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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1960

Page

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Weatherman Honeymoon Tale Tangles In Missing Angie

Police transfer Ashley from San Francisco to Merced for custody as Angie's body is found under a manzanita tree. Clothing identifies her as Angie Stewart. parents report her attire to authorities. Ashley claims limited knowledge of her disappearance. no charges filed yet. He was previously at Oakland Army Base awaiting Korea shipment.

Merced Calif Angie May Stewart Yosemite National Park Merced County John Latorracat Merced Mortuary Zdeneks Fluss San Francisco Ashley Angie Oakland Army Base Korea Manzanita William I da Stewart Charles S. Thomas Los Angeles Ing U.S. Naval Academy

The Names Angeleno Washington Presi ent Eisenhower

President Eisenhower visits Los Angeles on a Monday, as reported from Washington. The article notes the planned appearance and reflects on the public reaction and security arrangements in the city. The piece highlights anticipation from residents and officials ahead of the event.

Improved Nike Hercules Missile Test at White Sands

A Nike Hercules missile test at White Sands Missile Range destroyed the Hercules system high above the desert. The event, announced Monday, involved ground equipment prepared for the Hercules system and confirmed success by a corporal in the field.

White Sands Missile Range N.M White Sands Hercules al Id Sasment

Nixon strategists reshape campaign in Kennedy's backyard

An article notes Nixon strategists plan to intensify activity in Kennedy's own political area. The piece appears on Page B-8 and references Parisian phrases as a cultural aside, with related material on Page B-5 about cultural language issues at St. John.

Nixon Kennedy St. John

Across the Nation Houston Blast Kills 3, Hurts 12

An explosion at the Rheem Manufacturing Co plant in Houston killed three workers, including Jacob Floyd McKnight, and injured 12 of eighty on site as a blast and fire ripped through an oven used in making 55 gallon barrels.

Houston Tex Rheem Manufacturing Co Jacob Floyd McKnight Raymond W. Mobley George H. Green

Knifer Attacks Girl and Boy in Bellflower Ride of Terror

A kidnapper in two cars abducted a 6 year old girl and 21 year old boy in Bellflower, drove toward Orange County, where the boy escaped and the girl was left crying roadside. Police chased the suspect across two counties as the children were reunited with their mother and father. The report also describes a separate missile test involving the Hercules system with the launch from Lakewood and an interception over desert terrain.

Bellflower Sheriiff Compton Blvds Orange County White Sands North End Rheli5 Permis South End

Final Voyage Duc Brown to Meet Kennedy Aides

Sacramento reports Duc Brown will visit Los Angeles and meet with Kennedy aides and Democratic Party officials. The trip aligns with the Kennedy campaign and reflects ongoing party discussions on the $1.75 billion water bond issue.

Brown Kennedy Sacramento Gav Los Liverpool Angeles Land Steamship &Co Ton Britannic Jor Sen Scratic Party Legisla- Britannic

Drinking Partners Paint Girl Green Incident in Montreal

Miss T. Mackinson 20 filed a complaint Monday after three men painted her green at a bar visit. She was found at dawn on Royal Victoria Hospital steps, daubed head to toe and wrapped in a blanket, later scrubbed mostly clean. One man named in the complaint has been picked up. arrests of the other two are expected. No charges yet.

Montreal T. Mackinson Miss Mackinson Royal Victoria Hospital

Mom Who Drugged Girls Tells of Secret Love Life

Cleveland police said Lillian Fratantonio admitted drugging her two young daughters with sleeping pills to punish herself for an extramarital love affair. The 29 year old, released on bond, blamed guilt over the affair as the motive while doctors treated Bernadette and noted a near fatal moment before revival. Her husband Vincent stood by her as investigators pointed to a local drugstore connection.

Cleveland, Ohio UPI Bernadette Fratantonio New York Lillian Fratantonio Vincent Fratantonio Norman Ferris Ferris William Grover Cleveland State Mental Hospital

Tieup Over Long Beach Los Angeles Harbors Continues

Long Beach and Los Angeles harbor tieup persists as ILWU and PMA negotiations continue in San Francisco. A PMA spokesman said no work calls were made today while talks on containerized ships proceed. Mayor Poulson of Los Angeles plans a joint harbor meeting. a Sierra County fire rages near Feather River with 100 ships in port and no danger to the resort area.

Long Beach Los Angeles Longshoremen's Union Pacific Maritime Assn San Francisco PMA ILWU Noreis Poulson Los Angeles Harbor Plumas Tahoe National Forest Virgilia Feather River Alleghany Sierra County U.S. Weather Bureau U. Army California Matson Navigation Co

Prison Crews Fly to 6 California Forest Fires

State dispatchers said nearly all trained prison crews were flown to six major fires in northern California. About 240 inmates were dispatched to the fires, which burned thousands of acres across remote National Forest areas. Winds fanned the flames as crews from Plumas National Forest and others fought extending blazes, with towns like Downieville and Deep Valley affected and fire lines stretched across multiple ridges.

Sacramento UPS California Plumas National Forest New York Longvale Meville Plumas Forest Downieville Shasta-Trinity Forest Glen

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