Long Beach Suspect Seized in Kidnap and Assault Case
Warman Frederick Gagnon, 39, of Long Beach, arrested in Torrance on suspicion of rape, kidnap, grand theft auto and assault with a deadly weapon. He allegedly abducted Charles May and Theresa Rochon at a Lawndale restaurant, drove to Crystal Lake, and assaulted Rochon while May was pistol whipped. He boasted of killing two El Segundo officers, linking him to a prior double murder. officers recovered a foreign-made pistol in a stolen car. Gagnon was held in county jail as detectives investigated the case and the related murder.
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4Th St
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Lawndale
Theresa Rochon
Los Angeles
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Gagnon
el Segundo
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Richard Philips
Kenneth Irving
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Careless Smoker Triggers Mart Fire at Butcher Boy Market
A fire at 301 South St Sunday night caused thousands in damage to Butcher Boy Market. Three engine companies under Battalion Chief William R. Mendenhall fought the blaze, venting hot gases through holes cut in the roof after flames confined to the store interior. Fire crews were dispatched at 7 13 pm after store closing ends.
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Curfew Enforced in Cyprus as Islandwide Shutdown Issued
British governor imposes round the clock curfew across Cyprus to halt Greek and Turkish Cypriot clashes. Public officers and essential workers with passes exempt. Violence surges with 50 dead and 100 wounded since the latest fighting began June 8, including two British soldiers killed and two wounded in a gunfire incident.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Packard Demise Rumor Stirs Industry噄
The New York Times reports Studebaker Packard Corp plans to drop the Packard line citing a shift to smaller cars. President Harold Churchill neither confirms nor denies. The Times says larger Packard models will be discontinued this year with smaller fins free designs and lower performance, in showrooms by mid November.
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Studebaker-Packard Corp
Packard
New York Times
Harold Churchill
Times
Panama Leaders Discuss Economic Needs With Eisenhower
President Ernesto de la Guardia Jr and Dr. Milton Eisenhower held a 90 minute conference on Panama's growth challenges. Advisers attended as Eisenhower began a six country Central American survey tour. Panama faces capital shortfall for production, rising population at 2.9 percent, and a budget of 67 million dollars.
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Milton Eisenhower
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Eisenhower
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Roof collapses at J. M. Fields store during storm
A fierce lightning storm tore into the J. M. Fields department store in Tampa causing a steel roof to collapse while about 100 workers, taking inventory, fled into rain. No injuries reported. inspectors cite lightning strike on the roof as the likely cause.
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Tampa
Fla
John Roker Sald
J. M. Fields
IL B Boy 2nd in National Junior Chess Championship
Lary Remlinger, 16, of 519 New York St in IL, placed second in the National Junior Chess Championship at Homestead Florida. This marks his third runners up finish in the under 21 national tourney, having also placed second in 1954 and 1955. He played nine of the ten rounds in the five day event, which concluded Saturday. Raymond Weinstein of New York City won the title by half a point after the final standings were decided.
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Lary Remlinger
New York St
Homestead
Fla
Remlinger
Raymond Weinstein
New York City
Independent Pe Lee and Swedish Princess Margaretha romance notes
Page A-3 discusses romance rumors around Margaretha Jeave. Page A-6 editorial debates council pay scales and parliamentary decorum.
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Sweden
Margaretha Jeave Romantics
Miss Universe contestants arrive in the United States
Thirteen of the prettiest girls in the world arrived Sunday to begin migration toward Long Beach for the Miss Universe title. Miss Japan drew enthusiastic greeting in Los Angeles, with other contestants visiting New York and awaiting travel to Long Beach for the pageant. A separate notice reports Nebraska treasurer Ralph W. Hill dying at 64.
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Liliane Taelmans
Belgium
Dorothy Hazeldine
England
Miriam Hadar
Israel
Greta Anderson
Norway
Birgitta Gardman
Sweden
Monique Boulinguez
France
Marily Galliniopoulou
Greece
Alija Babrowska
Tomiko Moritake
Japan
Jacqueline Rose Marie Carter
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Los Angeles
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Orient
New York
Tomkie Moritake
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Los’ Angeles
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Port
Long Beac
Astrid
Tanda Lindholm
Australia
Veterans ‘Staduum
Release of 29 Yanks Scheduled for Today
Guantanamo Bay reports that 29 American sailors and Marines kidnapped by Cuban rebels are slated for release. Spokesmen confirm word reached Rear Adm. Ellis via Park Wollam, the main negotiator, shortly after a Cuban Air Force plane was forced down but unharmed.
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Upt
R. B. Ellis
Ue Peleascu Wuay
Ellis
U.S
Park Wollam
I Oriente
Naval Base
Raul Castro
Fidel Castro
Marine Corps
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Cuba
Miami
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Navy
Six Drown in Arkansas Boat Spill
Six people died when a 14 foot wooden boat struck a log on Berson Lake about 12 miles south of Stuttgart Arkansas. Otis Henry and his son five died, David Imler and his family also perished. Elsie Henry survived, treated at hospital. a small red dog was unharmed aboard.
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Ark. Ie
Harold Woodson
Berson Lake
Here
David Imler
Otis Henry
Pine Bluff
Beauty Just Mental State Tool Greeting Miss Japan
The WM's assistant was briefed by an old man on how to greet Miss Japan. He claimed the Japanese word for hello matches Ohio’s state name and advised yelling Ohio to elicit a smile. Arriving Miss Japan drew only amused greetings from Long Beach greeters, not from her.
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Long
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