Olympic Box Office Robbery Shocks Los Angeles
Robbery at the Olympic Auditorium disrupted the California boxing probe in Los Angeles on the final day. Michael Lebel, 25, stepson of promoter Cal Eaton, was knocked unconscious after opening a safe. Loss may reach 25,000 with 20,924 in receipts from last night’s Don Jordan Jimmy Carter fight and 5,000 in advance wrestling sales. robbers took all but 2. Mrs Aileen Eaton demanded police, scolding counsel James Cox as session paused.
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Los Angeles
Olympic Auditorium
California
Michael Lebel
Cal Eaton
Sports Center
Jimmy Carter
Aileen Eaton
State Building
James Cox
Cox
FBI captures two fugitives in Memphis motel raid
The FBI arrested two of America's most wanted criminals, Notorious Nick Montes and Robert Lloyd Jones, at a Memphis motel after tear gas was deployed at 3 am. Montes, 38, famed for two entries on the ten most wanted list, and Jones, 30, a convicted murderer, had escaped from Parchman prison in 1955 and carried a small arsenal.
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Memphis
Notorius
Nick
Montes
FBI
Robert Lloyd Jones
Tampa
Fla
Montos
Jones
Mrs Scott’s kin fail estate bid in missing case
Evelyn Throsby Scott's husband and brother lost bids to be named trustee of her 250000 fortune. Superior Judge Mildred Lillie ruled them unfit after hearings and appointed Citizens National Trust and Savings Bank to manage the missing woman's affairs.
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Los Angeles
CNL
Evelyn Throsby Scott
Fortune
Mildred Lillie
Citizens National Trust and Savings Bank
L. Ewing Scott
The
Farmers and Merchants Bank
E. Raymond Throsby
Scott
Lillie
Markets Close All US Exchanges for Good Friday
All United States security and commodity markets are closed in observance of Good Friday. No financial pages appear today in the newspaper due to the holiday.
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United States
Weather Smog Outlook Red On hazy sunny day outlook
The notice notes a red weather outlook with hazy sunshine and high clouds today and tomorrow. March 29 shows a high of 62 degrees and a low of 45 with a full weather report on page A4.
Iceland Move To Withdraw U.S. Troops Faces Election Test
In Reykjavik the Iceland parliament backed a resolution calling for U S troops to leave as NATO forces. The plan hinges on June 24 parliamentary elections expected to determine Communist backing for further action amid U S concern and Moscow celebration.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
U.S
North Atlantic
Washington
Moscow
Greyhound Lines and Drivers Reach Tentative Two Year Pact
Greyhound Lines and its drivers and station employees averted a threatened bus strike in seven western states by agreeing tentatively to a two year contract. Officials of the Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes of America said they will urge ratification by about 3000 Greyhound workers.
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San Francisco
Py Pacific
Greyhound Lines
Greyhound
Crew Returns to Blasted Oil Tanker in Baytown
An explosion tore into the side of the Esso Patterson tanker at a Humble dock in Baytown Texas injuring two crewmen and casting quick fears of a Texas City style disaster from 1947. Two seamen were blown into the water and two others were injured during kerosene loading into a 3000 barrel compartment of the 10000 ton vessel.
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Baytown
Tex
Texas City
Esso Patterson
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Humble
Three La Crescenta Girls Jailed After Glendale Nurse Assault
Glendale police jailed three La Crescenta girls for a savage nocturnal assault on 70 year old nurse Armeloa Hasvold. They fled after snatching her purse containing 135 dollars. Suspects Lora Lee Weitz 18 Deanna Jean Bejar 18 and Mary Ann Kennedy 22 were arrested after a wallet led investigators to their home.
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Glendale
la Crescenta
Armeloa Mae Hasvold
California
St. Claire St
Glendale Memorial Hospital
Lora Lee Weitz
Foothill Blvd
Deanna Jean Bejar
Frances Ave
Mary Ann Kennedy
Walter E. Hegi
Amelia Mae Haswold
Loralee Weitz
Diamond Setter Beaten Robbed in Santa Monica Shop
A 73 year old diamond setter, Jacob Hookayle of West Los Angeles, was savagely beaten with a steel bar by a bandit at his Santa Monica shop. He is in critical condition at Santa Monica Hospital. The burglar stole money and jewelry, cleaning out the safe.
