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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1967
Page
1
Richard Ruxton, 15, reports his seven foot boa Marcus is missing after a basement door knock and glass lid displacement. The 35 pound snake is feared to threaten small animals as search efforts span the western Chicago suburbs with no success yet.
Playmate of the Month Joey Gibson, 21, faces sentencing after a Beverly Hills conviction for prostitution. Her attorney plans a new trial while Miss Gibson awaits a court date on October 5. Co-defendant Marcia Goldman, 28, was also found guilty after officers entered Goldman’s apartment.
West Germany faces protests over Baldur von Schirach memoirs published in Stern under I Believed in Hitler. The Federal German Youth Ring spokesman in Bonn condemned the work as a one sided distorted account issued by the ex Nazi youth chief who is 60 and freed last year after a war crimes sentence.
Ethel Six Geary, 26, daughter of actress Ethel Merman, was found dead in her cabin near Green Mountain Falls in El Paso County. An autopsy was planned. authorities cited no foul play and said death appeared due to an overdose of pills. Geary had lived in Denver and was separated from her husband William Geary, whom she married in 1960 at Colorado College.
Ratna Sari Dewi Japanese born wife of deposed Indonesian President Sukarno denies reports of a divorce. She states she will never divorce him and has been married to Sukarno for eight years. She arrived in Japan last November to give birth to a daughter Kartikea Sari and hopes to return to Indonesia when circumstances allow.
The Weather Bureau predicts continued westerly storms through Friday across Southern California. Extensive winds up to 50 mph toppled trees, with a 12 year old Reseda girl narrowly escaping injury while saving a kitten. Flash floods and power outages affected San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties as gusty heat gave way to scattered brush fires in Orange, Riverside, and surrounding regions.
More than 14 inches of rain drenched Burton Lake Georgia washing out bridges and closing roads. Augusta and other towns saw heavy totals with trains derailed near Lockhart and rivers flooding mountain areas displacing families in Helen Georgia.
A weak storm front spread through fire scarred terrain in the Pacific Northwest adding to the misery as fires burn nearly 90 000 acres. The US Forest Service closed major forests in northern Idaho and western Montana to campers and the lumber industry while travel restrictions apply to wood operations. Firefighters battled multiple lightning sparked fires across five western states and British Columbia with Trapper Peak in Idaho consuming 6 500 acres and two Snake River fires exceeding 1 100 acres, as crews fought to slow the blazes amid worsening weather.
Petition circulates in Concord to place Ronald Reagan on New Hampshire primary ballot with 50 Republican voters signatures from two districts unless California governor asks him not to be entered.
President Gamal Abdel Nasser endorses a Sudanese plan to end Yemen's civil war. Sudanese Prime Minister Mahgoub says Arab forces will replace Egyptian troops, with a referendum to shape Yemen’s government. Talks with Nasser and King Faisal in Khartoum planned later this month. Egypt and Saudi Arabia have backed rival Yemeni factions.
Tokyo police report 50 year old Masso Ogane sought sleep during sewer construction by suspending a weighted plastic bag from his ceiling and biting it shut. The device worked briefly until Wednesday when the bag suffocated him as his teeth remained clenched.
A playful note touts the classified section as a daily supermarket of values where readers can shop for time and money savings, inviting quick comparisons and smart purchases in a light, breezy tone.
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