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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1954

Page

3

Witnesses Watch Beheading Case Ends With Execution

Carney executed after admitting beheading of Hetty Cain and robbery motive in the Pee Dee River crime. Eighteen others testified, including officers and prison staff, as details of the couple’s death emerged. Glendora Carney, the condemned man’s daughter, awaited outside the prison for his body.

Columbia, C Rutmand Carney al Force Carney State Penitentiary Allen Latta, & C Lovers Florence County G. Tie Alten Hetty Clair Cain Pamptico Pee Dee Carney Raul Oman Glendora Carney Pamplico

Copter Crew Tails 0 Reach PBM Wreck

A Navy PBM Mariner with ten aboard crashed on a rugged hill in northeastern Mexico. A medical team from Ellington AFB and a Harlingen unit urged toward the smouldering wreck as 30 aircraft hunted for survivors. Crewmembers included pilot co pilot and five enlisted men. The crash site near Cruillas is 12 miles from town. One crewman Wendell Macintosh of Westminster, California was aboard.

Corpus Christi Texas PBEM Mexico Navy Ellingston Air Force Base Houston Harlingen Air Force Base Cruiflas Roel Mountain Wendell W. Macintosh Aviation Charlesville Dr Westminster Calif

Rhee Decorates Yank with Taeguk Order

Maj. Gen. R. M. Pate, commander of the First Marine Division, received the Order of Military Merit Taeguk from President Syngman Rhee. Pate is slated to depart for Washington on Tuesday.

Seoul R. M. Pate Marine Division Order of Military Merit Taeguk Syngman Rhee Pate Washington

FORM LETTERS PAY OFF Ad Man in Army Helps Japan Girls Extort GIs

SEOUL reporters reveal a drafted former advertising man helped Japanese girlfriends extort money from U S soldiers in Korea by drafting three form letters. The letters start with warm love, then request money, and end with threats of further letters if no reply. The scheme exploited soldiers left behind by absent partners, with the man boasting of money rolling in.

Japan Korea Hare

Blast rocks Third Valley barber shop in Sherman Oaks

An early morning blast damaged a Sherman Oaks barber shop, likely from a stick of dynamite. Residents woke to the explosion. no injuries reported among civilians. Owner Richard A Mills identified. two other non union shops were damaged in recent weeks and barber union officials reacted.

Sherman Oaks Mont By Civie Harold Storan Richard A. Mills Barber Union

Fear 20 Dead in Rio Explosions

Rio de Janeiro reports twenty firemen missing and presumed dead after explosions and a large fire at powder and petroleum storage on Guanabara Bay island Braco Forte. Eight more firemen seriously injured as a powder magazine detonated. damage estimated at 3,000,000 cruzieros. Paqueta residents fled in panic as shattering blasts echoed through the resort island. Officials probe cause, including spontaneous combustion theory.

Rio DE Janeiro Brazil Guanabara Bay Braco Forte Mia Port Administration Weiz Boring Paqueta Pituresque

Compton Woman Dies From Rosecrans Crash Injuries

Cynthia Wykoff 73 of 327 W Arbutus St died at Magnolia Hospital Long Beach from brain concussion suffered in a April 21 three car crash at Rosecrans Ave and Aranbe St. Also injured were Ronald J Nichols 24 George Templin 66 Nellie Templin 60. Nora Vinson 47 uninjured drove third car. Mrs Wykoff was a passenger in the Templin auto.

Compton Magnolia Hospital Long Beach Rosecrans Ave Aranbe St Cynthia Wykoff W. Arbutus St Ronald J Nichols S. Brandford Ave George Templin W. Cedar St Nellie Templin Nora Vinson Nord Ave Wykoff Jin the Templin Auto

Sailor Testimony Tells of Fatal Street Fight

A Superior Court jury heard a sailor describe a Dec street fight at Tilt Street and Broadway downtown in which William Cluff died of a brain hemorrhage after blows were struck. Three youths Manuel Mata Robert Marquez and Richard Venegas face trial for murder while Marine John W. Moore testified he was assaulted and Cluff aided him. Witness Loyd Love said Mata punched Chaff and Marquez swung at him. Venegas was seen with the others after Cluff collapsed. the state planned to rest its case.

Los Angeles O'Dell Love Superior Court William DB Cluff Tilt St Broadway Manuel Mata Robert Marquez Richard Venegas Marine Pic John W. Moore Camp Pendleton Love Mata Marqueza Venegas

Dentist Who Practiced 61 Years Dies in Fort Worth

Fishermen in Passons Kansas face sentences after conviction on Korea war charges. Henry Maser, 92, a retired dentist who practiced for sixty one years, died after two years of illness in Fort Worth Texas. He moved to the area eight years ago.

Fort Worth Texas Henry Maser Pusan Maser Passons Kan Kansas Pusan District Court

Mother and daughter die same moment in Lashmeet Mercer

Bluefield West Virginia reports Mrs Helen Swaggerty 23 of Lashmeet and her 48 year old mother Alma Milles died Thursday at exactly 5 30 am. Helen Swaggerty had undergone cancer surgery last December and died at her parents home. Alma Milles died in a local hospital from a heart ailment.

Bluefield Helen Swaggerty Lashmeet Mercer County Swaggerty Alma Milles

Tax Aid for Fathers Gains Senate Favor

Senate Finance Committee nears tentative approval for a bill expanding the 600 child exemption. Aimed at fathers with children, it would let a parent keep the 600 exemption if the child earns over 600 dollars but receives at least half of support. About 1.3 million taxpayers could benefit, costing roughly 75 million annually. The measure, part of an 75 billion package, passed the House and would cut overall taxes by about 1.4 billion in year one.

Washington Deci College Senate Finance Committee House Finance Committee George D.gal Andsather Milikin R.-Cole

Press-Weboram Fonsheadang at Long Beach

A fragmented OCR item from Long Beach California mentions circulation and delivery details with monetary figures and a dated line referencing 1878. The readable text includes a street address, bureau references, and a partial record entry, indicating a historical press or distribution note. The fragmentary nature limits clear events or people.

Fonsheadang Gunaay Tine Avenue Long Beach Californe Bureau of Prat Gttlee Wilmenia

Man Fatally Injured After Shootout At Davis Home

In San Diego area a man shot his former wife and her husband in their Chula Vista bedroom injuring them before fleeing and dying in a crash near Tijuana. The couple’s infant daughter slept through the incident as two other children were in another room.

San Diego Chula Vista Tijuana Mex Clifford W. Davis Clara Alys. Davis Sheriff's Earl Tickner William Falkner Davis Sole Baptiste Encanto Lam Tijnain Polies Tijuana Country Club Iste Barbara Jean Baptisto Joan James Baptiste Stephen

Sounds Reasonable MEMPHIS telephoned mystery man or woman

Five year-old Bob Yates couldn’t tell whether the caller was a man or a woman as he described the unclear telephone incident. He said he could not see the caller’s clothes and offered a hesitant explanation of the encounter.

Memphis Tean Tl Bob Yates

Annulment Granted After 82 Year Old Man Describes Cold Fish

Abraham Jones testified that his 82 year old wife Amelia showed no love and said his face felt like a cold fish. He won an annulment, while Amelia recalled his cooking slowness and urged affection but noted he was rarely in the mood.

Los Angeles Abraham Jones Amelia Jones Sam

Henry Lawrence Urged for City Attorney Election

A public appeal argues incumbent City Attorney lacks courtesy and respects charter limits. It endorses Henry Lawrence as capable and trustworthy, praising his record and popularity. Voters are urged to elect him next Tuesday.

Henry Lawrence

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