08 Jul 1960
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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1960
Page
1
Florence Kent 15 hypnotized Sandra Meyer 15 in San Diego then could not snap out of it. Sandra collapsed and was rushed to hospital where she recovered after a psychiatrist ordered her release. Ambulance ride seemed to help, as the girl soon regained alertness.
Arthur Knorr, 46, of Northridge, died after months of confinement at a sister’s home. He had rapid weight gain from a glandular condition, weighing over 600 pounds six months earlier and about 800 to 1,000 pounds at death. Police and firefighters required nine men and a cut wooden table to remove him. The coroner ruled natural causes but noted the weight gain stemmed from illness.
Los Angeles coverage recounts a chaotic scene at the Democratic National Convention in the Biltmore Hotel as Lee Rhodes a 34 year old beauty salon operator threatened to jump claiming a false charge. Police and media restrained the situation and transported him to a hospital for observation while delegates and crowds watched in confusion.
Los Angeles coverage from the Biltmore Hotel previews preconvention activity with fair business in public bars and room service. Kennedy supporters push strategy while delegates vote on buttons and campaign leanings. Pickets protest capital punishment as Gov Brown is absent and a Cubs banner decorates the lobby.
Nanette Wallace, 19, daughter of a Vanderbilt ex wife, marries U S Army sergeant Wiley M. Lockamy, 23, from Clinton North Carolina. The couple eloped May 28 from the French Riviera to Bitburg Germany where Lockamy is stationed. Patricia Wallace Vanderbilt pursued to Germany, then consented to the marriage.
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