Virginia. He woke to a police officer and found the bus door handle within reach and jumped out. McLoud suffered a right ankle injury. Bus driver and state police reported the vehicle was traveling 45 to 50 mph at the time of the exit.
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Classifieds and Pages Listed by Section
An index listing sections and page numbers for newspaper content including Beach Combing Comics Classifieds Baits and B memories with pages for obituaries sports theaters tides and temperatures across sections B-1 A-14 B-2 A-13 B-3 and more. The note directs readers to page locations for features across the paper.
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Fiery Freeway Crash Injures Three and Halts Traffic
A six car chain collision on the Hollywood Freeway caused a fire and injuries to three people. The gas tank of the fifth car burst, igniting the vehicle behind it. Thomas Shirlaw of North Hollywood escaped by kicking out a windshield and suffered burns as two women sustained deep cuts. Traffic was tied up for about ninety minutes near the Hollywood Boulevard off ramp.
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New Dahlia Confessions in New York
A 44 year old dishwasher Ralph Vou tilt confessed to part in the 1947 Black Dahlia murder in Los Angeles and implicated another man. Elizabeth Short, 22, was found mutilated and cut in half on January 25, 1947. Police caution about confessions, many later jailed or institutionalized.
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Wounded Woman Weeps Russia Billed in Downing Navy Plane
The United States billed Russia 724 947 damages for shooting down a Neptune bomber near St. Lawrence Island last June 22 injuring 11 crew members. Secretary Dulles noted the Soviet offer to pay half and accepted due to special circumstances, citing weather and possible misjudgment by Soviet fighters. Seven crew members were hospitalized after the crash on the island’s beach.
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Jealous suitor charged in Long Beach murder case
Oliva Fries identified Jim Lucius as the killer in the shooting of Jen Gamstrup at Ostrom Avenue Bell Gardens. Lucius, 33, surrendered two hours after the murder and faces arraignment in Los Cerritos Municipal Court on murder and related charges.
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Ralph McClurg
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Ostrom
Cecelia St
Bell Gardens
Schedunga
Los Cerritos
Old Soak the Cat Hunted by Drunk Fox in Poplar Bluebird Tale
Outdoor columnist Doc Stokely tells of a robin with white head spots and a fox stalking a drunken cat named Old Soak. The bird’s feeding binge and the cat’s stumble are described as the scenes unfold near Stoke ly’s hawthorn home.
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Dense Long Beach fog strands city while airport closes
Patchy dense fog blanketed Long Beach early today with limited downtown impact. Long Beach Municipal Airport shut down at 10 p.m. as zero visibility persisted. Santa Ana and other counties reported dense fog and patchy haziness. Traffic crawled on highways while harbor ships waited outside the harbor entry amid forecasts of lingering fog and mid‑afternoon smog spread.
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Los Angeles International
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Santa Ana
Two Men Die in Water Well Blast near VOCA Texas
A nitroglycerin blast Thursday in VOCA Texas killed A C Stewart 66 a veteran driller and Daymon Passmore 43 farmer both from McCulloch County. They were attempting to increase water well flow drilled in 1954 for irrigation. Each was survived by his wife and three children.
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Woman Rescued By Handcar And Helicopter In Rugged Canyon
A 61 year old woman Ava Morgan suffered pneumonia and was critically ill after a rock slide blocked the North Western Pacific tracks in Eel River Canyon Mendocino County. Sheriff Bartolomie called in a Hamilton Air Force Base helicopter. river crossing by handcar and a section crew moved her three miles to the rail line and on to a motor speeder and helicopter for Mendocino General Hospital. The patient remained in critical condition Thursday night but had a chance for life, doctors said.
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Judge approves will condition for two women to receive monthly income
In Los Angeles a 1952 will by Percy Z. Martin awards two women $300 per month for life if they forgo alcohol tobacco and men. The judge ruled the unusual condition valid as part of the estate disposition in Superior Court on Thursday.
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