Movie executive hurt in crash; Cards beat Dodgers, August 5, 1958

Posted on August 5, 2008 by lmharnisch


 
The Dodgers lose to the Cardinals, 3-2 … Willie Mays hits a home run to help the Giants beat the Cubs … Producer Jack L. Warner is badly hurt when his car hits a truck in France … Syria seals its border with Jordan.

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Film executive Jack L. Warner, 66, is hospitalized in Cannes after his Alfa Romeo hits a truck … King Hussein of Jordan breaks off relations with the United Arab Republic and seals Jordan’s border with Syria … Officials begin inquiries into a rise in crime … And a Teamsters business agent who had been called to testify in a crime investigation is soaked with a flammable liquid and set on fire.   



 
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The Redskins scrimmage at Occidental … Pittsburgh beats the Braves with a home run by Roberto Clemente … The Floyd Patterson-Roy Harris fight won’t be broadcast on radio or TV because the bout is being filmed for closed-circuit viewing in movie theaters.
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