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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1962
Page
4
Thirteen inmates perched on a prison tower displayed bed sheets with a protest message referencing Payne's allegations. Guards fired a volley as two groups attempted to reach the tower, while officials feared a riot in the recreation yard but reported the scene later calm with no immediate plan to remove them.
A Boston area house tragedy ends with a widow identified as Mrs. Bolson killing her son and a girl before attempting suicide. Police report the bodies found in a garage after a night of agitation and sales talk. Nearby residents recalled the widow’s husband died in a crash years earlier and her parolee son faced multiple prison terms. The investigation also notes a separate case of a U S sailor jailed over a bomb threat on a New Orleans bound flight.
Navy veteran and test pilot Wally Schirra, 39, selected for a six orbit Mercury mission this summer. Born in Hackensack New Jersey he served as exchange pilot in Korea flying eight combat missions and later became project officer and instructor in new Navy aircraft programs.
Julia Stewart sues her Kingston Trio member husband, demanding $1,750 monthly temporary support for herself and their four month old son Joha, plus $2,500 in attorney fees. Stewart, a composer and arranger who joined the group as singer in August 1961, faced a rocky marriage after two years together.
OSLO UPI reports Princess As tid Ferner of Norway is expecting a child this fall. She married Oslo businessman Johan Martin Ferner in January 1961 in Oslo.
Fifty five thousand carpenters approved a five year contract with four contractors' associations, ending the threat of halting two billion dollars in construction across 10 Southern California counties. Separately 10,900 operating engineers settled their dispute, easing a possible walkout, while 5,000 cement workers faced a lockout that began last Thursday.
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