California Highlights Chronicle of state events and people
California highlights cover legal and political notes from San Francisco to Eureka. Items include a Stockton Methodist Church symposium on Vietnam policy, Oregon urging death penalty abolition, Jack Benny honored in Los Angeles, a Palm Springs burglary acquittal, two Sacramento River drownings, a Zellerbach Hall gift for UC Berkeley, an Arcata drowning, a Benicia plane crash, a San Quentin stay of execution for Calvin Thomas, and a Los Angeles homicide tied to a firebomb incident.
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Vietnam
California–Nevada
The
Methodist Church
Stockton
U.S
Southeast Asia
Calvin Thomas
San Quentin
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Thomas
California
Los Angeles
San Rafael courthouse sale drew no bids
Marin County seeks at least 900000 for the 95yearold courthouse to fund a new hall of justice at the civic center. No bids were received and officials plan Friday talks on possible new bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Rafael
Marin County
Teen Arrested In Taxi Arson In Bronx Fire
A teen was arrested in the Tuesday night taxi arson in the Bronx that burned 19 people with seven in critical condition. The blast followed a match tossed at gasoline dripping from a taxi lead. The incident is described as the largest land sale in Monterey County history in another connected report.
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New York
Apy
Bronx
California
San
Francisco
Jacks
Stanford
Manuel Sollern
Fire Department
Sollere
Ann
Montereys
Everett Doyle
Paul
John
Broome
Nan
Oakingi
Soltero
Franklin Juniey High School
Mariner 5 Races Soviet For Venus
Cape Kennedy reports Mariner 5 launched atop an Atlas Agena toward Venus to study the planet’s atmosphere and radiation. The 540 pound craft trails the Soviet Venus 7 in mass, with high frequency radiations to penetrate clouds. Officials noted no camera due to weight, and ground control tracks its progress toward a 212 million mile target.
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Cape Kennedy
America
Mariner 5
Venus
Soviet Union
Privet
Mariner 3
Allen Fi. Wolfe
Pasadena
Calif
Wolfe
Union
Mariner 6
Venusian
Mariner
Planet Vision
Gates Open For Jewish Celebration At Jerusalem Wall
Old City gates opened for tens of thousands of Israelis to celebrate Shaboush at the Wailing Wall. About 150,000 Jews from across Israel arrived by early afternoon. The western slum area near the wall was cleared after Israeli forces took the Old City last week, revealing the 60 foot high wall and its imposing ruins. Orthodox worshipers in white prayer shawls prayed and lamented the temple's destruction.
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Jerusalem
Wailing Wall
Judaism
Israel
Old City
Flight doctor retraces Lindbergh route to Tokyo
Dr Francis X Sommer a Kentucky surgeon and his copilot Dr John Reiger fly a Beechcraft Bonanza from Hong Kong toward Tokyo. They started May 1 from New York to mark Lindberghs Paris solo flight anniversary retracing the great circle route via Istanbul Tehran Bombay Bangkok and Hong Kong. The journey aims for a Tokyo to New York leg with stops at Pt Barrow and Maska amid a smooth 18000 mile world flight.
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Hong Kong
Francis X. Sommer
Japan
U.S
Barlbourville, Ky
Lin
Stong Kong
Tokyo
Summer
John Reiger
Lins Gates
Calif
Kai Tak Ai
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Lindbergh
Sommer
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Police School
San Francisco
Thomas Lynch
Whi
Hill
Oregon
Thomas McCall
National Institute On Crime and Delinquency
Anaheim
Lee
Reagan
Jack Benny
American Symphony Orchestra League
Freed
Jeserk Jol Springs
India
Palm Springs
Edward Pattick
Chico
Sacramento Rive
Colusa
Edward Stammerjohn
Linn Welch
ZeNerbach
University of California
Magg Vii
Pamied Zellerbach Hall
Ding
Roger Hlevas
Herkeley
Arcata
Donald Ray Smith
Eureka
T. C. Wilhite
Benicia Nan
Fairfield
Roslen
Das
San Jancisco
Wisherman's Wharf
Golien Gateway Center
Roger Lapham Jr
North Waterfront Associates
Sana Francisco
Europe
Lynch
Public Health Service
Wasles
Oakland
Trem Ukiah
Atlantic City
Dan Birdie
Richard Larber
State District Court of Appeal
Richardson Merrel Inc
Biy Aréa
Vargest Land Sale
Laumes
Pras
Eartin
Appa Month Transit
Mechanical Explorer
Bay Area
Ennoys
Penney
Acrilan
Dad
Penney’s
Apratas
al Siaeda
Blakeley Cone
Lorie Ma DeKy
Hayward Sou Fee Ibe
Sunmyvall
Alenaone
SAN Brancisco
Ager Ome
Thy Jose Weste
Ate Santlandro
Vallci
Walmut Caeli
Wistlake
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