Rain and Wind Lashes Southland Storm Hits Southland
A new storm drenched Southern California with heavy showers and strong winds causing downed trees and TV aerials, landslides, and power outages. Gale warnings stretched from Point Conception to Newport Beach and small craft advisories from Newport to the Mexican border. Rain totals reached .68 inches in Long Beach by noon, boosting the season total to 19.36 inches while area floods worsened traffic.
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Murder charge in Cypress area wife found dead near Seal Beach
A 40 year old Cypress man was charged with the brutal murder of his wife Mrs Alia Hendershot 36 found nude except for a brassiere in the Seal Beach surf. Park Hendershot a dairy worker was booked by Orange County detectives. The former husband John M Lawrence questioned. Investigators traced a missing persons report filed by Hendershot and found the purse under a bridge over Coyote Creek. Autopsy cited brain hemorrhage from severe blow to the chin as death cause.
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Diane Lescher
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Maria Galant
Two Admit Pentagon Shakeup Holdup of Plan Goes to Solons
Two suspects in a $6,000 Long Beach restaurant holdup are arraigned on kidnapping and armed robbery charges. Kenneth Deloss Jones Jr and George Benjamin Gilchrist, both Hawthorne residents, admit looting the Apple Valley Steak House and flee to Las Vegas before returning. President Eisenhower asks Congress to give the defense secretary full control of military funds to forge truly unified fighting forces amid a sweeping Pentagon reorganization.
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Subsidence Bill Sent to Knight
In Sacramento the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments 65 to 0 on the Long Beach subsidence bill. The measure, ABS, cleared the Senate 31 to 1 and now heads to Gov. Knight for signature. only Sen. Dorsey opposed in the Senate vote. The bill establishes procedures to unitize and repressurize the Wilmington Oil Field to curb land sinkage and creates state administration of the repressurization program.
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Amid Holy Week Reflections and Defense Plan Notes
Fragmentary religious passages mix with a political summary about Eisenhower outlining six defense reform points and unifying command structures. The text references Holy Thursday during Passover and Judas betrayal, alongside calls for a fully integrated strategic plan and staff support for the secretary of defense. Continued discussion appears on Page A-5.
Press Telegram Southland's Finest Evening News
Southland reporters present the latest edition with local updates and brief items from city life. The issue highlights community notices and regional happenings in a concise format for evening readers.
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Ike to Spend Easter Weekend on Farm
President Eisenhower may leave today for a long Easter weekend at his Gettysburg country estate. Mrs. Eisenhower drove the 80 miles to the farm on Wednesday. A family gathering was planned with the four grandchildren staying at Gettysburg with their mother. Maj. John Eisenhower, the President's son, was to join for the weekend.
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Fed seeks 2 billion credit easing via reserve release
The Federal Reserve Board asked Congress to pass new credit easing legislation to free about two billion dollars in member bank reserves. Chairman Brent Spence introduced the three point bill, allowing banks to count vault cash toward legal reserves to boost available credit during the recession.
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Frondizi Plans Amnesty Excludes Peron Aides
President elect Arturo Frondizi told his party he will exclude ex-dictator Juan Peron and top followers from the amnesty he plans to seek from the new congress after taking office May 1. The proposal would cover political and labor crimes but not common crimes charged against Peron and his exiled lieutenants.
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Tornadoes Rip Wichita Falls Area Killing One
Three tornadoes swept through Wichita Falls Texas and nearby areas causing heavy destruction. One man died as rescue efforts began and readers were directed to follow updates across the newspaper sections for weather, obituaries, and reports.
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Truck Hits Die sel Engine and derails Capitol Limited
A truck collided with a diesel engine of the Baltimore and Ohio Capitol Limited near Medina Ohio early today derailing 13 cars. Eight people were injured including truck driver James Burt 21 of La Grange and his passenger Herbert Bozman 21 of Elyria. Six train passengers were treated and released in Lodi. A special train moved passengers to Chicago and track repairs were expected to take about four hours.
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Snow Held Trains Rerouted Through Reno to SF
Three Southern Pacific trains carrying about 240 passengers were rerouted through Reno after snowslides in the High Sierra on Wednesday. The City of San Francisco streamliner and the Overland Limited were delayed, with 97 aboard the first train halted in Reno and the others held at Sparks, Nevada. Passengers, totaling 65 on the second and about 75 on the third, were reported comfortable and safe as rerouting proceeded toward San Francisco via Western Pacific lines.
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Women to Sit in House of Lords
London bill granting women the right to sit in the House of Lords won final parliamentary approval. The monarch would appoint peers with special titles not inheritable, while the upper chamber remains for heredity seats and Church of England appointees. Labor opposed, citing insufficient Labor representation.
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Statewide Disaster Triggers Mass Evacuations Across California
Floods and flood threats force about 5,000 people from six Bay Area cities including Alyiso, and cause millions in crop losses in Santa Clara and Salinas valleys. Snowbound travelers and stranded motorists on Sierra routes prompt evacuations, with main lines and highways disrupted and a City of San Francisco train blocked near Donner Summit.
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