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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1962
Page
1
Former bank official James Herbert Nicholson 51 died instantly in a fiery head-on collision near Indio today. Police said no other injuries were reported as investigators opened the crash scene and examined vehicle positions.
News recounts Adolf Eichmann’s execution after the Eichmann trials, noting his calm defiance on the gallows and condemnation of war crimes. The report ties his death to the broader effort to hold Nazi leaders accountable for the Holocaust and details public reactions and legal consequences.
A Turkish jet exploded, killing six people and injuring about a hundred others. Officials reported rapid-fire flames and scattered debris at the crash site, with emergency crews rushing to the scene and investigating the cause of the disaster.
London reports a warrant issued for the arrest of Ormantown, 25, half-brother of Princess Margaret's husband, after he failed to appear in court on a charge of operating a car while drunk. He is the son of the Earl and Countess of Roske, mother being Margaret's husband Lord Snowdon's former stepmother.
The GAO charged the Agriculture Department with allowing a brothel in Tonto National Forest Arizona from 1953 to 1957 and a nudist colony in Boise National Forest Idaho. The report urged prompt review of unpatented mining claims and criticized Forest Service oversight amid broader findings of unauthorized uses of federal land including permanent and summer homes and hotels.
Edwards Air Force Base California witnessed X15 pilot Bob White reach 129000 feet in a steep plunge from space. He dove at 3930 miles per hour though the planned 4900 mph and 182000 feet altitude were not achieved. The craft entered the atmosphere at 20 degrees above horizontal exposing its undersurface to intense heat.
The notice lists where to find the new ants license plates and mentions multiple page references across the newspaper. It notes January issuance and directs readers to specific sections and pages for additional details, including editorials, classifieds, and sports.
Pacifist demonstrators spent the night on the sidewalk outside San Francisco’s federal courthouse and later resumed a sit in inside the building. About 35 people staged the action under the Committee for Nonviolent Action. Six additional demonstrators were carried from the marshal’s waiting room, one placard bearer twice, as authorities ordered them to stay in the hallway while the protest continued.
New York market data show profit-taking easing as traders bought to start the week. The Dow Jones average rose to 612.37 by 2 p.m., up 38.43 from two sessions ago, while the S and P 500 lagged and the tape showed mixed gains in several issues.
A minor eruption at Mount Mihara on Oshima Island, about 75 miles south of Tokyo, produced heavy smoke rising to about 3,000 feet. Police said no casualties or damage were reported and the eruption lasted several hours.
Fog at night and early morning then clear by day. High near 69 degrees by noon. Clear skies persist with light winds, making for a pleasant spring Saturday across the region.
Los Angeles County approves a general raise for 41,000 county employees effective Sept 1 1962. The board backed varying increases up to 92 45 per month with a total cost about 8 725 million for 10 months. Supervisor Sepate dissented preferring a one percent raise.
Police surrounded a two office area on the first floor of the VA Leech Farm Hospital when patient Polla held a doctor as a hostage. About 60 officers responded. Polla, listed as a voluntary mental patient, had been admitted after a Korea era hospital stays and prior discharge last April.
In Anchorage Alaska Fred Milbecker 20 of Lake Orion Michigan pleaded guilty to disturbing conduct after attempting to ship himself by box labeled canned goods at Anchorage International Airport with William Miner of Dillingham Alaska. Milbecker received a 200 dollar fine and a 10 day jail sentence suspended on good conduct. The plan involved a 206 pound box marked fragile canned goods and a two man scheme to save money while seeking work.
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