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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1959
Page
3
In Willits California a truck truck-tractor loaded with wood collided with the Skunk a beloved coastal narrow gauge train derailing it. Ten passengers were treated for minor injuries after hospital checks and a crane recovered the engine to the track.
A 17 year old Chico youth admitted to setting fire to his girlfriend's father's residence on August 2 and attempting to burn the car on August 7 after being blocked from dating. Sheriff Larry Gillick noted the youth carried a torch for the girl and was placed into custody.
In St. Louis on a Monday night a pursuing plainclothes police team was obstructed by a crowd of about 200 Black residents while chasing a youth purse snatcher at a housing project. Reinforcements with uniforms and canine units dispersed the group. no arrests were made and the suspect fled into a building.
California Governor Goodwin J. Knight, a Republican, will begin a five minute television commentary on political news starting August 31. KCOP plans to tape the show for national distribution from Los Angeles.
In Bristol R. I. Adel Bay aboard large liner bert M. Lawrence, 40, police said Lawrence drowned Monday during a rescue attempt for his two children Linda 10 and John 4 who were swept into deep water at Mount Hope. A boat later picked up the children.
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