Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archive

Los Angeles Mirror from Los Angeles, California • 1

Location:
Los Angeles, California
Issue Date:
Page:
1
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

vs r. SO y.Y 4 Los Angelos 53 'TEN CENTS PARI TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 31959 Vof. XNo. 99 a Largest Afternoon Home Deliver in the West- k.Throo Pam j. I.

Bail Cut Star Among Victims of Crackup: on in Near Iowa Airport BERLIN, Feb. 3 (B-The Russians today held a UJ3. Arm convoy of four cargo tnyks and five soldiers on the East German autobahn Within sight of the German The con-. voy was en route from Berlin to West Germany. The Army charged I HP WIREMWTO', Nkjro pupils arrive AT STRATFORD JUNIORHlGH, ARLINGTON One of thne'poHoe officers at entrance naps scene with movie camera.

BED ROADBLOCK Where convey was atop) "Mb i' xJf MASON CITY, Febv3 MPVr-Three of the countryVtop rode n' early when their chaptered plane crashed shortly after taking otti rom the air-. port here. Killed were Ritchie Valens, 17, of l3428 Remington St, Pacdma; Buddy Holly, 22, of Lubbock, -Tex and J. P. Richardson, 24, of New Orleans, known professionally as Big The trio had completed at rock'n roll show at the Surf Ballroom in nearby Clear Lakejast They were on their way to.

Fargo, ND. for an appearance tonight. 1 Pilot Roger Peterson Clear Lake also was killed. Cause of the crash was not immediately determined, but authorities tentatively blamed weather conditions. Each of the three singers has had at least one fecord that sold more than a million copies in the last year.

Quit Schrel Valens, whose' real name Richard VaJenzuela, left San Fernando High School ast year to seek a show buai- $149 Million Issue Would. Convert; Crowded Roods Info Flowing Highways' that (he epnvoy.had been de- tained for' -more than 24 hours with the obvious intention of creating an Incident on the 119-mile lifeline." v. 'j-JThe Red army was handed two stern protests ahd demands for Immediate release of the men and trucks. But the Russians brushed off the UA. Army protests and negotiations for release of the convoy bogged down.

Demand Declined Ball on some of tho SO UA resUeuts held in Tijuana on gambling charges has been reduced from 1,600 to 400 and on- others State Attjr. Gen. Stanley Mesh was informed by telephone to day. Tho alleged opera-: tor of tho games was Vsttn hold la lien of 300 WVV-. pAULf COATES Mirror News Columnist TIJUANA, 3 Twenty Americans shivered in "the unheated "city jail here today, awaltingword on their request to have their $1,600 bail lowered.

Nineteen men and one woman remained In jail of the 43 VJS. residents arrest-ed In a raid on a gambling casino at Rosarito' Beach nine days ego. Federal District Judge Eduardo Langle Martinez has promised a decision to- WithoJt bail, the Ambling suspects face several months in jail awaiting trial. Rita Nathaniel, 2550 Coolidge Los Angeles, get her freer regardless -of the Baio and patrons of Monica where is a waitress to have raised bad and -sent here with it. when I visited she was taking but there her concerned about a girl 14 and Saying Due Spoelal to Tho Mirror Nows All state departments and agencies have gone on rigid austerity program which piay save $5 million in.

the next five months, says Gov. The governor: told newsmen be asked every, department head to report on steps which can be taken immediately to reduce state spending between now and June 30. -v Brown said he has received The corporal in cflarge refused Soviet demands for inspection of the open cargo of the eeps on tne trucks Jasf Still Quiet 1 RICHMOND, Feb. 3 Integrated dasse opened uneventfully today in six public schools in Norfolk, They continued without incident 200 miles to the north in Arlington County. An allusion to the niggers came frpm duster of White lads at one Norfolk high schooL was the nearest thing to an incident hr either community as dal mixing got its first full-scale test in the classrooms.

In an attempt to hold tegration to a minimum' and ejfi its spreading through i)ie whole state, plans for a long range pro will be coming to a Mayor Foulson today, endorsed a proposal for a $149 million bond issue to rebuild non-freeway streets into freelymoving major secondary highways." The mayor acted on the recommendation of a committee of top city officials, which held that; Unless something is done on a crash basis now, we are approaching a crisis. By 1970, we will have as many as 1,600,000 automobiles belonging to residents of the city. $169. Million The mayor said he would present the recommendation immediately to the. City Council.

The total program will come to $169 million, the committee said, but 120 million will be allocated to the city i unds Turn to Page 8, Column 1 John Calvin Neely, prime suspect. In the murder, of his best friend a Canoga Park photographer was 'cap; tured today In Dallas, Tex. The 32-yearold polio victim wasunarmedandTdid not resist arrest when a traffic officer spotted his car, Neely-an employee of CapitoFRecordS'in 0 1 1 refused comment' on ness career He is the son of Mrs. Concepcion Valenzuela, for whom rhe had. recently xught the Pacoima home Turn to Fag 8, Column 7 light He and his men spent he night muffled in blankets in the trucks.

The corporal also spumed the Soviet suggestion that he could take his truck back to reports indicating that-we West Berlin. I will be able to save $5 million by the end of the U.S Army drivers are under standing Instructions to iet the Soviet guards -look manifi ati just Bet Brings Ecsnamy Items 1 Most of the savings, he said, will be achieved by reducing travel, cutting pur-chases amneaving jSlva-VeiHhe border to West cancies unfilled. is really an austerity program for the next five months, Brown said. Were trying to. find out Turn to Page 8, Column 1 only at the convoy's papers.

