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Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1959

Page

2

Rich Malibu motel owner jailed in Kill Plot case

A 574 Superior Court jury convicted Kris Albert, 46, wealthy Beverly Hills motel owner, of trying to hire farm laborer Michael Angulo, 43, to kill his crippled wife Pearl. Sentencing set for Oct. 5 with as much as five years in state prison possible. Angulo testified Albert offered 235,000 dollars last March to carry out the murder. Albert claimed Angulo lied and attempted blackmail.

Tog Angeles Kris Albert Wealthy Bey Erly Hills Will Pearl Superior Court Albert Michael An‘gulo Agoura Los Angeles Ys Albert Santa Catalina Island Angulo

Getty Son Gordon Getty Arrested in Saudi Accident

Paul Getty, the oil magnate, reports his son Gordon Getty, 24, has been arrested in the Saudi town of Phannam after an automobile accident. Gordon recently left university to work as a supervisor in his father's oil firm in Saudi Arabia.

Paul Getty Saudi Arabia Getty Gorjdon San Francisco Issid Gordon Phannam London

Two Climbers Die In Frontal Rescue At Profile Mountain

In Franconia New Hampshire two climbers perished after spending 28 hours on a rain swept ledge as rescuers battled 50 mile winds fog and 38 degree cold. Alfred Whipple Jr 20 of Gales Ferry Connecticut Brown University and Sidney Crouch 24 of Ledyard Connecticut Export Bible Institute students were the victims. A seven man rescuing team led by John E. Taylor 29 of Princeton Massachusetts reached the ledge finding one climber dead or dying and the other incoherent amid the grim weather conditions.

Sidney Crouch Alfred’ Whipple Jr Profile Mountain New Hampshire Franconia N. H.i Appalachian Mountain Club White Mountains Alfred Whipple Jr Gales Ferry Conn Brown University Ledyard Export

Mississippi Votes Today on Governor

Mississippi voters face a tightly contested Democratic runoff with Lt. Gov. Carroll Gartin claiming 50 to 55 counties and Ross Barnett aiming for 180 counties as polls open at 7 a.m. The winner will take office January 19, in a solidly Democratic state where the Republican Party has no candidate. A separate incident recounts a frantic rescue at a waterfront, with David Sanderson assisting a youth in cold conditions before the situation shifted.

Jackson Miss Mississippi Carroll Gartin Ross Barnett Reputican Party

Bridge Expert Dies After Mountain Rescue Fails

Kalamazoo Michigan reports Harold Sharpsteen a 66 year old noted bridge expert and former newspaperman died Sunday after a long illness during a mountain rescue attempt. Rescuers exhausted and daylight waning abandoned plans to bring victims down. Ropes and iron spikes left in rock crevices.

Kalamazoo Mich Harold Sharpsteen

L. A. Wife Slain as Ex-Mate Shot and Wounded

In Los Angeles an airman shot and killed his ex-wife after a family dispute sparked by a daughter wanting to live with her mother. The husband, John McSherry, a 29 year old Marine cook, was wounded and in fair condition. Suspect Sills, 59, was jailed on murder charges.

Los Angeles Sheriff's Deputies Noale Torrey Oceanside Janice McSherry John Fendictan

Polio Strikes Two More in San Bernardino County

Polio cases rise in San Bernardino County with two new victims. Victims include Doris E. Adams, 20, of San Bernardino, and Debra Aldred, 4 months, of Victorville. County total climbs to ten for 1959.

San Bernardino

Formosa Typhoon Strands About 1,000 Homeless Locals

Reports indicate about 1,000 people left homeless after a typhoon near Formosa. Small fishing boats with about 30 men aboard were feared lost as the storm swept west of the island Saturday.

Formosa Taipei Fes Forcadoresland Imosa

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