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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1963
Page
1
Federal agents in Los Angeles report locating additional ransom money paid for Frank Sinatra Jr. while new clues surface, aiding the investigation into the 1963 kidnapping.
Frank Sinatra Jr. returns to perform at a casino in Stateline Nevada after a kidnap ordeal. FBI reports indicate money tied to the $240,000 ransom has been found as three suspects were arrested. He was released last Wednesday after payment of the ransom and is en route to rejoin the Tommy Dorsey band pending a Tuesday night show.
A deadly shootout outside Roewals night club results in the death of a UPL deputy and wounding of a waitress. The incident details are scant in the readable text, with authorities continuing investigations at the scene.
In Catavi Bolivia strikers hold four American and 15 other hostages nine days as talks with Bolivian Vice President Juan Lechin unfold. Lechin arrived from La Paz with U S ambassadors and aides to seek general agreement to free the hostages, while miner leaders face internal criticism over possible concessions. Continued on Page A10.
A severe cold snap blankets the Midwest and northern New York as 10 to 20 inches of snow fall in the region. record lows hit Bismarck North Dakota at 30 below. Dickinson 25 below and Athatic Iowa 18 below. Snow totals climb in several counties with eight inches in Conneaut Ohio and twenty inches in Ashtabula County.
Flooding from the Baldwin Hills Reservoir unleashed a 3,000,000,000? gallon wave that devastated Los Angeles homes and forced mass evacuations. Officials report 3 dead, 15 injured, 61 homes destroyed or heavily damaged, and widespread power losses. Police and CHP mobilized 532 officers plus gas, water, and telecom crews as 260 residents sought refuge in five area schools.
Strange events describe flood damage as water battered apartments below Baldwin Hills Reservoir. Army 516th Engineers officer Don C Stegmaier recalled his Lincoln Continental swept 150 feet uphill and wrapped around a tree during the surge.
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