Long Beach air controller helps bag Communist MIG
A USS Long Beach air controller and a USS Bon Homme Richard pilot teamed to shoot down a Communist MIG over the Panhandle area of North Vietnam. The action involved four MIGs and four F-8 Crusaders in a large engagement described as among the largest in months. The operation was led by Long Beach captain William A. Spencer with control by Radarman J C Robert Miller.
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USS
Bonnie Dick
Long Beach
William A. Spencer
Piraz
U.S
Tom Simpson
Lawton
Okla
Crusaders
Simpson
Miller
Cmdr
Guy Kane
Crowded beaches see few rescues on warm sunny day
Lifeguards reported a quiet day with about 466 000 beachgoers from Long Beach to Laguna Beach. Los Angeles County counted 175 000 visitors with no major medical calls, while Laguna Beach logged under 20 rescues amid a light surf.
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Long Beach
Laguna Beach
Los Angeles County
Huntington State Beach
Seal Beach
Cabrillo Beach
Cabrillo
Huntington Beach
Newport Beach
Laguna
L A City Faces Crisis If Employment Freeze Is Tried
City Administrative Officer C Erwin Piper warned that emergency cost cutting proposed for Los Angeles could destroy city government. The plan would save 32.5 million by filling fewer jobs and deferring programs, with the police department faced with 993 job eliminations and a 12 million dollar cut.
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Los Angeles
C. Erwin Piper
Piper
Robert M Wilkerson
Treasure Hunt Clue Sparks City Sea Festival Prize Quest
A playful treasure hunt clue marks a city sea festival promotion with two daily hints guiding readers toward a community treasure. The clue calls readers to plot a course for fame and riches through local participation and paper-supplied hints.
Hairpin Proves Key to Police Dilemma
Long Beach police faced a handcuff problem when security guard George Jackson lost the key to Lex Sanders's restraints at the Rivoli Theater. After an hour of failed attempts with wire and screwdrivers, Officers J. T. Cook and Bob Gardner freed Sanders using a hairpin.
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Long Beach
J. T. Cook
Bob Gardner
George Jackson
Long Beach Blvd
Jackson
Lex Sanders
E. 17Th St
Cook
Gardner
Sanders
Man Lying in Street Run Over Killed in Lakewood
A 29 year old man Loren Wayne Renville of Cypress was killed when he was run over while lying in the street near Verne Avenue and Carson Street in Lakewood after an altercation with an unknown person. Victor Vasquez of Hawaiian Gardens, 21, drove the fatal vehicle. he was not cited.
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Verne Avenue
Son
Lakewood
Loren Wayne Renville
Lime Ave
Cypress
Victor Vasquez
Seine Ave
Hawaiian Gardens
Vasquez
Yorty Stays On Sidelines In Presidential Endorsement Talk
Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty said he will not yet endorse any Republican or Democratic candidates for president. He plans to stay on the sidelines and may not endorse anyone at all, adding that any endorsement would go to the man who will do the best job for the country.
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Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
United States
Yorty
Kite Festival Fatality Sparks Harsh Finish to Opening Night
A 75 foot plunge during the International Sea Festival finale left Richard Allen Nason dead and William R. Haswold seriously injured. Haswold, 36, from Torrance, remained in fair condition at Kaiser Foundation Hospital Harbor City on Sunday night. Nason, 34, of Sherman Oaks, died Saturday night in the accident.
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Torrance
Kaiser Foundation
Aerojet Threatened by Strike by Local 4670
United Steelworkers Local 4670 says it will issue a 15 day termination notice to Aerojet General Corp. The move, approved at a special meeting, covers Downey and Fullerton plants and satisfies NLRB requirements. Strike action could begin if bargaining fails.
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United Steelworkers of America
Aerojet General Corp
Tony Alamia
Aerojet
Downey
Fullerton
National Labor Relations Board
Sky Diver Dies After Parachute Fails at Lancaster Airport
Chester Gary Brown, 24, of Ridgecrest, died when his parachute failed during a dive at Foxsville Airport. Witnesses say the diver struck near the landing pad as his wife Cheryl watched from the field.
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Foxsville
Chester Gary Brown
Ridgecrest
Lancaster
Cheryl
Window Burglary Strikes James Vaughn Home in Long Beach
Thieves pried open a kitchen window at 8101 Topia Street, James Vaughn’s home, using a pry tool and took a television, cash, and jewelry valued at $2,100. Long Beach police reported Sunday.
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James Vaughn
Topia St
Long Beach
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