The Fresno Bee from Fresno, California • 33

1 -r THE FRESNO BEE SC Monday May 24 1965 I NEWS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY By McClachy Newspaper Servica Gun That Refused To Shoot Does Kills Man ExReporter Is Arrested In Gunman Escapes In Wild Madera Chase Wife's Slaying MADERA Madera Co An of north Madera and out the old armed bandit held up a Madera- highway to Road 26 where the bandit turned east onto Avenue 17 When Avenue 17 deadended the fugitive continued driv- liquor store and made his getaway after leading the police on a high speed chase into the country VISALIA Tulare Oscar De Leon 21 of Earli-mart is in custody on investigation of murder following a shooting incident in Earlimart shortly after noon yesterday The victim Matias Marro-i quin Jr of Earlimart was pro- but the 'gun misfired as it did nounced dead on arrival at the when he placed it to his own Delano Kern County Hospital Sergeant Mitchell Vidak says the victim De Leon and another head When he pointed it at Marroquin again and pulled the Mrs Dru sella Cockrum 39 FRAZIER PARK Kern Co-Mrs Sylviane Bernadette Day 47 of 253 Main Trail was shot and killed Saturday at about 9:30 PM in her home here The office reports ing through a field Patrolman operator of Skeeko'a Lioor he as entered GI" "lier' hilsbandr' trigger the gun discharged and being held in the county jail SPECIALS EFFECTIVE MON-TUES-WED-THUR person were examining a 22 'caliber revolver which belonged' the bullet struck the victim Coffee Shop Special Pot Roast of Noodles to a mutual friend De Leon tried several times to fire the 'gun but he was unsuccessful Vidak says He pointed it at his two companions and pulled the trigger MEMBER ASHLAN PARK CENTRAL CREDIT De Leon went to a nearby cafe where he called for an ambulance but instead of waiting he and the other man took the victim to the Delano hospital where he was pronounced dead 99 Strvid with flutfy moihfd potato i vegetable loup and talad roll and buttor coffee toa or milk Your Ashlan Park Card Wekome Here Store at 511 North Street said the man entered the store about 9:20 PM and demanded money after pointing a nickel plated revolver at her As Mrs Cockrum gave him about $150 in cash from the cash register she said she pressed a floor alarm which alerted her husband Junior Cockrum who was operating a bar next door He called the police and went outside just as the holdup man emerged from the liquor store Cockrum said he tackled the man and was hit in the face with the revolver during the shuffle The bandit ran for a waiting car and drove off just as Sergeant Gordon Skeels was arriving Skeels took out after the gunman and was later joined in the chase by Officer John Foley in another patrol car The chase led the police through a section Coffee Shop Open 7:00 AM to 9:30 PM field and Skeels continued the chase until the bandit drove through a wire fence His car came to a halt when it crashed into another fence a short distance away By now sheriffs deputies had arrived on the scene They said they saw the gunman and a woman jump from the car and run across the field into the darkness The police searched through the night for the pair About $70 was found in the abandoned car The victim from robbery and a victim of a liquor store robbery last week identified the holdup man as Jimmy Cecil Tucker 26 of Winton Merced County Police Chief Horace Dowell asked District Attorney Everett Coffee today to issue a complaint on two counts of robbery against Tucker Bakersfield Youth Is Honored By State JC for investigation of murder The officers say Day has refused to make any statements about the shooting Harmon Cooper sheriff's investigator said the couple apparently had been drinking He said the victim died from a bullet wound in the back fired from a 357 magnum revolver Cooper said the weapon was found lying beside the body Gene Young the officer in charge of the substation reported Day had retired recently He formerly was a reporter for a Los Angeles newspaper Young said there were no witnesses to the shooting Deputy Sheriff Lee Berg said he was on duty when Day called and reported that his wife had been shot OPEN Fountain Open 'Til 1 1:00 Friday and Saturday Night! VISALIA Tulare Co Robert Parker 18 a Bakersfield high school senior with a near perfect grade point average is the California Junior Chamber of outstanding youth in California His selection from a field of 10 finalists was made Saturday night during a dinner attended by about 130 persons in the Vi- salia Moose Lodge The speaker was Dr Warren Martin the Gl Prisoner Leaps From Weather Report provost of Raymond College at the University of the Pacific Selected as outstanding young educator at the same time was Mrs Beverly Krueger a San Jose elementary school teacher and the wife of Chuck Krueger a lineman for the San Francisco 49er footbaU team Parker a son of Mr and Mrs Harold Parker of Bakersfield received a $1500 scholarship which he plans to use at Stanford University next year He will major in mathematics and engineering Corcoran Train Escapes CORCORAN Kings Co A soldier under arrest on AWOL charges and being transported from Fort United stales tamer Bureau Frtute Cam AM Forecast Monday May IMS nwrnm wim nmallchma in hmportj Hood Tex to Oakland escaped here yesterday after jumping from a Santa Fe passenger train Two soldiers turei