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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1954
Page
8
ALTAR BOY TIMMY MIDDLEKAUFF 11 and altar boy WILLIAM NEWKIRK at St. Nicholas Church Los Altos Calif. attempted to put out a candle fire using sacramental wine during mass. The garment caught fire and was removed by two congregants before serious burns occurred.
Gerald Gelizak a 43 year old furniture store owner shot his estranged wife Diana Gelizak 39 in their Los Angeles home then killed himself. Her sister Miss Joan MacGregor ? and their mother Mrs May MacGregor 85 were present. Gelizak had pleaded for reconciliation after their February marriage.
Long Beach State College's 1954 Prospector yearbook won the Columbia Scholastic Press Association top medalist award for small four year colleges. Edited by Wendell Fay, the volume published last June scored 923 points out of 1000, placing it in the upper 10 percent of entries.
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