Thousands Flock to Beaches on Sunny Coast
About 514000 people visited beaches along the sunlit coast from Long Beach to Laguna Beach. Shore temps ranged from 73 to 84 degrees as lifeguards reported strong but safe crowds and several events including a Catalina race won by Carpenteria.
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Laguna Beach
Catalina
Long Beach Lifeguard Association
Avalon Chamber of Commerce
Carpenteria
Newport Beach
Seal Beach
Los Angeles County Beach
Los Angeles County
Cabrillo Beach
Huntington Beach
Huntington State Beach
Deer hunt shooting claims Paso Robles man
San Luis Obispo deputies investigate the death of 44 year old Lawrence Perkins on a deer hunting trip. He was shot in the forehead with a high powered rifle while crouched under bushes as five deer appeared. His companions found the body after a burst of shots.
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San Luis Obispo
Sheriff's Deputies
Paso Robles
Lawrence Perkins
Perkins
Woman Fatally Shot in Los Angeles
A 20 year old woman was shot to death after an argument with an acquaintance. The suspect, 22 year old Lillie B. Virgil, was booked on suspicion of murder. Deputies said Johnie Mae Boone died at St Francis Hospital. Also notes Mayor Yorty's Hawaii trip and a burglary on Pacific Avenue with items valued at 580 dollars.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Firestone
Johnie Mae Boone
St. Francis Hospital
Lillie B. Virgil
Shooting and Looting in Watts Sparks Police Siege
Police clashed with snipers as shootings and looting erupted in Watts and near Locke High School on 111th Street and San Pedro. Two officers were wounded minor buckshot injuries and treated. a civilian Kenneth Williams was shot in the stomach amid patrols and a police response.
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Locke High School
111Th Street
San Pedro
Central Receiving Hospital
James Young
Long Beach
Kenneth Williams
Los Angeles
103Rd Street
76Th Street
Central Avenue
Manchester Avenue
Imperial Highway
Alameda Street
Watts Summer Festival closes with huge Watts parade
Thousands lined a mile route as 78 floats and units highlighted the Watts Summer Festival grand finale. Widows of Malcolm X and Medgar Evers served as grand marshals while Mayor Yorty opened the event. Sponsors touted community rebuilding aims and profits from paid events to fund a child care center and scholarships.
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Martin Luther King
Watts
Los Angeles
UPI
Malcolm X
Medgar Evers
Sam Yorty
Dickson
Sets Self Afire. Dies of Burns
A 41 year old Redondo Beach man died Sunday at South Bay District Hospital after reportedly pouring gasoline on himself and setting it afire. Officer Varas was called to 2219 Huntington Lane for a family disturbance and found the man engulfed in flames in the rear yard. He had been released from Metropolitan State Hospital about six months ago and had been in a depressed mood for two weeks. A neighbor and the officer acted to extinguish the flames. In a separate note, a television set and jewlery valued at 320 were stolen from Donald Meinert at 145 West 65th St when burglars forced a kitchen door.
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Redondo
South Bay District Hospital
Alexander Varas
Jack Oades
Huntington Lane
Oades
Lola Matthews
Northridge
Varas
Donald Meinert
West 65Th St
Teens Held After Knifepoint Kidnapping in Norwalk
Three Norwalk teenagers face charges of kidnapping with a deadly weapon grand theft auto and related counts after allegedly forcing Ann Francis McKinney 20 to drive them around Norwalk California area locations before releasing her and taking her car. Deputies stopped the car at Cecilia Street and Little Lake Road. Names withheld due to age.
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Norwalk
Ann Francis McKinney
Studebaker Road
Imperial Highway
Burglary Strikes Long Beach Home of Donald Sheridan
Burglars forced open a front window at Donald Sheridan’s Long Beach residence and ransacked bedrooms. They fled with clothing guns cash and jewelry valued at 2625 dollars, according to police.
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Donald Sheridan
Long Beach
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