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Santa Monica
Santa Monica Hospital
Jacob Hookayle
Los Angeles
Hookayle
California Assembly approves five million harbor fund
In Sacramento the Assembly unanimously passed a bill creating a five million dollar fund for small boat harbor development.
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Sacramento
Moonshine Still Found During Easter Egg Hunt Incident
In Manchester Kentucky pupils uncovered 8 gallons of moonshine whisky beneath school steps. Sheriff Daniel Davidson led a search with a party, found a still in the nearby mountains, and fired. A 30 30 bullet struck his leg but he was not seriously hurt. the still was smashed with hammers.
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Atlanta
Manchester
Daniel Davidson
Davidson
Suds On Tap Serviceman Upsets Youngstown Family
In Youngstown Ohio a beer service man misconnected pipes while installing a new barrel causing taps to release frothy beer and hot water for customers. Margaret Swory reported the incident from upstairs near the Alcatraz Tavern. Art Schertz identified the mistake and fixed the line.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Margaret Swory
Alcatraz
Art Schertz
Stewardess Dies in Plane Crash Near Camdenton
Miss Irene Hazel Myers 23 a Tulsa Oklahoma native American Airlines stewardess was killed when her light Mooney Mite crashed near Camdenton Missouri The wreckage was found about 3 pm after she took off from Tulsa around 730 pm en route to Cleveland with a planned refuel stop at Springfield Missouri Civil Aeronautics officials reported the incident.
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Camdenton
Mo. A
American Airlines
Irene Hazel Myers
Tulsa
Okla
Civil Aeronautics
Union Postpones Santa Fe Strike
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers has postponed a coast lines strike against the Santa Fe Railroad until mediation by the National Mediation Board is completed. A union official said the delay continues while mediation efforts proceed.
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Los Angeles
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Coast Lines
Santa Fe
National Mediation Board
Detroit Raiders Dump 3 500 Gallons of Milk
Police free Harold Johnson and Henry Garcia after questioning in the knife slaying of 18 year old Oleta Camille Johnson in an auto court cabin. Johnson, 19, said to have married the victim in Palestine, Texas, without a license, admitted possible non marriage and plans further questioning.
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Costa Mesa
Harold Johnson
Johnson
L. D. Pollom
Oleta Camille Johnson
Pollom
Palestine
Tex
State Engineer denies blame for Christmas flooding
In Sacramento Harvey C. Banks denied that any state water agency caused the Christmas flood damage in Yuba City and Sutter County. A Sutter County grand jury report faulted state and local agencies, chiefly the State Division of Water Resources and the State Reclamation Board, for failing to warn Yuba City authorities of flood danger.
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Sacramento
Harvey C. Banks
Yuba City
Sutter County
Grand Jury
State Division of Water Resources
State Reclamation Board
Peanuts Scarcer for Ball Fans
The Agriculture Department announced a comparatively short supply of peanuts this year and expected bleacher consumption to decline for the second consecutive year. Cleanup crews with brooms were noted to have a better outlook.
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Washington
The
Agriculture Department
Devout Thousands Attend Good Friday Pilgrimage in Jerusalem
Thousands gather in Jerusalem's Old City for the Good Friday Way of the Cross procession stretching from Pilate's court to the Tomb. The event sits amid Israeli Arab tensions with some observances curtailed and visitors scarce as security lines divide the city between Israel and Jordan. Eisenhower planned to attend church services at National Presbyterian Church as the Holy Week rites proceed.
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Jerusalem
Jordan
Old City
Israel
Arab Jerusalem
Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
National Presbyterian Church
St. Mark’s Church
Christ
Pontius Pilate
Calvary
Violence Flares in Price Dispute Strikes Milk Truck
State police report raiders halted a Detroit bound milk truck on U S Highway 16 near Brighton and dumped 3 500 gallons of milk. The incident followed a milk price dispute that prompted picketing of three Detroit area creameries and depots earlier in the week. The driver James Dowswell could not identify any raiders and was not molested.
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Detroit
U.S. Highway 16
Brighton
James Dowswell
Sealtest, Inc
Dowswell
Sealtest Creamery
Brighten
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