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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1960
Page
5
San Pedro police appeal for witnesses who may have seen a passenger enter a cab near 6th and Beacon Street after midnight. Homicide investigators believe cab driver Paul Medevic was killed and robbed by a fare around 12:15 a.m. in the waterfront saloon district. Detectives continue the probe.
The hearing shows Terry and Wilson amid indifference and whispered conferences with counsel. Brizen dine testified as the pair, both wounded, sit in casts and bandages, while a planned Las Vegas trip to question a longshot is referenced in the slaying case.
MEDEVIC, 22, of the San Pedro YMCA, was shot in the back of the head at the wheel of his taxi. His body was dumped in a vacant ocean front lot near Paseo del Mar and Weymouth Ave. The cab was found about 2 1/2 miles away. Kenneth L. Jones, 26, of Reno, was arrested in Cactus Springs, Nev., after sheriff's deputies traced a stranger spotted near Beacon St. Jones matched the description and a teletyped alert followed the murder.
A 23-year-old Wilmington parolee received a state prison term of one to ten years for possession of narcotics. Ruben M. Lopez of Anaheim Street pleaded guilty. Co-defendant Sani R. Robello, 23, of 841 West 1st Street San Pedro, was arrested April 28 and had a hearing continued to July 25.
Harbor District Chambers of Commerce will meet at 7:30 pm on Thursday at 215 Acacia St, per President Carl J. Hoffman.
Ahern, Democratic candidate for Congress, announced 1 000 tickets for Friday night at the Los Angeles Coliseum distributed from 5 to 7 30 p m via the National Democratic truck and City Hall and totaling 5 500 tickets for the Long Beach lakewood area.
Buffums department store in Long Beach has mounted an AP teletype on its main floor to keep shoppers informed from the All Star game to the National Democratic Convention. The 36th Anniversary sale opens Thursday with exhibits from Long Beach Naval Station, Douglas Aircraft, North American Aviation, Lockheed, IBM, Du Pont and others. Visitors will see space suits, Pioneer I models, missiles like Houndog and Polaris, a Thor Able rocket, a Douglas C8 Jetliner, and a full electric kitchen exhibit highlighting new electronics and syn- dustrial discoveries.
Multiple obituaries list Rose Ortega Florence Sproul Minnie Stubbe Dorothy Shoemaker Anna Hink Alfred Ellingson Grace Kinney Andrew Russell Raymond Hedderly Ross Stovall Henry Crayne Daniel Crayne Daniel Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne Crayne
Inspector Harris S. Copple of the Los Angeles County marshal's office, based in Compton, begins terminal leave ahead of retirement on Sept. 1. A Compton resident since 1933, Copple served as deputy constable, constable, marshal, and inspector, supervising eastern county operations. He and his wife Dorothy have three children, with Capt. Ross Reed named to replace him in the east area.
The State Alcoholic Beverage Control Department overruled a city protest against licensing a bar at 4499 F 4th St. The decision notes the premises are near three schools but finds no appreciable threat to the welfare or morals of children. City testimony cited concerns from PTA groups and area parents.
A burglar paused long enough to eat apple pie and drink milk after looting 468 dollars from the safe at Pip's Hamburger Drive-In on Artesia Boulevard. The incident occurred Monday night at 3465 E Artesia. Police are investigating the break-in.
Jean Webster Dunham, 72, Long Beach poet, died Monday at her home after a yearlong illness. Born in Australia and later California resident since 1902, she contributed to newspapers and magazines and was active in local writers groups. Survived by her husband and a daughter. Private services at Bilday Mortuary.
A fire caused by faulty wiring heavily damaged a wing of attorney I. M. Hapae's home at S215 E Broadway. Battalion Chief Arthur H. Radin said firemen prevented spread to the rest of the frame structure while the family was away. the roof was destroyed after the blaze broke out at 4 18 p.m.
Mrs Gertrude C Irby aged 69 of 5235 Pageantry Ave died Sunday. Survived by daughter Evelyn Davey son Jack By brother Roy Cummings sister Fannie Beal. Service set for Wednesday at 2 pm at Patterson and Snively Mortuary.
FASTEETH improves denture adhesion by sprinkling powder on upper or lower plates to keep teeth from slipping. It claims no gummy taste and no odor, offering a cleaner feel. Available at drug counters nationwide.
More than 20 Marines from Los Alamitos Naval Air Station donated blood Monday afternoon. The contributions were organized under Sonshine Circle, a charity of the Rosicrucian Order, with the Blood Bank located at 319 West Broadway.
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