Chicanos invade Catalina Island protest draws peaceful turnout
A 25 member Brown Berets group led by David Sanchez staged a demonstration on Catalina Island, claiming U S control over Mexican territory. Deputies from Los Angeles County met the group and allowed camping with box lunches while stressing the situation was controlled.
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Avalon
UPI
California
Catalina Is
United States
Brown Berets
David Sanchez
Sanchez
Los Angeles
Malcolm J. Renton
Santa Catalina
Sailboat seizure nets 1800 pounds of Mexican marijuana
Federal agents seized 1800 pounds of high grade marijuana on a 34 foot sailboat named Avalon moored near Catalina Island. David Peterson of Costa Mesa, a suspected fugitive, was arrested after fleeing toward a food area near Avalon airport. Also jailed are Charles Oliver, Charlotte Oliver, and Bohling from Phoenix for harboring the fugitive. The bricks bore the Deep Paisana insignia.
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Avalon
UPI
SsGunus
Catalina Island
David Peterson
Costa Mesa
Miramar
Santa Monica
Charles Oliver
Charlotte
Bohling
Phoenix
Blythe
Riverside
Peterson
Paterson
Mexico
Palomar
San Diego County
Catalina
Peter Son
Rower sails bold two month voyage to Hawaii
Pat Quesnel 24 and Pete Rodsh 21 set off from Murall Washington in a 22 foot Cape Cod Dory for a two month trip to Hawaii. Their boat, battered in Oregon Coast storms, sank other boats and injured Deerish who was hospitalized. Quesnel will be joined by Steve Eubank 21 of Al ain California. they plan to depart after loading ten days of dehydrated and canned foods and 120 days of water.
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San Francisco
Pat Quesnel
Hawaii
Quesnel
Murall
Wash
Pete Rodrsh
Bellevue
Dune
Oregon Coast
Deerish
Steve Eubank
Alain
Calif
Coast Guard
Beak to beak Corky the crow meets a drunk test
Don McCarty recalls Corky the crow as a friendly, people loving bird that even drinks. He tells of Corky weaving around a drunken man on one foot and moving away to keep safe as the man stumbled.
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Don McCarty
Corky
McCarty
McCorky
World record Mak o shark caught off California coast
A commercial fisherman near Anacapa Island harpooned a 13 foot long mako weighing about 1,030 pounds. The Los Angeles Museum of Natural History called it the largest mako seen and placed it in its collection as the world record.
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Los Angeles
Caunty Museum of Natural History
Shelton Applegate
Robert Lavenburg
Applegate
California
Joe Gargita
Hueneme
Calif
Anacapa Island
Milwaukee bomb threat hoax disrupts airport flow
A Milwaukee airport extortionist demanded 100000 from United Airlines but no money was delivered. A bomblike device in a locker was destroyed by a bomb squad after a taped threat and note warned no tricks. Airline workers and official steps followed as authorities pursued the hoax.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Tinited Airlines
Gerl.Mitchell
Wisconsin-Upper Michigan
Jon Ri Sherman
John Doyne
United Airlines
Judicial commission a pioneer unit in policing judges
The California Commission by Judicial Qualifications, created by a 1980 constitutional amendment, leads as a model for policing judicial competency. It recommended removing Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge Laland W Geiler for prejudice and misconduct, a rare removal action requiring State Supreme Court ratification after investigation.
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SAN Pirancisco
California
Los Angeles
Phil S. Gibson
Commis
Sion
California Supreme Court
Laland W. Geiler
Commission
State Supreme ‘Court
Supreme Court
Murray Draper
State Court of Appeals
Draper
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Tne
Haye Sparky
Fubliher
Willian Chiteast
Busness
Erlereda
Hayward Colifornig
Sentors
Winton Ave
Harward Maveda County
Hayward
San Leamadro
Parrett Ss
San Leandro
Cott
Neve Flursevan
Isfisco
Itonssacosnans
Fremont
Carton
Bell Brand
Bell Brand Pretzels Ae
Kingsford
Coca Cola
Kilpatrick's
Complete Delicatessan & Dairy
Belfast
Don's Winton Liquors
Hesperian
Corserot
Sargent Shriver
Washington
Mieh
Citigens
Ues
Doyne
Judicial Commission
Pioneer Unit
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Geiler
Public Defender's Office
Jack B. Frankel
Coty
Magnavox
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Eastridge
San Jose
Southland
City of Paris
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