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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1963
Page
1
Cuban authorities say two pirate planes attacked Cuba, one bombing the Central Bolivia sugar mill in Moron and another firing on Havana Bay oil refinery. The ministry alleged CIA direction, with no nationality disclosed, and reported antiaircraft fire across Havana.
A fiery crash on El Toro Road near El Toro Marine Corps Air Station killed Angel Gallegos 26, Linda Pietrank 16, and Ann Wells 17, with Albert Vice 28 injured. The speeding car hit a barricade, left the road, and plunged into Aliso Creek at 3 am.
Former Venezuelan dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez lost last minute appeals in Florida and before the U S Supreme Court and was flown from Miami to Caracas to face charges he looted $13.5 million. Extradition delays stretched 45 minutes before departure.
North American Aviation Inc announced a 934.4 million contract with the government for Apollo spacecraft development and production at Downey. The deal covers work at the Downey plant and costs from about 1,200 sub contractors for 11 launches, including seven boilerplates and four operational vehicles, with manufacturing already underway and boiler plates being tested.
The crash near Saigon killed two American pilots amid a Viet Nam strike event. The page notes the Miss International Beauty contestants from Austria, Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Sweden, Turkey, United States, and others. One wing buckled from ground fire or a technical failure before the plane plunged into the jungle. If confirmed dead, the U.S. death toll would rise to four since December 1961.
Detectives say a white couple organized a hoax to incite a race incident in Walnut by tar and feathering a young mother. Victim Mrs Katherine Harwell suffered severe burns. suspects Mrs Eva Harwell Lewis and Robert Lewis and another woman deny the hoax. The plan aimed to attract white residents and aid segregationist causes.
Strong showers in Southern California floodprone areas marooned hundreds of tourists and a fire department rescue team in the San Bernardino Mountains about 75 miles east of Los Angeles. Mudslides 10 to 15 feet deep trapped rescuers and churchgoers while temperatures soared elsewhere with 90s in Los Angeles and 100 in Palm Springs. The five day forecast calls for scattered thundershowers in mountains and deserts with possible coastal sprinkles.
Longshore workers and Local 18 members in Wilmington booed and denounced Harry Bridges at a heated meeting as he urged restricting night gangs to 532 men. Pete Moore repeatedly banged the gavel to quell the uproar amid claims of artificial gang shortages shrinking forced shipping to other ports.
Police disclosed further recovery from the 7.1 million mail train heist. Five charged include two middle aged sisters, with 674000 recovered so far. Reports say investigators seek 1.5 million buried on a farm near the scene. About 280000 found in two suitcases near Dorking Forest.
The Navy announced the Long Beach Naval Hospital project will not include obstetrical care. Planned at 500 beds with 28 for dependents, the reduced plan provides only 12 beds for obstetrical cases after reallocations to general medical, surgical, and pediatric care. The decision cites efficiency and existing Medicare Act guidelines and notes barracks space shortages at the Naval Station.
Local briefs note tides and shore conditions with writer Hal Boyle providing observations. Listings indicate sections across various pages including Bridge, Classifieds, Death Notices, Editorial, and Sports.
The report notes area by area conditions with clouds and heat. Eastern areas expect a peak near 90 degrees by noon, desert zones face scattered thunder showers and temperatures around 100. Mountain regions remain mostly cloudy with showers and warmer readings near 80 in the day.
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