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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1954
Page
7
Democratic candidate Muskie wins Maine governor race in a campaign marked by wartime service and Bates College roots. The result highlights a Catholic milestone as Maine seals a first-term governor in a state-wide vote across 826 precincts with Murky margins amid a broader primary landscape.
A Venice woman hands divorce papers to her husband and is killed in a gunfire incident. Matthew Kc, an unemployed man, was arrested after the shooting. The victim, Mrs. Vieter Gasparovic, 38, mother of three, died at the scene. the suspect died later at Santa Monica Hospital.
A race official was mobbed by about a thousand angered spectators on Monday after reports of a fined Sievelo race. Police intervened, rescuing the official as a crowd milled and shouted. The incident followed controversy over officiating and penalties at the event.
Three more children and an adult are polio victims in Orange County. Arnold Battiera of 11772 Tiss Way Garden Grove was admitted to Orange County General Memorial with a severe case and placed on an respirator. Mrs Anders Vanderpaal, 32, of 74 West St Santa Ana, moved into no respirator Monday and is described as fulburn pole. Michele Lloyd, 7, of 1206 East Hampshire Street Anaheim, is in hospital with polio in the revived form. Patetta Pepper, 7, of 151 Lawrence Ave Fullerton, is receiving three treatments at her home.
Sacramento report calls for government and private action to remove profits from slums and empower community boards to compel landlords to maintain properties. It cites 500,000 dilapidated units and 400,000 overcrowded dwellings across California and urges planning for 10 years of growth, with rural and suburban areas targeted for standard housing.
Cri zeiro da Sul Airlines announced today XI survivors of Sunsday's airliner crash in Rio harbor have been located, reducing the probable death toll to six. Two bodies have been found, and four persons are officially missing.
The report notes high rents in slum landlords despite stalled rehabilitation efforts. It observes profits rise where overcrowding and neglect prevail, with taxes dropping as buildings deteriorate. It calls for vigorous enforcement or building vacates until minimum decency standards are met.
In Los Angeles a divorce case hinged on a phone list. Sheila Buelow, 22, used numbers from her husband Richard's notebook and brought witnesses to court. Anita Baxter, 16, testified about Richard's dating. Other models corroborated.
When time is tight, readers are urged to call 6-907 to hire an ad writer. The notice promotes prompt classified services and emphasizes fast results.
Modesto dispatch reports a thief stole Vernon Tyers wagon Monday then fled and abandoned it blocks from his home. A local resident, recently deceased, was found aboard the wagon seat, identified as Ivers, aged 50, an undertaker.
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