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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1958
Page
1
Harvey Glatman, confessed killer of three Los Angeles women, denied involvement in other unsolved murders. The 30 year old photographer faced investigators after bodies were found in Anza Desert State Park. Local officials discussed trial venue, with prosecutors considering Los Angeles County for consistency given witnesses and origins.
Boris Pasternak won clearance to travel to Stockholm to receive the Nobel Prize in literature. Tass reported no one would object to his absence from Russia, though Moscow Radio cited a letter in which he begged to stay, saying leaving homeland felt like death. He had previously refused the award, citing Western political hostility.
In Tulsa Oklahoma a Halloween outing turned fatal when a light aircraft carrying Gerald Jacobs Lowery and his two daughters Geri Kathleen and Colleen Kyle crashed after takeoff from Harvey Young airport in mist. The family’s candy bags and seat belt use were noted as authorities investigated a probable power loss and collision with a power line.
Sunday brings mostly sunny skies with light cloudiness and little temperature change. A mild, pleasant day is expected with gentle breezes and comfortable conditions for outdoor plans.
Harvey Glatman led investigators to desert graves where two of his alleged Los Angeles victims are buried. He described a map-like memory guiding the search and recalled details of the two women Shirley Ann Bridgeford and Rita Mercado as bones and clothing lay exposed under moonlight. He slept in the back of a police car on the return trip.
United States Britain and Russia held a private session in Geneva to clarify positions on a ban on nuclear tests. Delegates called the discussion procedural with no further comment, while Western and Soviet lines diverged on timing and control features for a potential world system.
SPRINGHILL N S AP seven more miners were rescued after nine days entombed in a wrecked coal mine. Some were injured but all appeared in good health given the time underground without food or water. Bryan Martin was first brought to the surface amid cheers. Victor Hunter praised the rescue as miraculous as brothers Frank Fred and Percy were among the saved. They were taken to All Saints Hospital where families greeted them with care and comfort. Continued on Page A-3.
Fire swept through a Fresno County lumber plant Friday night causing an estimated 250000 in damage. J C Adams, manager of the Fowler Lumber and Hardware Co., gave the loss figure.
The page lists where to find various newspaper sections including Churches on A-4 and A-5, Classifieds B-3 to B-9, Comics on A-9, the crossword on B-10, Death Notices on B-3, Financial on A-2, Shipping Cable on A-2, Sports on A-6 and A-7, Theaters on B-2, Tides Temperatures on A-2 and TV Radio on B-10.
The Soviet Union warned Iran it cannot ignore a possible new military pact with the United States and canceled a goodwill visit by Premier Voroshilov. Moscow views a U S Iran accord as endangering its southern border, while Iran, Baghdad Pact member, hosts American aid and advisors.
U S Defense Secretary Neil McElroy arrived in Athens for a four day visit to confer with Greek government and American officials.
President Eisenhower, in a national address from Baltimore, touted a drop in unemployment by 300000 in October and a total 1500000 jobless reduction in three months. He argued only Republicans can keep the country safe and financially sound while criticizing Democrats as gloomdoogl ers and free spenders. He spoke to about 5000 cheering Republicans at the 5th Regiment Armory, with officials estimating space for around 12000.
A Long Beach market customer and assistant manager helped police capture one bandit who robbed the Iowa Pork Shop at 2279 Pacific Ave. $2,200 in new dollar bills was recovered. a getaway car was stopped at Caspian Ave and Pacific Coast Hwy. One suspect, Joe Wright, 45, of Los Angeles, was jailed. another fled on foot.
A late season typhoon killed seven in the Philippines and now nears Okinawa with 115 mph winds. U S Air Force weather central puts Lorna 400 miles south south east of Okinawa at 3 p.m., moving northeast at 12 mph, while a second typhoon Marie sits 210 miles southwest of Marcus Island, moving west.
In Ardmore Oklahoma four children died when a rural home burned early today. Fire Chief Jim Ozment reported the blaze injured the father Charles Pasley, 32, and mother Dorothy Pasley, 30, who were hospitalized with undisclosed injuries. The children were Roy Darrell, 11, Donna Gayle, 6, Gayle Ann, 4, and Charlene, 2.
Two U.S. military planes believed from the Forrestal crashed in foggy mountains near Genoa Italy 40 miles apart. One crew member died, another later died. two survivors were rescued. A second crash near Borzonasca at an artificial lake left two dead and a badly injured survivor.
UPI reports a National Geographic Society bulletin on noiseless popcorn made from sorghum that expands 17 times, promising silence in theaters. Scientists from the Agriculture Department and Purdue and Cornell universities continue 20 years of research, as the industry ships hundreds of millions yearly and grows over 251 million pounds mainly in Iowa Indiana Illinois and adjacent states.
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