Ex-Cons Blonde Vanish With 20000 Cruiser
A Coast Guard search is under way for the 36-foot Chestnut, a charter fishing boat missing since March 6 from Wilmington. Owner Haig Boyd says four aboard included ex-convicts Harry Fallon and James Watkins later identified as John Patrick Ryan, plus Charles Warfield and Patricia Williams. A $3000 check bounced amid fraud suspicions. FBI involvement noted due to Watkins’ alleged gun smuggling link to Cuban revolutionaries.
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Coast Guard
Haig Boyd
Santa Monica
Harbor Division
Harry Fallon
Boyd
James Lee Watskins
John Patrick Ryan
Charles Warfield
Patricia Williams
Watkins
Warfield
Ralph Weyent
Carroll Simon
Federal Penitentiary
Terminal Island
Williams
Costa Mesa Man Dies After Car Crash
An 18-year-old Costa Mesa man, ejected from a car on the Costa Mesa Beach Freeway north of Rosecrans Avenue, died after his vehicle struck a pickup and plunged into southbound lanes. Frank Guier, 28, of Downey, was driving the pickup and escaped injury. the victim’s identity was released by authorities. The crash left the car wrecked and the victim pronounced dead on arrival at Compton Community Hospital.
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Costa Mesa Beach
Rosecrans Ave
Frank Guier
California
Fontant St
Downey
Dhown
Terry Greenwood Cox
Pomona Ave
Costa
Compton
Guier
Community Hospital
Oia US ta g How important to teen ny is good spelling
Fragmentary notes reflect concerns about spelling in teen writing and the contrast with current education trends. The text hints at penalties and ROS style limitations, suggesting debates over language accuracy and its impact on youth.
Realtor offers $500000 to GOP in 1960 case
A report states a New York real estate figure offered cash to lure Republicans. The victim was northbound on the freeway when another car cut in front, causing a collision with the divider. William Zeckendorf swerved to avoid impact, was thrown to safety, and the incident involved $500000 in cash.
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New York
Cox
William Zeckendorf
Republica
Witness Duncan defends mother in murder case
Frank Duncan took the stand in a capital sentence hearing over his mother Mrs. Duncan who was convicted of first degree murder for hiring women to kill his bride. An emotion choked voice, he said he would still choose the same course, while psychiatrists testified to her emotional instability as the jury prepares for a ruling on execution or life imprisonment. Separately, a pilot aimed to set a nonstop flight record from Houston to Rome, then Athens or Cairo, after an earlier crash. The Senate approved larger IMF and World Bank contributions, setting up a clash with the House. A San Diego family reported a 7 week old jackrabbit named Bugs found and cared for at home.
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Entura
Frank Duncan
Houston
Bill Mullen
Sydney
Nova Scotia
Kerrville
Tex
Torbay
Mld
Atlantic
Mullen
Rome
Athens
Cairo
Bristol
Tenn
Long Beach
Calif
Radar signals reach Venus and return in record distance
Scientists at Lincoln Laboratory bounced radar signals toward Venus and back to Earth a distance of 56 million miles, claiming the first direct, highly accurate interplanetary distance measurement. The event, likened to a window-shaking sonic boom, drew many witnesses and sparked calls reporting the blast across southern California.
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Westford
Mass
Space
Venus
Earth
Outer Space
Moon
Lincoln Laboratory
Long Beach
Alsome
Gardena
Ton
Norwalk
Bellflower
Lakewood
U S hush hush space blasts spark policy row
Washington reported that high altitude U S atomic tests last August and September 300 miles above the South Atlantic may affect missile defense talks and East West efforts to ban tests. Deputy Defense Secretary Quarles said the blasts increased knowledge but gave no details.
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Washington
America
Space
U. S
Pentagon
Donald Quarles
South Atlantic
Quarles
United States
Red Haired Bandit Robs Liquor Store for 140 Dollars
Police report a red haired man with a small pistol robbed Allan's Liquor at 2395 Atlantic Ave. just before 10 p.m. Thursday, forcing owner Kenneth Nielsen to surrender $140 from the register and his wallet. The description notes a hairy appearance and a brief struggle.
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Kenneth BD
Nielson
Allan
Atlantic Ave
Driver Panics Boy Hit and Dies in Downey Incident
A 99-year-old boy, Ernest Silva, was struck and dragged 42 feet on Gardendale Street between Downey and Dolan Aves. He died four hours later at St. Francis Hospital. Police plan a manslaughter complaint against Martha Elizabeth Taylor, 34, of Blodgett Ave, alleging she panicked and did not brake when the boy crossed. She lacked a valid driver's license for five years.
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Downey
Ernest Silva
Cheyenne Ave
St. Francis Hospital
Lynwood
Martha Elizabeth Taylor
Blodgett Ave
Gardendale St
Dolan Aves
Kidnapper Payne Surrenders After 20 Hour Hunt Near Logan WV
In southern West Virginia a 20 hour search ended when Richard Arlen Payne surrendered after firing at police. He held mother Elma Baldwin and her children Susan Danny and Kenneth before releasing them unharmed. State police, aided by helicopters, pursued after a warning letter threatened torture. Payne fired twice as police closed in, then dropped the revolver and released the hostages.
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Logan
W. Va
Richard Arlen Payne
West Virginia
Charleston
Elma Baldwin
Susan
Danny
Kenneth
Olice
Baldwin
WM and Vet Doctor: a Wrong Turn on the Road
A wounded man arrives at a veterinarian’s office after a highway crash. The doctor bluntly reveals his veterinary specialty, and the patient laments his foolish belief he could drive at 70 on worn tires, expressing remorse for the crash.
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Florida
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San Diego
Ensenada
FBI
Haig Boyd LI
Costa Mesa
M.Y. Realtor
Mrs. Duncan
UPI
Senate
Eisenhower
House
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
Paul Tomlinson
Jets
Wee Bunny
U.S
Hush-Hush
Row
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Raymond Royer
Wilson High School
Royer
Freeman Ave
Don Webster
Payne
R. de Stover
J. E. Asbury
Mrs. Baldwin
Richard Payne
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