Chicanos Invade Catalina Island Stirs City Officials
A Chicano activist group the Brown Berets staged a peaceful protest on Catalina Island near Avalon causing the city manager and deputies to respond. Twenty five men and one woman dressed in green and brown gathered with a 10 by 15 foot Mexican flag while declaring an occupation. The island owner Santa Catalina Island Co. welcomed the contingent and provided simple provisions as Los Angeles County deputies maintained order with statements that all was under control.
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Avalon
California
Catalina Island
United States
U.S
David Sanchez
Sanchez
Los Angeles County
Sheriff's
Malcolm
J. Renton
Santa Catalina Island Co
Wrigley Family
Chicago
Chasing Quint
Sheriff's Office
Raid Seizes 1800 Pounds Mexican Marijuana From Sailboat
Federal agents arrest David Peterson after 1800 pounds of high quality marijuana in trademarked Deep Paisana bricks were seized from a sailboat near Catalina Island. Deputies say he fled into nearby hills before being captured near Avatoy Airport. Additional arrests in Blythe tied to the case include Charles Oliver, Charlotte Oliver, and Christie Bohling of Phoenix.
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Avalon
UPI
Catalina Island
David Peterson
Casta Mess
Avatoy
Miramar
Santa Monica
Matijuana
Charles “Oliver
Charlotte
Christie Bohling
Phoenix
Blythe
Riverside County Sheriff's Deputies
Peterson
Petersen
Mexico
Palomar
San Diego County
Catalina
Deep
Deep ,Paisana
Iaib
Regen
Blatt
Rower heads to Hawaii on two month voyage from Cape Code
Pat Quesnel and partner Pete Doorish prepare a two month ocean row from Cape Code toward Hawaii. The duo, from Washington and California, expected storms offshore and planned long dehydrated food and water supplies for the voyage. Quesnel described the trip as a long‑standing ambition and noted the unsinkable craft.
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San Francisco
Pat Quesnel
Cape Code Dary
Hawaii
Quesnel
Duvaii
Wash
Switch
Pete Doorish
Bellevue
Dootish
Steve Mahank
Alamo
Calif
Coast Guard
Quesnal
Beak to Beak Corky and the Drunk on One Leg
Don McCarty recalls Corky the friendly beak bird as a one legged bird interacting with a drunken man. Corky allegedly mimicked the drunk, weaving on one foot and defending himself with comic beak responses.
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Cortest
Don McCarty
Corky
McCarty
Saya McCarty
Largest shark killed sets world record off California
Commercial fisherman Gorgite of Port Hueneme, California, killed a 6 foot 5 inch, 1,039 pound mako shark off Anacapa Island. The catch is deemed a world record by the county Museum of Natural History with ichthyologist Dr. Applegate citing verification.
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Los Angeles
California
Doe Gorgite
Port Hwenams
Calif
Anacapa Island
False bomb threat stalls Milwaukee airport scare
An extortionist demanded 100000 from United Airlines and planted a bomb like device and note at Mitchell Field. The device was exploded by a bomb squad as a precaution. No contact or payment occurred and no other bombs were found. Langbent Shriver visited Milwaukee for a campaign stop.
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Milwauker
Wis
WPT
United Airlines
Authorilius
Gen. Mitchell Airport
Wisconsin-Upper Michigan
Hopital
Don
Sherman
Milwaukee
John Doyne
Jorker
Doyne
Judicial Commission a Pioneer in Policing Judicial Conduct
California's Judicial Qualifications Commission, created by a constitutional amendment, recommended removing Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge Leland W. Geiler for prejudice and bias and for pressuring public defenders. The nine member body, led by Justice Murray Draper, reviews complaints confidentially before presenting a removal recommendation to the California Supreme Court, which holds final authority.
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SAN Firanciscoos
California
Los Angeles
Natio
California Commission On Judicial Qualifications
Phil S. Gibson
Sion
California Supreme Court
Los * Angeles
Leland W.geiler
Commission
L2ylar
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Murray Draper
State Court of Appeals
Draper
Geiler
IL Ved
Gener
Jack E. Frankel
Sinn
Benaral
Commissi
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Maya
William Rosenbistt
US Customs Bureau
Che Daily Review
NEVE
Dol Review
Nieyd Sparks
Willam Chileate
Bullecie
Essured
Pail
Ollice Haywmed
Col
Wayward
Hayward Avameda County
Haywardsotfice
Ann Leanoro
San Ceandio
Coby
Sureau
Bell Brand
Jane
Carton
Max
Kingsford
Coca
Kilpatrick
Ice Money
Complete Delicatessan & Dairy
Belfast
Don’s Winton Liquors
Ormerct Winlay
Camidate Langent. Shriver
Washington
Watersmeet
Mich
Judicial Commission
Pioneer Unit
Liberty House
Bashlane
San Jose
Southland
Hayward
Gilly
Paris
Pathan Otanas
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