Bomb piggyback robbery leaves Loleta banker shaken
Authorities search for two masked men after bank president Herbert Rasmussen is tied and his wife held hostage in a bizarre robbery. The men attach a supposed bomb to Rasmussen and force him to surrender a large sum from the Fortuna bank vault. The device turns out to be harmless but the crime remains unsolved with no identity clues.
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Eureka
UPI
FBI
Loleta
Herbert A. Rasmussen
Bank of
Rasmussen
Fortuna
Eureka General Hospital
Redwood Acres Fairground
Murphy's Laws and a Travel Refund Mystery
A reader seeks the remaining nine Murphy laws from a New York firm's list after eight were published. Action Line outlines airline deposit rules and refund denial in a Los Angeles case, noting a 25 percent charter cancellation fee and eventual refund. Additional items describe a bank heist with a bomb pack, FBI involvement, and a tied hostage situation with emotional distress.
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I, PT
New York
W.F
Lakewood
Charles Yulish Associates Inc
Seventh Ave
N.Y
Murphy
Philippines
Korean Airlines
Regal Travel Agency
Los Angeles
Action Line
A.P
Long Beach
U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board
One Dead Two Arrested in Compton Party Shootings
Ronald Ray Foster and Dewayne Moore, both 19 or 18, were arrested on murder suspicion after a late Saturday shooting at 207 W. Tichenor St in Compton left Larry Newsom dead and wounded Dwayne Lewis, 16, along with two others. Murray and a girl aged 13 were treated and released.
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Compton
Ronald Ray Foster
Dewayne Moore
Larry Newsom
N. Burris Ave
W. Tichenor St
Dwayne Lewis
Sharon Jones
W. Claude St
Ruben Murray
W. Johnson St
Blue Cross claim denial for 1971 leukemia bill sparks dispute
A Long Beach family fought Blue Cross of Southern California after years of medical billing forms and delays for a 1971 leukemia test. The insurer cited missing benefits and late filing, leaving the family to cover the $400 bill.
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Blue Cross
Southern California
J.A
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Firephones breakdown leaves 8 Southland cities without service
Eight Southland cities Norwalk Cerritos Bellflower Artesia La Mirada Pico Rivera Hawaiian Gardens and Whittier lost telephone service to the Los Angeles County Fire Department for about three hours Sunday. The outage ended at 1 10 p m and a special emergency number was publicized by radio stations. Chief Fred Norton noted the World Series kept call volume low and praised the timing.
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Southland
Los Angeles
Murder victims found in car trunk identified
Los Angeles police of the 77th Division identified two men found slain and stuffed in a car trunk. Fred Kimmons Jr aged 20 of Inglewood and Robert Lee Gaylord aged 21 of Los Angeles were found bound and gagged with throats slashed after Spirit of America Co executives reported blood in a stranger’s car in the company lot. Investigators had no motive or suspects Sunday.
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Los Angeles
77Th Division
Fred Kimmons, Jr
Inglewood Ave
Inglewood
Robert Lee Gaylord
104Th St
Spirit of America Co
W. 184Th St
Autopsy set in death of Inglewood woman
An autopsy was scheduled today for 44 year old Melanie Breaux of Inglewood after she was found slain in her home. Police say two men forced entry tied up her three children and slashed her head and face with a sharp instrument. Preliminary exam suggested she may have been shot. no motive or sexual assault found, and nothing was taken.
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Inglewood
Melanie Breaux
E. 65Th St
Classified Pricing Box From 1975 Union Ad
A 1975 newspaper snippet lists home delivery and Sunday rates for daily and Sunday editions. Rates show monthly and yearly prices for daily and Sunday, Sunday only, and by mail options with separate prices for daily and Sunday. The block appears as a price table for readers.
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MAIL
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Marty
Lewis
Dominguez Valley Hospital
Murray
Roy Rogers
Gene Autry
E.M
Roy
Gene
Hoppy
Larry Edmunds
Hollywood Blvd
Dooley
Furniture Mart
Csbeerkune
Rate Berkkkuives
Cale T Oka Aaa
Ae Berklines
Wallaway Berkline
Berkline
Wallaway
Long Beach Blvd
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