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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1953
Page
3
A 42 year old excursion steamer named Put-In Bay, a sentimental favorite for Great Lakes travelers, is burned to the hull to salvage scrap metal after being sold at public auction to satisfy tax claims. Captain Frank Becker, shown in the lower photo weeping, was ordered to perform the burning of the vessel placed in service in 1911.
In a chaotic New York baseball game the Dodgers and Yankees traded blows as Snider, Gilliam, Mantle and others produced power and errors. A key moment saw Furillo hit a go ahead homer to spark a 3-3 tie, tying Ben Gerigies mark with 17 home runs for both clubs.
A Los Angeles area crime tale unfolds as 14 year old Jensen confesses to a fatal stabbing while on the run from Camarillo State Hospital. Piper, attacked during a hitchhiking encounter, survived after aid at Sandberg Lodge. Police linked similar shootings as Jensen fled toward Bethel district, with a lengthy motive tied to prior hospital escapes.
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