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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1959
Page
2
In Santa Monica Mountains Glenn R. Folsom saw a rattlesnake in his car and jumped out as the vehicle rolled toward a 400-foot cliff. The car was demolished. Folsom, an amateur geologist from Van Nuys, said the snake climbed in while he prospected. He did not reapply the handbrake, and the snake did not stop the roll.
A freight train derailed at Frazer Pennsylvania Railroad and a delayed passenger train crashed into the wreckage, blocking four tracks. None of the 41 passengers and 5 crewmen aboard the night express were hospitalized, though three reported minor injuries. The locomotive and 44 freight cars left the tracks while most passenger cars remained on track. The railroad cited a locked driving wheel on the second electric locomotive pulling the freight as the cause.
The Army announced the 19th Jupiter IRBM launch today from Cape Canaveral was successful and the weapon is ready for operational use. Of 19 shots, 17 supported development or space probes, with one launch deemed unsuccessful due to a 32 second destruction in 1958.
A damaged OCR fragment references Long Beach and Pine Avenue, with garbled terms like audit bureau and circulation. The readable items suggest a local notice or staff memo about a delivery or circulation matter, but clear details are absent.
San Francisco reports comedian Jonathan Winters was removed from San Francisco General Hospital to an undisclosed rest home after a hospital stay and a museum ship incident. His wife Eileen Winters said he is tired and needs care. agent Martin Goodman described him as sensitive and like a little boy. A doctor labeled his condition as requiring further care while political talks in Washington considered cultural exchange proposals involving mothers from the United States and Soviet Union to foster understanding.
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