Eight Die In Ventura Traffic Fire Crash
Eight people died and 18 were injured when five cars and two trucks burst into flames after a chain reaction collision on U.S. 101 in Ventura. A stalled auto started the crash as a produce truck jackknifed into wreckage, fuel tanks ruptured, and bystanders watched a gasoline blaze. The highway reopened six hours later and authorities identified victims later due to condition of bodies.
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Ventura
Calif
Edward Hatcher
Ventura General Hospital
LA police blocked from stopping topless clubs dance case
In Los Angeles the police and sheriff departments were enjoined from interfering with topless or bottomless dancing at 16 nightspots. Superior Court Judge Robert A Weeke halted enforcement Wednesday, aligning with an Appeals Court ruling that nudity without lewd conduct cannot be prosecuted. California budget note cites $350 million deficit relief unlikely from gambling law changes.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Superior Court
Robert A. Weeke
State Supreme Court
Seven Ton Marijuana Smuggling Ring Charged in UPI Report
A grand jury indicted a dozen men for importing seven tons of marijuana from Mexico to the San Francisco Bay area. U.S. Attorney Dwayne Keyes said 6,400 kilograms were flown into the country between August 1969 and May 1970, mostly from Fresno to the Bay Area, with bulk value over $640,000 and street value around $3.5 million.
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Fresno
UPI
Mexico
San Francisco Bay Area
U.S
Dwayne Keyes
Bay Area
Police chase ends as patrol cars collide in Porterville
In Porterville California a burglary suspect fled after a police chase on Wednesday. Officers Gerald Moore and Bert Grazelli pursuing the suspect rammed their patrol cars head on. Both officers escaped injury though their vehicles were demolished and the thief escaped.
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Porterville
Calif
Gerald Moore
Bert Grazelli
Judge cites Bible in marijuana case ruling
In a Sacramento appeal, the 3rd District Court of Appeals threw out evidence against 82-year-old Charles Raymond, a state rehabilitation officer, saying the marijuana seizure followed an illegal search. The case centered on Raymond’s son Bill, who found pot in the father’s dresser and coordinated a sample with deputies. The court held the warrant invalid since it relied on unlawfully obtained information and invoked constitutional protections against unwarranted intrusion into the family home.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
3Rd District Court of Appeals
Charles Raymond
Raymond
Bill
Sheriff's Deputies
Moe
Leonard Friedman
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