FBI tracks Ontario kidnapper via baby cries
FBI agents traced a kidnapper to Norco after a neighbor heard a baby cry. Betty Jean Yocom, 37, admitted taking nine week old Eric Leon Flores from his twin, reuniting him with his mother Ruth Flores in Ontario. Yocom, separated from her husband, claimed she sought a baby after miscarriages.
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Betty Jean Yocom
Norco
Eric Leon Flores
Stephen
Alexander
Sailor Killed In Cycle Hit-Run Crash
A 23 year old sailor Wen dell Tollson from Del Paso Heights near Sacramento serving aboard USS Cushing was killed when his motorcycle was struck by a woman driver at Orange Ave and Willow St. The driver fled the scene and the witness who came forward later aided police. Tollson died on arrival at Seaside Hospital. The hit-run details emerged after the witness reported to Signal Hill police.
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Signal Hill
Wendell Tollson
del Paso
Heights
Sacramento
Uss Cushing
Orange Ave
Willow St
Seaside Hospital
San Bernardino Girl Missing Sparks House-to-House Search
A six-year-old girl named Virginia Ginger Mendez vanished after last seen talking to an elderly man near her home in San Bernardino. Police conducted a house-to-house search as her mother Helene Mendez reported a red sweater red skirt and white blouse sighting of the child and a car incident involving a female driver and a motorcycle rider.
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UPI
Virginia
Ginger) Mendez
Helene Mendez
Water bond proposal gains Southern California backing
In Sacramento Southern California legislators vote unanimously to back a constitutional amendment validating water contracts as part of Gov Brown’s plan. The move supports a bond issue large enough to finish the Feather River project to the Mexican border, with $160 million in tidelands revenues, and earmarks funds for future water development.
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Sacramento
California
Edmund G. Brown
Rayburn
Washington
UPI
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Brown
Feather River
Fearful Wife Questions Husband's Absence Pattern
The woman, worried over her spouse’s late nights, repeatedly called his wife for three consecutive evenings to report he would not be home from work. She remained remarkably composed and questioned whether she could depend on him returning.
Navy to Boost Civilian Wages in Long Beach Area
The Navy Wage Board announced a 2.8 percent pay raise for about 9,200 Navy civilians in the Long Beach area. The increase, effective after March 21, will raise hourly pay by a cent for most blue collar workers at the Long Beach naval shipyard following a survey of local civilian wage levels.
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Long Beach
Navy Wage Board
Washington
D. C
Long Speach Naval Shipyard
Freshman Congressman Faces Porch Payroll Rumor
A freshman congressman is allegedly placing his front porch on the payroll. The notice appears on page A-21, with a nod to other items on A-3 about Khrushchev receiving a Siberian treatment in a surprising snub reported Wednesday.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Downtown Kidnap Attempt Beaten Off
Aman attempted to abduct nurse Leura K Reynolds on a downtown street at night. The assailant grabbed her by the neck and tried to pull her into her own car but she screamed and fought free, driving away as officers pursued. Police reported the incident occurred around 10 o'clock near the Union office.
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Aman
U Leura K. Reynolds
Union Office
Patite Land
Garry Hotel Fire Traps Guests in Hazleton Five Story Hotel
A five story Garry Hotel in Hazleton Pennsylvania was engulfed in flames early today trapping and killing a number of guests. Some occupants on lower floors fled by leaping from windows as smoke and fire spread through the building.
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Hazleton
UPI
Garry Hotel
Pardlee Confesses Cop Spree by 14YearOld Juvenile
A 14 year old boy, on pas from the California Youth Authority, admitted to juvenile officers he was the self styled junior cop who terrorized a young housewife and a teenage girl with a pellet gun Tuesday. He described ordering Mrs. Darlene Hubbard to move over after she ran a red light on Hill Street and Atlantic Avenue. He bought brake fluid at a service station and refused payment. He then visited Sandra McDugald’s home, talked about the red light incident, pretended to load the gun, and allegedly aimed it at her, saying Dont make me mad. He left and a petition will be filed charging displaying a dangerous weapon.
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California Youth Authority
James
Terry
Darlene M. Hubbard
Marshall Ct
Hill St
Atlantic Ave
PMA
34 Days Parking Fine For Unpaid Tickets
R. V. Goodin 33 of 6081 Lime Ave faced 34 days in jail after failing to pay 378 dollars for eight parking tickets and a May traffic citation. The un employed man told Judge Lyman B. Sutter he forgot to settle the city bill and was remanded in lieu of cash.
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R. V. Goodin
Lime Ave
Goodin
Lyman B. Sutter
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