-The U.S. Army unit Helmstedt checkpoint many, was able to supply men with hot meals. Link With BerUa The Soviet army, let convoy pass out of Berlin on the 110-mile the slaying of Caruanas body was foundriSil stuffed lathe, trunk 'of his werr lines, of ports -car 18 miles' east of Barstow last Wont Talk I wont say I did -and wont say I didnt kill him. Ill wait until I get back to Los Angeles, Neely told Dallas Police Capt. Will Fritz said the suspect told Turn to Page 6, Column (I The womanJMrs.

35, of West probably will dom. today judges decision. Frfcuds Employees cafes in Santa she worked were reported $1,600 for her an emissary Last night, her in her bell, it bravely face. She is her children Blue with worst complaint hasnt been wash In nine Mrs. Nathaniel really hadnt all the women had bail, leaving the the West run through Communist East Germany but.

stopped it at the checkpoint at. Marten-bom at 1:05 p.m. yesterday Tara to Fogo 8, Column 4 the next few weeks inlhegovemorioffice and the General Assembly. No Wy Found -The Assembly couldnt find a way to halt integration entirely in a five-day "special Session- which came to an end last Again today police kept vigil at the Norfolk schools and at Stratford Junior High in Arlington, a well-to-do Washington suburbs But agahrtt was a matter humdrum -performance of serving order against threats which never developed. Integration-began for Virginia yesterday, under, order of iederd courts.

It started at Stratford vlour Negroes Turn to Puge 8, Column 3 SeanT Will Visit S. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (ft Irelands President Sean T. OKelly will arrive here March IT, St Patrick's Day, for talks with President Eisenhower and other government officials." -The White House- today said O'Kelly in the United States for 10 days. After talks in Washington with Eisenhower, Vice-President Nixon and other officials; O'Kelly wiltvisit other sections of file country.

LONDQN, Feb. 3 Lft-Rail-road worker James Gault.54, of Belfast, today won "pounds on soccer pool coupon fora tuppence (about 2 cents) bet. -a world record. The money is tax exempt He hit the jackpot by cor rectly forecasting cm one selection eight tied matches-He did it with his 13th twopenny try this week. The first thing did was to quit his jol that of a 9 pounds 15 shillings ($37.30) a week railroad worker.

wmisiuWifs Im off to New Zealand to join my he He worked part time as a taxi driver to save 240 pounds ($672) so his wife, Mary, could visit her brother in Auckland. Angeleno Shares in $12,991,018 Estate of Father DETROIT, Feb. 3 tfi Robert Avery, of Hillsborough, and Waldo Avery Jr.of 121 Homewood Rdn West Los Angeles, are two of four children sharing in the $12,991,018 estate of Waldo A. Avery, brother of Sewell Avery, former chairman of Montgomery Ward. The estates value waa disclosed in an inventory filed in probate court Nevada Fliers Reach 61st Day LA VEGAS, Nev, Feb.

3 (B Two fliers went on circling above the desert today after logging (heir 60th day of continuous flight. Robert Timm, 32, and John Cook, 33, who broke the old endurance record 10 days ago, radioed they will stay up as long as they can. the I her was that she permitted to dayg. said she been afraid until other American been granted her alone. Homes Mortgaged Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Runge of San Diego, who had been released earlier, visited the jail with cigarettes and $10 in change all they said they cou)d afford to make jail life easier for the others. Relatives in the -east mortgaged their homes so we could. get out, Run said. U.S.

Consul Gen Rob-Tur to Fogo 8, Column 4 John Lewis Shows Gain WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (ft John 1 Lewis, labor union leader, continued to show improvement today from an attack of' pneumonia suffered last week end. John B. Minor said Ms condition is satisfactory. Lewii will be 79 on Feb.

12. WOMEN IN JAIL CHANGE IN STATE SPEED LAW SEEN MIRROR NEWS INDEX: II President Packs Shotgun, Putter; WASHINGTON. Feb. 3 (J) President Eisenhower plans to leave tomorrow for a vacation of quai shooting and golf at Thomasville, Ga. He will stay five or six dfiya.

He will be the guest of RICHARDSON'- Known a Big Bopper. Market Gains i- NEW YORK, Feb.s3 Steels and coppers kept some gains in a moderately higher stock market late thia after noon. Idtog issues-zoBO II HI II SACRAMENTO, Feb. 3 It) Look for a change in Californias highway speed law. Thats the word a from legislators and the administration.

A strong drive is. forming favor a fixed 65 m.p.h. limit Legislators already have put in bills calling for as high as 70. The existing statute, while pegging the maximum at 55, provides in effect that you can.gq. faster if its safe to 8 12 8 5 7.

Pt 1 II I I in -rt Editorial Films-Stage Herblock -Horoscope -Humphrey Mailbag Medical Musk: Wight Life'- I II III II I I-I 1 I People Porter Radio Sports Television 4 vital Notices 10 Weather 10 elnstock 1 Wilson 2 10 5, 11 5 10 6 4 11 7 12 12 11 Abby. Autos. Bridgo Business -Classified Comics Confetti Crosby Crossword 11 II to oss-eut- the present do4oi-MotmristsHmd-kiglv Ggorge Hmpphrer. for- SEE PAGE PART n-r -V-- 6 IlllPearsoa dis-mer secretary of the m.pJu law. Gov.

repotted to patrolmen often on that point LUCKY NAMES GAS1E, FAGE FART tL from fractluus to Page 8, Part I) .1 J- I- Af iK i t'f. I jj.

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

About Los Angeles Mirror Archive

Pages Available:
193,456
Years Available:
1948-1962