Supreme Court Grants Chessman Latest Hearing Bid
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Caryl Chessman, Los Angeles sex offender, on a current petition seeking a writ of habeas corpus after years of legal battles to avoid execution. California Atty. Gen. Edmund G Brown opposed the grant. Chessman’s lawyer said the hearing could make or break the long battle.
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Suez Cleared Opens Canal to Ships Up to 20000 Tons
Salvage crews cleared the Suez Canal by lifting the sunken Egyptian frigate Abukir and towing it to a Bitter Lakes dump. The channel is physically open for ships up to 20,000 tons, pending Egyptian government authorization, with UN notice expected after Lt Gen. Raymond A. Wheeler reports to Dag Hammarskjold.
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Bomb Warning at Artesia School Delays Monday Morning
A phony bomb scare at Artesia High School caused a morning disruption as students were assembled in the gym and then released in batches while six sheriff's deputies swept the campus. All clear by 9 am with classes resuming shortly after. Nearby weather notes warned of potential tornado activity from Texas to Tennessee.
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Tennessee
Gunman Slain Officer Wounded in Wilmington Port Gun Fight
An off duty Wilmington officer exchanged fire with armed suspects Sunday in a port area clash. One gunman was killed and another was critically wounded. the officer was shot three times in the calf but survived.
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U S Use of Saudi Base Extended and Gunfight Near Liquor Store
A Dallas officer and a San Pedro clerk confronted four armed men outside a liquor store at 1109 B St. A gunfight followed as the officers opened fire, Estrada was shot, and one suspect, Lucious Williams, 21, was later found dead. The other suspects fled, with Hawkins and Whitmore both from Los Angeles escaping in a car before a crash sent Whitmore to hospital. Separately, Washington announced a five year extension of the U S use of Dhahran Air Field, with expanded Saudi forces, training, and closer ties, signed April 2 by U S and Saudi officials.
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Drastic Cuts Loom in L. B. Mail Service
Long Beach postal operations will curtail service starting Saturday under a Post Office directive. With potential Congressional funding changes, at least 25 local employees may be laid off. Saturday closures for the post office and carrier service, altered collection and delivery, and limited window hours shift operations.
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Christ and Pharisees on Calvary Mockery and Choice
A fragment reflecting on the crowd at Calvary as Jesus hangs on the cross. It ponders whether Pharisees or scribes would have aided or mocked, debating if they would defend Christ or join the derision, echoing the Bible verse about saving others but not himself.
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It Secretary Dulles Cites Proposed Foreign Aid Slaw
In congressional testimony Secretary of State Dulles mentions a proposed foreign aid program. The remark appears on Page A-2 with fuller context and related notes.
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Another Atom Test Reported By Soviets
London reports the British Ministry of Defense stating the Soviet Union carried out a nuclear test explosion on Saturday. It is the second test since last Wednesday and part of a current series. Earlier tests were noted in March with no detail on the device.
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Flames Kill Man Carrying Gas Can in Chicago
A service station attendant Otis Jones 48 died after a car struck him while he carried a can of gasoline to a stalled motorist on Lake Shore Drive Chicago. The operator of the car Fred Broitman 32 was identified by police.
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Four youths held after Sun day street killing
An 18-year-old, Carlos Abeyta Jr., was shot dead by three carloads of youths in the 700 block of South Avenue. Police booked four youths on murder suspicion as witnesses described a fusillade near 731 West 3th Street. Abeyta died en route to Orange County General Hospital.
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Feud Behind Norwalk Gang Shootings Suspected
Orange County deputies probing a feud between the Night Rollers and Alta Vista Car Club after a shooting. A 1951 car owned by Henry Estrada and his brother Alfonso was seized. witnesses say cars carried at least six youths with no .22 rifles found. La Habra Chief Johnson cites a baptism party as the feud’s start, while Abeyts’s father laments a mistaken target.
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Weather outlook shows variable clouds through Tuesday
Forecast indicates variable cloudiness continuing through Tuesday with little temperature change. Expect maxima around the coming days with mild conditions and light winds.
Plymouth veteran Zinsli found guilty in bar drinking case
UK-Tex Zinsli, 101, a Franco-Prussian War veteran, was found guilty of drinking after leaving a bar called Figers. He complained about losing his supposed freedom of the city as he reached the century mark.
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Motorcyclist Dies After Bus Collision in Los Angeles
Police report a Sunday night crash where a motorcyclist collided with a northbound bus in Los Angeles. The rider John Otto Miller, 28, of El Monte, was burned in the wreckage after the gas tanks exploded. Miller reportedly ran a traffic signal prior to the collision. four other weekend traffic deaths were noted in the county.
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