Two Kidnap Family Loot Safe During Home Invasion
Downey California police report a husband and wife and his daughter were restrained at gunpoint as two men forced entry to their home around 11 p.m. They drove him to the nearby Sav-On in Compton to crack a drugstore safe, took 49 cash bags, and returned to tie the family before fleeing. Police described one bandit as 40 to 45, 5 feet 8, 180 pounds with a beige hat, the other as about 40, six feet tall, 183 pounds with reddish hair and a tan straw hat.
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Carole
Seward
Mae Long Beach Blvd
Mas. Seward
Downey Police
Second bandit tied to $15,000 Von's Market holdup
An ex con victim and a second suspect connected to a holiday market robbery saw injuries and fatalities nationwide as drivers faced deadly crashes. Wilburn E Davison 48 a transient captured near Rose and Woodruff Aves after deputies traced a vehicle via broadcast. Davison surrendered armed with a loaded .38 pistol carrying $2,000 from the robbery. The second suspect remained at large as police pursued the case.
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Associated Press
Lakewood
Bellflower
Woodruff Ave
Thadt
Trbeston
L. L. Peck
Alfred
Noble
Trakfic
Davison
Khrushchev Eon Talks Over A-Ban
Soviet Premier Khrushchev responded to President Eisenhower with a proposal for immediate talks among scientists to draft an atomic test suspension accord. The State Department said the three page letter was being translated and expected to be public this weekend. Khrushchev generally favored Geneva talks to pursue a pact later this year. The article also reports Memorial Day traffic deaths, noting 369 lives lost in three-day period and several fatal crashes across Texas New York and Alabama.
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Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Geneva
State Department
Mikhail A. Menshikov
Menshikov
Christian A.) Hetter
Khruschev
U.S
Seamen Strike in Italy Called Off After Blockade
ROME UPI reports the Union of Italian Seamen temporarily called off a nationwide strike that had kept Italian liners blocked at ports for nearly three days, ending the disruption while talks continue.
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Italy
Rome
UPI
So She Swam Couldn't Walk Home From Date
A Vancouver girl on a cruise fled advances by jumping overboard and swimming to Bowen Island. She spent the night on the island and took a ferry to the mainland the next morning in this notably bold escape.
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Vancouver
UPI
Bowen Island
Quake Awakens South Gate Residents at 3:56 AM
A South Gate tremor roused residents at 3 56 am with no damage reported. Caltech seismologists identified the quake as minor in intensity. Police handled numerous call-ins and investigated reports of sonic booms or explosions with no conclusive findings. Dr Charles Richter commented on the minor intensity.
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South Gate
California Institute of Technology At
Pasadena
Charles Richter
Caltech
Four Killed in Crashes Near L B
Traffic crashes around Long Beach claimed four lives. Philip A. Stewart, 18, died after being thrown from a car on Pacific Coast Highway east of the San Gabriel River. Motorcycle rider Ryland Parker, 35, of Los Angeles, was killed at Airport Way and Central Ave in Compton. Margaret Apimar, 5 months, died after being thrown from a car driven by her mother Patricia, 17, at Walker and Crescent Streets. Mrs J Sutherland Bohle, 33, of Newport Beach, died in a wreck on Pacific Coast Highway near Emerald Bay gate in Laguna Beach.
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Long Beach
Philip A. Stewart
St. Encinitas
Pacific Coast Hy
San Gabrie
Ryland Parker
Los Angeles
Airport Way
Central Ave
Compton
Margaret Apimar
Garden Park Hospital
Patricia
Walker and
Crescent Sts
Classifieds and Tables Note Listings Across Pages
A brief index lists where to find church pages, classifieds on B-3, comics on B-2, crosswords on B-10, financials on A-3, shipping table on A-2, and sports on A-6 to A-8 along with theaters on A-10 and weather sections on A-2 and B-10. It notes page locations for tidal and temperature as well as TV and radio content on B-10.
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Tidal
Lava eruptions threaten Azores island communities
Volcanic activity from De Capelinhos on Faial and nearby islet Caldeira Volcano sent ash and lava into the air. Tremors led to refugee movements as areas were damaged and emergency provisions were set up on Faial Island, where prior eruptions last December damaged two villages.
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Azores
Gpi
de Capelinhos
Faial
Caldeiia
Joes
de Castelinho
Dé Capelinhos
Teamsters Blockade Philadelphia Papers
The Teamsters Union, successful Friday night in halting circulation of the Philadelphia Inquirer, extended their strike to the Philadelphia Bulletin and was then reported in the New Jersey Courier list.
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Philadelphia
Teamsters Union
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Bulletin
Mpm
N.J
Courierest
Ike Up Early at Farm for Golf Round
President Eisenhower played an early round of golf at Gettysburg Country Club while pickets protested outside local newspaper offices. The Bulletin and Courier-Post prepared to publish yet not distribute. Eisenhower was joined by his son John and Maj. Gen. Arthur Nevins, with Dr. Howard McC. Snyder also present as his physician on the farm visit.
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Gettysburg
Bulletin and Inquirer
Courier-Post
Delaware River
Bulletin
Gettys Jr. Co
John Eisenhower
Arthur’ & Nevins
Howard McC. Snyder
Weather outlook calls for Sunday sun and mild warmth
Night and morning low clouds give way to mostly sunny skies by afternoon. Expected high near 76 degrees with light winds and comfortable conditions.
Airliner Crashes in Algeria Killing 14 Die
An Air France DC3 crash in Algeria killed 14 people including 10 French soldiers. The plane, from Algiers to Tindouf, crashed about six miles southwest of Malierees one hour after takeoff. The crew of three and an Air France agent were aboard.
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Algeria
Bats Wean
Persns
Air France
Malierees
Algiers
Tindouf
Toland
De Gaulle Seeks Overwhelming Victory in France
Paris UPI Gen Charles de Gaulle wins crucial backing from Socialist Radical and other parties. With about half of Socialists opposed, a strong majority is expected in the National Assembly Sunday as de Gaulle prepares to be invested premier and push sweeping constitutional reforms.
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Charles de Gaallé
Champs Elysees
Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
France
Socialist
de Gaulle
National Assembly
Socialist Party
Catholic ‘Popular Republican
MRF
Pierre Poujade
Convention Africaine
Guy Mollet
Assembly
North Africa
Elysee Palace
Rene Coty
Roger Duchet
The
Independent
Cons
Train Traps 2 Fleeing on Trestle
A passenger train in central Texas near Manchaca south of Austin struck two members of a fleeing group of about 20 hikers. One man, David O Daniel 25 of Caressicana Texas, was killed and another injured. John Harrison 21 Austin was in the area.
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Lex
UPI
Manchaca
Texas
David O'Daniel
Caresicana
Tex
John Harrison
Drunken Brawl Sends 34 to Jail on Holiday Boat Riot
A holiday river excursion from Philadelphia ended in pandemonium as 200 to 300 people fought aboard The State of Pennsylvania. 15 passengers were injured and 34 men were arrested, 8 under 18 charged as juveniles. Bail set at 300 dollars each. all arrestees from Philadelphia.
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S.J. U
Delaware River
State of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Riverview Linen Inc
Coast Guard
Salem County
Woodstown
Juvenile Bureau
Salem
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