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Newspaper

Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1961

Page

3

Boy Dies in Cave-In on Mesa River Bank

One year old Lloyd George Lewis was buried by a flood spillway embankment collapse while Liz ard hunting near Placentia Avenue and Joann Street. Two playmates Paul Zimmerman and Steven Zimmerman were nearby. Steven was partially buried but freed with help, and rescue crews dug five feet to reach the boy. Firemen applied oxygen but could not revive him.

Gosta Mesa Lloyd George Lewis Joan St Felice Placentia Avenue Joann Street Paull’ Zimmerman Steven Paul Leams Hoy

Soviets boycott U.N. lunch amid Dag Hammarskjold dispute

At the United Nations a Soviet boycott of a lunch hosted by secretary general Dag Hammarskjold drew attention as Cold War tensions rose. Andrei Gromyko led the snub with Bulgaria and Romania absent, while Adlai Stevenson attended. Talks over Desilu Productions acquisition by Westinghouse and Congo crisis maneuvers also surfaced in brief discussions.

United Nations Dag Hammar Skjold U.N Kwame Nkrumati Ghana Andrei Gromyko General Assembly Bulgaria Romania U. S D Stevenson Rapnor UPI di- Gromyko Westinghouse the Broadcasting Co Desilu 1St Auestions Wut Only Productions, Inc Dest Am

Drop Suit On 4 Soap Companies

The Justice Department dropped an eight year antitrust complaint against Procter & Gamble Colgate Palmolive and Glycerine Producers Inc alleging monopoly. Judge Hartshome dismissed after DOJ said no purpose served by trial amid shift from soap to synthetic detergents. Attorney MARGET BRASS noted industry changes since 1952 and urged dismissal in public interest.

Washington Justice Department Reading U.S Richard Hartshore Newark Procter & Gamble Co Colgate Palmolive Co Glycerine Producers, Inc Eee Marget Brass Antitrust Division Hartshome Adtv. Geo Robert Kennedy Justice Departent

X15 Leader 4 Sets Sailplane Altitude Record

Paul F. Bille, head of the X15 rocket plane program, flew a Schweizer 123E sailplane to 46,267 feet above sea level near Edwards Air Force Base. Soaring Society of America certified it as a new world record, surpassing the 42,303 feet claimed for a 1960 record and the prior high-low record of 35,760 feet.

EOS Angeles Paul F. Bille National Aeronauticg. and Space Administration Edwards Air Force “Base California Desert Soaring Society of America William 8. Ivans San Diego Federation Aeronautique Inter- Nationale Paris

High Court Rejects Sit-in Case As US Supreme Court declines to hear Tallahassee incident

The Supreme Court refused to hear arguments in a Tallahassee Florida sit-in case where African American and white participants received jail terms and fines for disorderly conduct. The order was issued without comment. Also today the court ruled three Washington DC men were convicted illegally on gambling charges due to a one foot long eavesdropping device.

Washington UPT Supreme Court Tallahassee Fla South Baton Rouge Washington, D.C Manchester, N.H Union Leader Corp Haver Mass., Gazette New England Philadelphia

Vaccine Pioneer Dr Bauer Dies at 71 in Baltimore

Dr Johannes H Bauer, 71, an internationally known research physician and pioneer in yellow fever vaccine development, died Saturday in Baltimore. He helped advance vaccine science through decades of work and leadership in virology and public health research.

Haltimore GP Johannes H. Bauer

GM to Idle 37800 for One Week

Detroit firms announce a one week shutdown starting March 13, idling about 37,800 hourly workers across Buick Oldsmobile and Pontiac plus six joint plants. Oldsmobile Lansing plant to cut 6,000, Buick 9,000, Pontiac 12,000, with 10,800 idle at plants in Arlington Texas Atlanta Linden New Wilmington South Gate and Kansas City. Chrysler and Studebaker-Packard also idled last week as plants balance stocks with sales.

Detroit General Motors Buick Oldsmobile Pontiac Lansing Arlington Tex Atlanta Linden Wihnington Del South Gate Calif Kansas City Kan Chrysler Corp Studebaker-Packard South Bend Ind

Slasher Attacks Three in Hollywood in Domestic Terror

A 21 year old ex Marine roamed Hollywood slashing at women and threatening others in a two hour spree described by police as a reign of terror. He attacked Frances Deltsch, 60, in a do it yourself laundry and the assailant fled after screams. He also threatened Isa lan women and other victims, with one woman escaping unharmed.

Hollywood Apt Belle Lankford Charles M. Cunningham Cunningham Muae Frances Deltsch Zoe

Unclear Health Ad Promises Pain Relief by Dr Duncan

A fragmented ad text touts treatment for shoulder and leg pain via benevolent claims. It mentions relaxants, improved circulation, and a contact number for appointments, referencing Vera Burke and Dr Duncan in a rough, garbled promise of relief.

Cunninghams Vera A. Burke

Carole Returns to Stand for Further Questioning

Los Angeles reports Carole Tregoff, 24, the mistress of surgeon Dr. R Bernard, will likely return to the witness stand for further cross examination in Finch's third murder trial. She says she did not see the actual shooting of Barbara Jean Finch, who died July 18, 1859, as her husband testified the death occurred during a struggle over a gun. The trials have seen two hung outcomes prior.

R. Bernard Finch Miss Tregoff Barbara Jean Finch

Hearing Promise Ignored In Promoter's Silent Appeal

A hurried reader contemplates a dubious hearing improvement offer from an independent press Telegram box ad. The message promises free disclosure of a scientific discovery claimed to restore sharp hearing but provides no verifiable details or charge information.

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