Garden Grove Girl Slashed by Assailant
Miss California contestant Donna Schurr of Garden Grove, 13, was kidnapped at knife point from her home Tuesday night in a high speed pursuit. Suspect Jack Tames Waller, 25, of Santa Ana, was arrested after police and fiancé Lloyd Brett chased the car. Schurr was injured with a deep cut to her left hand during the assault. Waller later confessed to a 1955 kidnapping and rape, with a sketch matching him, and police linked both attacks. Schurr, an Orange Coast College student and former Miss United States finalist, was to marry in December but delayed for work.
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Orange Coast College
Long Beach
Directionless Classifieds Refer To Multiple Pages
A garbled newspaper index lists sections and page references for Beach Combing Bridge Classified Comics Editorial Financial Obituaries Sports Theaters and other topics with incomplete entries and stray typos. It instructs readers to locate content across Pages B-1 A-21 B-14 B-8 B-2 A-25 B-2 4-21 4-2.
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Boyle
Vital Statistics
Wilson
Your
Eisenhower Officially Reported In Excellent Condition
Three physicians examined President Eisenhower and said his condition is excellent. The White House notes recovery continues to progress, aided by exercise and relaxation from Key West during the recent visit. The final decision on a possible second term will wait until February, per Dr White.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Staward M. Snyder
Thomas W. Mattingly
Walter Reed
Army Hospital
Col
Byron E. Pollack
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Denver
Congress
Pollack
Fitzsimons
Mattingly
Snyder
James C. Hagerty
Key West
Paul Dudley White
Boston
Eisenower
Deadly cobalt found in workman's auto in Milford
An erratic geiger counter reading at a construction site led to the discovery of a small cylinder of deadly cobalt in the glove compartment of Benjamin Zowacki's car. Zowacki, 33, said he took it accidentally while searching for a string. Police advised disposal, though no danger materialized. A separate report notes an ex queen Elizabeth of Greece burglary in Cannes with jewels stolen and found in a garden.
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Gate
Benjamin Zownacki
Zowacki
United Engineers Construction Co
Connecticut Light & Power, C
Cannes
Elizabeth
Greece
Isin
Th & Hospital
Lost plane found near Vancouver Island with 4 aboard
A Western Airlines plane missing Tuesday with four men aboard was found on Vancouver Island. The crew and passengers are alive. An RCAF officer reported the aircraft was seen upside down during a search. A second plane from the same airline was en route to the scene to evacuate the four.
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Pacific
Western Airlines
Royal Canadian Air Force
RCAF
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Bombardment era bomber crashes at Biggs AFB during emergency landing
A Superbomber crashed at Biggs Air Force Base during an emergency landing Tuesday night after takeoff on a 10 hour training mission. Fifteen crew members escaped with serious injuries. the multi million dollar aircraft was badly damaged but did not burn. Maj. Robert Nelson stated the No 5 engine caught fire and the plane returned for the emergency landing.
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Biggs Air Force Base
Robert Nelson
Biggs Pub
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Weather: High clouds and hazy sunshine after fog
High clouds and hazy sunshine follow night and morning fog with little temperature change. No significant pattern or strong changes expected.
Five Missionaries Missing in Ecuador Jungle Seizure Sought
Five U S Protestant missionaries were reported missing after their Piper plane went down in a remote Ecuador jungle region near the Amazon. Air Force search teams scoured the area with planes and a helicopter from the Canal Zone. Names listed include Nat Saint Edward McCully Peter Fleming James Elliot and Roger Youderian. The Youderian family from Long Beach are kin. A prior sighting of a stripped plane raised fears for the group's fate.
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Ecuador
Amazon
Canal Zone
U.S. Air Force
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Huntingdon Valley
Philadelphia
Edward’ McCully
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Wis
Peter ‘Fleming
Seattle
Wash
James Elliot
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Billings
Mont
John Keenan
Car Runs Wild Wrecks Garage Wall Injure Cars
Mrs. Helen Beadie of 5821 Campo Walk started her car to warm up but slipped the fan into gear. The car rammed through the garage wall and into a parked car owned by Dick Fenes of 5622 Campo Walk, causing minor damage to the Beadle vehicle and heavy damage to the other car. Authorities note a high pressure buildup in the transmission.
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Helen Beadie
Campo
Beadie
Fog shuts down Bay Area airports and bridges
Dense fog shrouded San Francisco and Oakland airports with zero visibility, shutting air traffic at 12:45. The Weather Bureau warned of widespread valley and north coast fog, expected to thin by midmorning, while bridges and roads experienced slow traffic conditions.
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Oakland International
Golden Gate
Bay Bridges
Weather Bureau
San Francisco International Airport
Oakland
Alameda
Stranded Swan Susan Flaps Wings But Won’t Fly Home
In Hauling Island England a swan named Susan cannot master takeoff and remains trapped in a local reservoir for a second winter. Her family, the rest of the cygnets, and parents try teaching her to migrate, but Susan continues to paddle and produce sad noises instead of soaring.
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Hauling Island
England
Travas
Syrai
Perilous Scenic Cliff Threatens Homes and Roadway
A two mile cliff along Pacific Palisades near Santa Monica Canyon and Sunset Blvd is eroding with frequent landslides endangering motorists on the 101 and nearby houses. Crews monitor every six hours while engineers blame rains and watering for loosening rock and soil. Some streets develop holes as homes edge toward the brink and potential condemnation looms.
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Pacific. Palisades
Lpaury
Santa Monica Canyon
Sunset Blvd
Man Found Dead In Wall Space At Sacramento Sausage Plant
Kenneth L. Weiser a 61 year old sausage factory employee was found wedged in a rough finished space between walls of two duplex units in Sacramento. Coroner deputies believe he fell into the space Tuesday while walking around in the attic and was discovered about 10 hours later by a friend. Evidence suggested he had been drinking.
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Sacramento
Sain
Kenneth L. Weisler
Weiser
Widow Found Near Death With 9 Dogs
A 76-year-old widow, Mrs. Sarah Connell, was discovered near death in a ramshackle Calumet City home after being unable to move or eat for 10 days. Nine starving dogs were found with her and were placed in the Animal Welfare League kennels while she was hospitalized in Cook County Hospital.
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Chicago
Calumet City
Allen Glisch
Animal Welfare League
Sarah Caonnell
Glisch
Connell
Cook County Hospital
League
Salt water distillation kits intrigue Idaho buyer
Boise businessman Kenneth Arnold bought 30 000 salt water distillation kits at a Hill AFB Utah auction. He says he has no idea what to do with them beyond giving some to friends for Christmas. He suspects a foreign government would pay for such a supply. The kits convert sea water to fresh water and were worth about 370 000 dollars.
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Boise
Idaho
Kenneth Arnold
Arnold
Hill Air Force Base
Utah
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