San Pedro Nurse Killed In San Pedro Fire After Psychiatric Patient Attack
A nurse was killed when Nasvik, a San Pedro civil engineer and WWII veteran, set his house ablaze after confessing to the slaying. He chased off an officer, then surrendered as flames spread. Nasvik had recent psychiatric treatment and a mental illness history. The couple, married in 1947, had children.
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Aol
Statter
Nasvik
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Meyer
San Petro
Mo Hollister
Hollister
Follister
Aj Schiophrenic
Nasyib
White
Ft MacArthur
Ramey AFB Tops September Safety Drive
Ramey Air Force Base Puerto Rico led SAC flying safety for September and rose to third in the Base-of-the-Year standings. I. Ramey remains accident free since the 1953 safe aircraft campaign, with March AFB and Davis-Monthan AFB following in September results. Carswell AFB remains first in the Base-of-the-Year race.
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Ramey Air Force Base
Puerto Rico
Strategic Air Command
SAC
I. Ramey
Air Force Base
Calif
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Ariz
Carswell Air Force Base
Tex
Lost Crosby Boys Found After Nightlong Search in Canyon
Three Crosby boys vanished from home Sunday night prompting a large search by West Los Angeles and Venice officers, aided by film director Wellman and two dogs. By dawn the youths were located three miles from home. a prior note threatening one child had been traced to a religious crank, and officers advised Crosby to forget the incident.
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Svoshy
Tim
Junie Maria
Crosby
Seismic tremors shake San Diego area two Sundays in row
Several light earthquakes centered off the Baja California coast were felt in San Diego and Imperial counties. Police received many calls as windows rattled and dishes shook. Seismologist Fred Robinson logged the first shock with an intensity of four on the scale.
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Here
Bajaalifornia
Imperial
Fred Robinson
Missouri Penitentiary riot amid noon meal disruption
A third disturbance in four days erupted at the Missouri Penitentiary in Jefferson City as more than 500 inmates refused to come to the noon dining halls. Deputy Warden Steinhauser said shots were fired but no injuries reported. State troopers and guards, armed and in helmets, reinforced the prison, which has seen five inmate deaths and millions in property damage over the past month.
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Missouri Penitentiary
W. P. Steinhauser
Steinhauser
Ure Prison
G Hall
C Hall
K. K. Johnson
State Patrol
Johnson
Duane Weisel
Alty
Thomas Mar
Itin
Ralph
Liquor Board Pair Appears Before Jury
Santa Ana reporters note the Orange County grand jury reconvening after a four day recess to examine witnesses in a liquor license probe. First witnesses to testify were Vic Seidler and other members of the State Board of Equalization office in Los Angeles.
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Santa Ana
Orange County
Grand Jury
State Board of Eqnalization
Los An
Jet Trainer Crash Kills Two Air Force Fliers
A T33 jet trainer crashed about 35 miles south of Grandview Air Force Base Sunday night, killing two Air Force fliers. First Lt. William Liman, 24, and Lt. Tommy L. Pridgeon, 25, were stationed at Grandview. Pridgeon was under investigation for real estate deed transfers and was to be questioned by the grand jury later today.
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Kansas
Here
Arthur Gorton Ely
Air Force
Dved
Santa Ana
William Liman
Butler
India
Gla
Tommy L. Pridgeon
T. L. Pridgeon
Grand Jury
Wind Clears Smog but Battle Goes On
City and state officials debate smog policy as a 13 day smog attack ends. Gov Goodwin Knight urges refineries to be ready to shut down during future smog events while weather officials predict clearer skies soon. The Grand Jury and County Air Pollution Control discuss resignations and political maneuvering amid the pollution crisis. Knight allocates 100000 dollars to study smog impacts.
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Welcommey
Gordon Larson
County Air Pollution Control
Herbert Lege
County Grand Jury
Ueaues
Goodwin Knight
Oll
Weather Bureau
Larson
KLAC
Knight
Kamikaze Pilots Honored by Japan
Memorial services were held in Tokyo for kamikaze pilots who perished in suicide attacks against U S forces during World War II. The observance honored 21,000 Japanese soldiers who died on Guadalcanal with services at Fukuoka.
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Upi
U. S. Shins
Fukuoka
Guadalcanal
Plane Hits Sierra Peak Die in High Sierra Crash
Three deer hunters from Fontana and Gardena died when a light plane crashed at the 8,000 foot level in the High Sierra near Haiwee Summit. The victims were Lyle Stotelmyre 40, Marle Stoteimyre 35, and Virgil Parks 35. Initial reports listed two fatalities. a third body was found beneath the engine as the aircraft burned.
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Lone Pine
California
Sierra
Lyle Stotelmyre
Fontana
Marle Stoteimyre
Virgil Parks
Gerdena
Haiwee Summit
Rupp Appeal Rejected by High Court
The Supreme Court denied Willand F. Rupp's appeal in the 1952 murder case of a 15 year old babysitter in Orange County California. He was sentenced to death in the gas chamber for murder with intent to rape. The ruling leaves California free to carry out the execution.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Willand F. Rupp
Orange County
Calif
High Court
California
Ninth U. S._ Circuit Court of Appeals
Rupp
Courssel
Dulles on Air Today With Europe Report
Dulles returns from a four nation Paris meeting with a confidential report on the talks. He will give a full report to the cabinet and the American people from the White House, detailing European alignments and plans after discussions with Eisenhower. Dulles is slated to discuss plans with German Chancellor Adenauer and respond to Russia’s four power bid.
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Bermuda
Eisenhower
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Gettysburg
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Dulles
Germany
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Europe
White House
Flagerty
Nixon
Idaho
Harold Stassen
Hagerty
Russia
Shoots Wife Self in Police Standoff
A man shoots his wife and then turns firearm on himself leading to a lengthy standoff with police. The incident escalated on the city’s east side as officers arrived and attempted to de escalate the situation. Paramedics transported the couple to a local hospital for treatment. Police are investigating the motive and gathering witness statements.
Father's Accidental Shot Kills Huntsman
California man Lyle H. Schneider, 27, of Atlandia, died after a bullet from his father William Schneider’s deer rifle went astray on opening day in Cedar Mountains. Deputy Springlett pursued suspect Pagaling, who hid in his home as deputies fired gas grenades. Pagaling surrendered after a standoff ending with a minor fire.
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Lyle H. Schneider
Atlandia
Calif
Cedar Mountains
William Schneider
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Springlett
Sehinger
Pegaling
Pagaling
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