Former Long Beach councilman Wayne Sharp indicted in fraud probe
A federal grand jury indicted Wayne Sharp on perjury charges after a five month FBI led probe into possible fraud in city government. The 46 year old former councilman allegedly lied about receiving a $1,000 envelope during testimony on December 10. Bail was set at $5,000 and a bench warrant issued for his arrest with arraignment expected in about two weeks.
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Wayne Sharp
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Organized Crime Strike Force
Sharp
Los Angeles
Francis Weyland
Ralph Klein
Grand Jury
Long Beach Amusement Co
Long Beach Amusement Probe Ties City Officials to Suspected Bribe
A grand jury probe and federal investigation surfaced with subpoenas to six councilmen, city officials, and executives tied to Long Beach Amusement Co and Ringo Inc. Subpoenas named Al Brown and Dr. Frank Stanton. Ray Shira received immunity. Indictment hints at favors for a land lease and amusements premises.
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Ray Shira
Ringo Inc
al Brown
Looff’s Amusements
Frank Stanton
Long Beach Amusement Co
Shira
Sharp
Ringo
Patchy morning clouds give way to sunny afternoon
Patchy clouds this morning give way to sunshine this afternoon with a high near 66 and a low near 50. Complete weather details are on page C-8.
Evacuation Surge As Saigon Grows Leaner
US and Vietnamese flee Saigon in a mass airlift with 1,500 Americans remaining as flights reroute to Guam and Clark AFB in the Philippines. About 3,000 evacuees arrived at Clark in a single day, with thousands more expected to enter the United States as refugees from Indochina.
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Air Force
Guam
Clark Air Force Base
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Clark
Ford
Washington
Indochina
Travis Air Force Base
California
Clark Afb
U.S
Senate Judiciary Committee
Chin Thi Hebbe
U.S. Air Force
David Hebbe
Clark Air Base
Thailand
United States
Reds reject S Viet bid for truce talks
Saigon government proposed an immediate cease fire and political talks to end the war but the Viet Cong rejected the overture after Nguyen Van Thieu’s resignation. Tran Van Huong now leads as president, seen as a Thieu puppet. Washington said U S efforts involve third parties pressuring Hanoi for a cease fire and talks with Saigon.
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Viet Cong
Nguyen van Thieu
Tran van Huong
Washington
U.S
Hanoi
Huong
Thieu
Paris
Pham van Ba
Pham
California Aims to Handle Flood of Southeast Asian Refugees
Los Angeles County supervisors ordered county agencies to plan for at least 100000 Southeast Asian refugees. California officials prepared contingency plans as U S readiness to waive standard immigration procedures was discussed. Atty Gen Edward Levi sought authority for up to 131000 refugees.
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Los Angeles
California
State Office of Emergency
State Department
U.S. Atty
Edward Levi
Senate
San Francisco
Senate approves entry of up to 131000 Vietnamese and Cambodians
The Senate Judiciary Committee backed using parole authority to admit up to 131000 refugees from Vietnam and Cambodia including up to 50000 high risk Vietnamese and families. The plan targets escapees from a Communist takeover with potential resettlement abroad. House Armed Services rejects Ford aid request for South Vietnam.
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Washington
UPID
Senate Judiciary Committee
U.S
Atty
Edward Levi
Levi
Vietnam
State Department
Henry Kissinger
Judiciary
James O. Eastland
House Armed Services
Indochina
Ford
South Vietnam
Two MIA War Dead Names Confirmed by North Vietnam
North Vietnam told Senator Edward Kennedy that two Americans listed as missing in action are dead, and added a third fatality previously listed as killed in action. The MIAs are Lt. Col. Crosley James Fitton of Cape Coral Florida who died February 29 1968 in Ha Tay and Capt. Ronald Dwight Perry of Gallatin Tennessee who died December 21 1972 in Ha Tay. The third name is Lt. Cmdr. esse Taylor a Navy pilot down January 17 1965 listed as killed in action.
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Washington
UPI
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Defense Department
Crosley James Fitton
Cape Coral
Fla
Ha Tay
Ronald Dwight Perry
Or Perri
Los Angeles Area Inflation Drives March CPI Rise
The Los Angeles Orange County area posted a 1.3 percent March CPI rise driven by housing transport and health care costs, topping national inflation. Food prices fell 0.2 percent marking an eight month low while nonfood items climbed above the national rate.
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Orange County
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Southland
Paul Yates
Ralph's
Los Coyotes
Associated Press
Washington
Anaheim Democrat Richard Robinson Campaign Workers Indicted
Nine campaign workers were indicted in connection with the election of Anaheim Democrat Richard Robinson. The case details were reported across the paper with reference to other city and state topics.
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Anaheim
Richard Robinson
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