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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1966
Page
1
Short, fragmented entry from Long Beach California dated October 4 details a press telegram note. No further readable context or named entities are evident in the fragment.
A damaged OCR listing hints at show times and performances at the Rivoli theater. Names such as Tom Jones appear with unclear surrounding text, suggesting an old cinema program page with partial, unreadable details.
The article traces a deadly raft incident where Cubans paid $1000 to be smuggled from Miami to Cuba aboard a frail craft. Survivors describe repeated dives beneath waves as families and individuals were lost, with Oliva among the missing and Gonzales discharged from hospital amid suspicion of a clandestine freedom-for-hire operation run by a pair including the first mate.
A 28 year old barber identified as Robert Woodmansee of 1536 Parade Street died of asphyxiation after his mattress caught fire. Firemen said he was sinking in bed and remained with Mr and Mrs Glenn Gond at Parade Street until authorities arrived.
American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Richard Gordon arrived in Caracas to begin an 11 nation goodwill tour across Latin America confirming the mission as a high profile diplomatic visit with potential impact on U.S. space outreach.
President Johnson recalled the donor who helped his ranch purchase at the funeral. The White House physician said the president's health is excellent after gall bladder surgery at Bethesda on Oct 8, 1965, with recent recuperation at the ranch and return to Washington in 1966. In Newark he accused Republicans of basing campaigns on fear, addressing about 20,000 Democrats at Military Park.
A hurricane advisory warned near 185 mph winds near the center with storm effects stretching 50 miles outward and gale winds reaching 200 miles north and 175 miles south. Mexican coast residents from Tuxpan to Tampico were urged to take precautions as the storm threatened hurricane force winds, high tides, and torrential rains. The Yujuan Peninsula reported fatalities and widespread damage as Progreso evacuated nearly all residents and Merida sheltered refugees from Progress amid severe winds and flooding.
RADCLIFFE England Johnny Kidd 30 year old British pop singer and leader of a group known as The Pirates was killed in a two car highway crash near here Friday night A man in the other car also was killed and two passengers with Kidd were injured
The decomposed body of 22 year old Sheryl Cummings, missing since August 19 from Santa Monica, was found in Malibu Canyon area. Donald Alfred Davis, 19, Santa Monica, was booked on suspicion of murder after leading deputies to the scene. he had prior burglary charges. The victim’s skull showed trauma from a heavy rock. a bloodstained 50 to 75 pound rock and debris were recovered near the digged site.
A white scarf and purse with Miss Cummings' name were found, and she was reportedly dragged from a bus stop near her Santa Monica apartment. Detectives say the witness waited over a week to report. The victim, daughter of Dr. Shenwood Cummings of Fullerton, taught at California State College Fullerton. Davis, an English professor, was arrested after hiding in a Panorama City service station office. his wife Claudia, 18, was jailed on burglary suspicion.
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