Today1! highs 14-19 Frstno tonight' lows 4S-54 Fresno SO Northwest winds 10-20 MPH ousting to 30 escorting the prisoners said they had to ride all the way to Hanford 18 miles before they could sound an alarm because train officials refused to stop the streamliner The fugitive is Sergeant Roy stop the train they said he told them "The next stop is 18 miles" The escorts said they were refused permission to use communications facilities in the engine cab Robbins 35 and officials say he leaped from the vestibule of one of the coaches as the train started to pull out of Corcoran where it had gone onto a siding to allow a freight to pass Sergeant First Class Henry Hicks and Corporal Bob Terry both of Fort Hood who were escorting Robbins said they saw the prisoner jump and they pulled the emergency cord They said the train did not stop When they asked a brakeman to Burglar Suspect Is Caught In Bar Anthony John Conte 35 a transient was jailed by the police who reported they found him hiding under the bar in the Clover Club at 2039 Kern Street after he set off a burglar alarm while breaking into the tavern at 3:40 AM today Detective Alfred Davilla said Conte admitted he has served six prison terms and was released from Folsom State Prison last October after serving a sentence on a burglary charge Davilla reported Conte said he intended to loot the cash register in the tavern but was arrested before he could do so Fresno Youths Are Caught In Stolen Car MPH on West Side Five dev No rein tomporoturos ncor normol In Fresno the normal extremes are 7 and 54 bon Joaauln Fair through Tuesday high both days 10-90 low tonight S0-S0 northwest winds 5-15 MPH Sierra Fair tonight and Tuesday warmer Tuesday San Francisco Bay Fair through Tuesday high today Son Francisco 64 Oakland 72 San Mateo and San Rafael 75 tow tonight 4552 small craft warnings tar northwest winds 25-40 MPH decreasing tonight Sacramento Fair through Tuesday Rising temperatures Hleh both days 10-90 Low tonight 4551 Northerly winds 10-20 MHP today with low humidity Monterey Bay Fair except local morning high fog through Tuesday high both days 60-70 tow tonight 45-50 northwest winds 12-25 knots Santa Marla-San Luis Obispo coastal Fair through Tuesday but some night and morning low cloudiness little change in temperature high both days 60-70 low tonight 4552 Northwest winds 12-25 knots Southern Considerable cloudiness coastal areas night and morning hours otherwise mostly sunny through Tuesday Gusty winds mountains and deserts Little temperature change Los Angefea and Considerable cloudiness night and morning hours but partly sunny afternoons through Tuesday Highs near 70 degrees tows tonight 55 CALIFORNIA REPORTS For 24 hours ended at 4:30 AM High Low Pr Bakersfield 79 51 FRESNO 63 41 Los Angeles 60 56 Mirad 1 54 Oakland 73 56 Paso Robles II 42 Rad bluff I) 54 Sacramento 12 51 San Diego 65 56 San Francisco 62 52 Thermal II 64 VutcftHett PAINT STORE Three Are Hurt In Collision Of Auto And Truck 1349 BLACKSTONE PH 237-5148 always Bargain Day in Bee Classified loaded I with money saving bargains MADERA Madera Co Leon Wells Jr 18 of Fresno has been arrested by Madera police for investigation of grand theft auto Officer Jerry Gray reported he stopped Wells at about 2 AM today at Olive Avenue and street in a car reported stolen from 905 East Sixth Street Police Chief Horace Dowell said a 16 year old Fresno youth riding with Wells has been booked into the juvenile hall on the same charge Dowell said Wells admitted stealing another car from Fresno It was found in the 200 block on West Yosemite out of gasoline The Madera car was registered to Evelyn Dyer of the Sixth Street address It had been' parked in front of her home FRESNO DATA Normal maximum and minimum 16 and 53 degrees Maximum and minimum this date last year 15 and 51 degrees Tima of sunrise 5:45 o'clock Tima of sunset 1:06 o'clock Inches Seasonal precipitation 1120 Normal precipitation 1105 Precipitation to this data last year 670 Relative humidity at PM yesterday 21 par cent highest this morning 60 per cent Sea leva! pressure at 5 PM yesterday 2971 Inches at 5 AM today 2977 Inches Three persons were hurt at 6:30 o'clock last night when an automobile driven by Paul Garcia Sandoval of Parlier and a truck operated by John Edmund son Hughes of Salem Ore collided on East Manning Avenue near Riverbend Avenue The highway patrol reported Sandoval and a passenger in his car John Pena also of Parlier were injured seriously Hughes suffered minor injuries All were taken to a Reedley hospital RIVER REPORTS Kings Pino Flat Reservoir storage at midnight 677173 acre tact Calculated natural flow at Pledra 5792 second teat The actual flow at that point at 7 AM was 4575 acre feet Released for diversion by units below Highway 99 was 1490 second feet Mlllerton Lake Inflow 3301 second feet lake storage 372111 acre feet discharge Into San Joaquin River 101 second feet Into Friant-Kern Canal 3745 second feet into Madera Canal 697 second feet Flow figures are average for 24 hours to last midnight THE WEATHER ELSEWHERE High Low Pr Albany clear laaigatail 65 31 Albuquerque clear It Anchorage Atlanta cloudy 42 46 61 51 43 47 46 S3 51 WHEN SUDDEN SERVICE HAS A SPECIAL IT'S I A NOW Model FPDA-14TJ 14CsFl PLAIN COME SEE COME TOUCH COMPARE THIS FRIGIDAIRE FROST-PROOF 2-DOOR! 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