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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1958
Page
8
A runaway 287 foot Navy blimp rose about 7,500 feet west of Sapelo Island near Brunswick. Crew of ten released helium after a hard impact and engines failed. The blimp drifted, was observed by other aircraft, and finally landed without external help as a valve released helium.
Democratic lieutenant governor hopeful Glenn Anderson, 45, touted strong voter support after 74 coffee stops in a day and outperforming Pat Brown in San Diego. He told party workers in Los Angeles and Long Beach that his campaign pace and frequent talks helped gain wide acceptance and support for Edmund G. Brown as his running mate.
UPI dispatch reports a professor of religion James P. Smith dying of a heart attack while campaigning in Indiana. Ray Simpson named campaign chairman for California’s 18th District as debates on water, freight rates, and unity unfold. Meanwhile Californians for Yes on Prop. 18 push a right to work stance amid harbor commission controversy. Bill Knowland appearances and veterans’ groups weigh loyalty oath repeal amid Lakewood League of Cities talk.
PART WORTH Texas 13 year old William Blake was badly burned when a barn fire spread while he slept in the loft 20 miles southeast of here near Mansfield. He said he ran away from home to avoid being a financial burden on his stepfather John Crabtree who earns little, and he narrated the flames engulfing him.
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