Sinatra Kidnap Plot Foiled Twice before Junior Abduction
Los Angeles UPI report cites cellmate John William Irwin 42 saying two younger suspects Barry Keenan and Joseph "spirited" Sinatra Jr through Lake Tahoe roadblocks during the Dec 8 kidnapping. Irwin, in a San Diego jail, claimed Keenan planned and targeted ransom with help from a wealthy Los Angeles family, while he allegedly handled calls and observed FBI presence.
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Sinatra Jr
Lake Tahoe
Sinatra
Frank Jr
FBI
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Imperial Beach
Keenan
Los Angeles Area
Los Angeles
Frank Sinatra Sr
Police Increase Patrols to Foil North Las Vegas Vandalism
North Las Vegas Police Chief Nick Janise says added patrols aim to deter vandalism in neighborhoods with extensive Christmas displays. Five juveniles were arrested Wednesday night for removing lights and wreaths from several homes as part of the city Christmas decorating contest.
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Janise
Northas Vegas
City Chamber of Commerce
Dinah Washington Funeral Draws Thousands in Cold Chicago
Thousands braved bitter cold as Dinah Washington was laid to rest at St. Luke Baptist Church on Chicago's South Side. The service, led by Rev. Hosea Burgie and eulogized by Rev. Eugene Ward, featured Mahalia Jackson singing Move Up a Little Higher. Washington, 39, died at her Detroit home and was buried at Burr Oak Cemetery. she left two sons and had married Night Train Lane in Las Vegas last July.
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Tuscaloosa
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Robert Grayson
Christmas tree drives aid for McKeil family in Chicago
A weathered note from Norman McKeil a 12 year old from Doaktown New Brunswick Canada asked Santa for a small present due to poverty. The note tied to a Christmas tree delivered to Chicago prompted Central Motor Lines and Illinois Bell Telephone Co to organize a fundraising drive after learning his father was hospitalized from World War II wounds.
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Crash Kills Reno Student Near Placerville
Carl Gustavson aged 18 from Reno died from injuries after a skidding auto on US 50 threw him from the vehicle. His companion David Rogers, 20, of Placerville, suffered minor injuries. Both attended the University of Nevada.
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Placerville
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Lawmaker Says City Cautioned About Baldwin Hills Dam Risks
Carson City California Assemblyman Ray Knisley recalls warning Los Angeles in 1946 about faults and soil instability near the Baldwin Hills reservoir project. He says earth faults were pointed out, delays occurred, and the land later went to a Baldwin Estates subsidiary as negotiations continued.
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Dlovelock
Los Angeles
Baldwin Hills
Knisley
Baldwin Estate Trust
Kinsley
Inglewood
Baldwin Estates
Motorist Dies Of Injuries Near Elko
ELKO UPI Harry Honaker a 22 year old Salinas California resident died Wednesday from injuries suffered when a car left Highway 40 and overturned two miles west of Elko. Passenger Jerry Payne of Salinas and Tim Tinko of Vernon Pennsylvania were also involved. Payne and Tinko were not seriously injured.
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UPI
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Jerry Payne
Tim ‘Tinko
Vernon
Payne
Tinko
Seriov
Warning For Party Folk In Nevada Traffic Safety Appeal
Nevada Highway Patrol Sgt Harold Peterson urges caution after holiday parties. He warns that Christmas Eve sees more impaired driving as revelers return home. The message stresses keeping loved ones safe and avoiding hospital or morgue outcomes.
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Nevada Highway Patrol
Harold Peterson
Peterson
24 Below Zero Sets Cold Bemidji Mark
The coldest reading reported yesterday morning by the U S Weather Bureau excluding Alaska and Hawaii was 24 degrees below zero at Bemidji Minnesota. The warmest noted was 75 degrees at Miramar California.
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UPI
U. S. Weather Bureau
Alaska
Hawaii
Bemidji
Minn
Miramar
Calif
Boy in Custody Over Fake Bomb Report at Nogales High
A 15 year old Nogales High student was detained by juvenile authorities for making a false bomb report at school. He allegedly claimed it was for avoiding a school day and cited his birthday as the motive.
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