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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1961
Page
3
London reports a collision as a packed commuter train overturns and an incoming south London train from Ad Giscombe crashes into an empty carriage. Ambulances and fire engines rush to Cannon Street and London Bridge as authorities say injuries are unexpectedly light due to slow speeds.
The report recounts the birth of Gable Prince, an eight pound boy, and notes the family tragedy as Gable died without uttering a word. Mrs Gable describes her husband Clark as a wonderful man watching from above as memories of his heart attack and death linger.
A freight train fatally strikes a couple and four children, with wreckage spanning 144 feet. Authorities report warning signals were functioning as the victims’ bodies are moved to a mortuary in Upland. Neighbors recount shocked scenes and memories of a family with a beloved puppy nearby.
A St. Louis police civilian clerk, Joseph T. Drmack, alleged to have aided decoy ticket schemes, was charged with failure to perform official duties. The warrant was issued by the circuit attorney’s office following a civil service investigation into parochial aid tickets.
Snowfall hit the upper Northeast on Sunday while New England residents debated late winter ski profits and Vermont New Hampshire and Maine saw lighter totals. A Boston fatality occurred when a scooter driver was struck after a cooler slipped under a car. In Valhalla New York a skunk cabbage appeared signaling spring despite brisk winds and chilly temperatures.
Cape Canaveral will open this weekend May 20 21 for a one time only car tour of the space center and missile facilities. Officials expect thousands of visitors to drive through in private cars on the public access event.
Corpus Christi Catholic Men’s Council adopts a resolution opposing direct aid to private and parochial schools. The Corpus Christi Diocesan Council unites a 22 county region with an estimated Catholic population of 500000 to take a stand on public funding for private education.
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