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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1958
Page
2
Estate records reveal debts around 20000 and instruments valued at 5300 to 5500. Saxophonist Herbie Fields died September 17 from an overdose of a solvent oil. Fields won major jazz awards including Esquire and Metronome during his rise to international fame.
At Long Beach State College a jazz concert by Louis Armstrong and his group drew about 2500 students who sang clapped and cheered through two hours of hot performance. The horn and forceful personality created a torrid blue set that moved the audience despite heat and a failing sound system.
Russell A. Whelcher, 31, was jailed in Pasadena on suspicion of resisting arrest after police and his girlfriend thwarted his alleged plan to kill himself. Officers, aided by a tear gas hand used at his rooming house, evacuated other residents as Whelcher barricaded himself near a revolver. Joyce Cohto, 26, kept him on the phone while police were summoned.
Cordova Alaska reports Charles F Bante an experienced pilot from Palo Alto forced to land after an engine carburetor ice disruption during a record attempt from Tokyo to Miami. He logged 3270 miles before landing in fog with inches of visibility, while rival Marion Pat Baty planned to pursue the same record from Manila to Pendleton Oregon.
Sources said diplomatic talks will open here before month end to discuss Philippine requests for new U S arms and other aid. Priority topics include defense assistance and security cooperation amid regional tensions.
A Wichita insurace coverage dispute centers on whether Forrest McCuiston, an aviation engineer, died in a bomb blast at Wichita airport or by his own hand. Investigators weigh if the $25,000 policy pays as relatives seek clarity amid an FBI examination of debris and conflicting evidence.
A garbled OCR item lists numerous fragments and cryptic prompts across diverse topics. It includes references to geography Iraqi terms, organisms, weapons, and random words, creating a nonsensical puzzle-like bundle without coherent narrative.
A Florida larceny case against actor Ireland Delany, who had come to Daytona Beach for a July 1957 vacation and remained with a summer stock company at The Case Linda Hotel, was dismissed after the defendant paid a $1,475 bill. The court granted dismissal as the bill was settled.
Hollywood reports indicate Marilyn Monroe was absent from the set of Some Like It Hot as rumors swirl about her pregnancy. Director Billy Wilder and others confirm she did not appear Friday or the preceding day while medical checks and prior hospital stays are referenced.
Holly Brett, 33, part of the De Castro sisters, welcomed her first child on Friday. Her husband Thomas Brett, a gym manager, was by her side during the birth.
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