Girl Held in Slaying Jat Mother
A five year old girl was held on suspicion of murder Sunday after her mother was found dead in the Downey home at 9 De Palma St. Mrs. Mary Foy Gifford, 35, was discovered by police and firemen who extinguished a small bedroom blaze. Initial reports said she died from head injuries and strangulation with a two foot length of pipe found on the premises. Miss Gamboa, daughter by a previous marriage, was questioned and booked at Sybil Brand for Women. A separate fire in Sequoia National Forest burned 400 acres over four days. crews suffered minor injuries.
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Sfulder
Dowsmey
Mary Foy Gifford
de Palma St
Gifford
Wavas
Elaine Gamboa
Miss Gamboa
Cerritos College
Sequoia National Forest
Vital Statistics Births and Names in Local Area
A fragmented list of births and parental names appears, listing several families and addresses. Entries include multiple child gender indications and birth months, with street names such as Elm Avenue, Merrimac Avenue, Clove Avenue, and Stanley Avenue.
Showdown in Mideast: Soviet gamble with U.S. pivot
London based UPI report cites East European diplomats who warn Moscow sees a Cuba style confrontation in the Mideast but expects Washington to back down. Soviet advisers and arms are in Egypt while fearing face saving defeat for Nasser could topple the regime.
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UPI
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Mideast
United States
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Cuba
Kennedy
Moscow
Kremlin
Russia
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U.S
Southeast Asia
Washington
Israel
Egypt
Suez Canal Zone
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
Red China
Khrushchev
Allies Observe Viet Cease-Fire Near Cambodia Offensive
Allied forces report major Cambodian operation with 7,843 Communist dead and 1,145 captured. American losses total 150 dead and 598 wounded. 550 Vietnam troops killed and 4,828 wounded. Weapons and rice seized include 12,750 arms and 3,650 tons of rice. Cambodian advances reach Kompong Cham area. Kompong Trach and Ton Hon secured. A 21 hour Vietnam truce opened as U.S. helicopters suffer losses.
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Phnom Penh
Kompong Trach
Ton Hon
Cambodia
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Vietnam
U.S
Pentagon denies Newsweek Laird story on Cambodia push
Washington UPI The Pentagon rejected Newsweek claims that Defense Secretary Laird sent a top secret cable urging public opinion in favor of entering Cambodia by seizing large enemy arms and caches. A spokesman said Laird neither signed nor sent such a message and did not know if Abrams received it. Newsweek said commanders sought caches and even shipped some to Saigon for display.
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Defense Department
Jerry W. Freidheim
Laird
Friedheim
Abrams
Newsweek
U.S
Saigon
Cambodia
Police Nab Kidnapping Suspect
Police arrested a kidnapping suspect who had been in contact with a boy entrusted to a woman hired to paint a bedroom. The mother, Mrs Arbuckle, said Brazell spent most of the day with the child and appeared to get along well. Brazell left the Arbuckle home late afternoon then returned about 7 p.m. to seek permission to take the child out to buy a present. The mother agreed and the pair left. Brazell’s roommate Andrew Barkowsky told investigators the suspect and child had come to the Sussex Lane apartment around noon.
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Pin
General Koch Dies at 73 in Illinois Hospital
Retired Army Brig. Gen. Oscar W. Koch chief intelligence officer to Gen. George S. Patton died Saturday at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Marion Illinois. He was 73.
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Carbondale, I
UPI
Oscar W. Koch
George. S. Patton
Veterans Administration Hospital
Marion
Ill
Ferry factor drives higher Europe airfares say nonschedule lines
A Saturn Airways spokesman in Los Angeles explains that nonscheduled carriers profit from ferrying passengers with long stays. The longer travelers remain in Europe before returning, the more trips may run lightly loaded or empty, raising prices to cover empty-flight costs.
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Saturn Airways
Los Angeles
Europe
United States
Beard debate stirs in Long Beach schools
A Long Beach Unified School District teacher calls for growth of a beard while district officials deny any bearded teachers exist, suggesting checking Wilson Milikan High Schools or City College to locate them. The spokesman questions whether a teacher's appearance can influence education.
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Long Beach Unified School
Wilson and
Milikan
City College
T.L
Long Beach
Rites Held at Colleges for Slain Jackson State Pair
Colleges and universities observed memorials and protests across campuses after the slaying of two Jackson State College students. Demonstrations ranged from peaceful marches to campus closures, with National Guard and police on duty at several sites.
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Jackson
Des Moines
Iowa
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