Chicanos invade Catalina Island scare stuns Avalon
A small, peaceful demonstration by a Chicano activist group on Catalina Island drew a security response when their march terminated on a hill above Avalon. The leader claimed the action protested United States control of Mexican territory, while island owners and deputies maintained calm and allowed camping with basic provisions.
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UPI
Mesday Island
California
Hywoad
Lown
Catalina Island
United States
Brow Islets
U.S
Dav! Sanchez
Islavid
Sanchez
Los Angeles County
Shost
Island
Malcolm J. Renton
Santa Catala
Sailboat raid nets 1800 pounds of high quality marijuana
Federal agents seized 1,800 pounds of Mexican marijuana packed in marked paisa bricks from a trimaran moored at Catalina Island. David Peterson, 39, of Mesa, a fugitive, was arrested near Avalon as three other suspects connected to the plan were detained in Riverside and Phoenix.
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UPI
Catalina Island
David Petarson
Mesa
Avalon Vairport
Miramar
Santa Monica
Charles
Oliver
His
Charlotte
Chi
Phoeni
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Riverside County
Sheriff's ‘Deputies
Peterson
Mexico
Palomar
San Diego
County
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Catalina
Rosen-blast
Rower Sets Course for Hawaii Voyage From Seattle Area
Pal Quesnel of Duvall leads 23 year old Pele Nyorish from Bellevue on a 22 foot Cape Code Dory for a two month trip to Hawaii. They began June 1 with a 100 day supply of dehydrated food and 120 days of water. The boat was battered and towed ashore after storms off the Oregon coast sank other boats. Quesnel vows careful progress and calls the craft unsinkable and self righting.
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Coast Guard
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Beak to Beak Contrast at Friendly Chat Turns Odd
In a quirky account, Corky the bird charms crowds as McCarty recalls a drifter weaving around on one leg while engaging Corky in conversation. The playful scene highlights Corky’s fondness for people and items, even during a night out.
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Corky
McCarty
Largest shark killed by harpoon aboard US ocean voyage
A commercial fisherman near Port Hueneme, California, killed a massive mako shark off Santa Barbara coast with a swordfish harpoon gun. The fish, weighing about 10 pounds, is claimed as a world record by noted scientists and officials, with authorities confirming the catch near Anacapa Island.
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Los Angeles
UPL
Couny Musovin
Shelton
Soepane
Port Hueneme
Calif
Aitacapa Island
False bomb threat at Milwaukee airport ends futilely
An extortionist demanded 100001 from Uniteel Airlines in a phony bomb threat at Milwaukee's airport. A plane circled the area as pilots and agents prepared to detonate a claimed device. no device was found and authorities deemed the threat fake.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Uniteel Airlines
Sargent
Shri Wholew
Watersmeet
Mich
Wisconsin-Upper Michigan
Pilus Jon
Milwaukee County
John Toyne
United Airlines
California judicial commission urges removal of LA judge Geiler
In San Francisco the Judicial Commission, a reform panel created by a constitutional amendment, recommended the California Supreme Court remove Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge Leland W. Geiler. It would be the commission's second removal recommendation in 12 years, with final action by the State Supreme Court after briefing and hearing. The report notes the commission’s role in policing judicial integrity and cites prior inquiries into judges signing or retiring during investigations.
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Los Angeles
Sion
California, Supreme Court
Los Angeles Municipal Court
Leland W. Geiler
Kowasody
Commission
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Supreme Court
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Murray Draper
State Court of Appeals
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Geiter
Geiler
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