Dog Attacks Actress -- Koufax Sets Record

June 23, 1959: "Hello, Young Lady."

Elaine Stewart said she was watching TV at the home of tenant Floyd Appel when his dog bit her on the lip. In 1963, she was awarded $4,500 in damages. At left, Irene Dunne is one of the few celebrities at Ethel Barrymore's funeral. Richard Nixon lives from paycheck to paycheck, according to "Richard Nixon: A Political and Personal Portrait" by Earl Mazo.

Democrats draft a plan to avoid a walkout by Southern delegates at the 1960 presidential convention, to be held in Los Angeles.  Four white men are sentenced to life in prison for raping a black coed.  Scientists say paint and solvents contribute to smog.   Fallout from a nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union would not make the human race extinct, a Defense Department scientist says. But half of the homes in the U.S. would be badly damaged.

Maybe there's a reason Detroit didn't take imported cars seriously. Chavez Ravine update.   Burt Reynolds and Clint Eastwood on water skis! Chuck Courtney?

Sandy Koufax tied a team record and set an obscure major league record with 16 strikeouts in a 6-2 victory over the Phillies at the Coliseum. Koufax had a shot at the major league and National League records but failed to strike anyone out in the ninth. He settled for the most strikeouts in a night game and a share of the Dodger record, which according to The Times' Frank Finch was set in 1909. Only 10,290 fans attended the game. -- Keith Thursby