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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1968
Page
3
In Newport Beach a joint effort by man and Army Corps reversed a five block stretch of destroyed oceanfront. A looming Saturday storm and a 5.5 foot high tide prompted urgent sandbagging and a $117,000 contract to haul 150,000 cubic yards of sand.
Six hundred firefighters announced containment of a six day brush fire that blackened 20 200 acres of watershed valued at 4 5 million and killed nine people. A firefighting helicopter crashed injuring pilot Donald L Carter 33 of Long Beach. The blaze remained 95 percent contained with a 35 mile perimeter at dawn Thursday.
Los Angeles Democratic U S Senate nominee Alan Cranston says there is no point in a joint appearance with Republican Max Rafferty due to Rafferty s disregard for the truth. Cranston will campaign independently on issues and support the national ticket while calling out alleged falsehoods from Rafferty s primary campaign against Sen Thomas Kuchel.
A man abducted a child in a staged ransom, demanding 250000 in twenties while threatening the mother. The family, led by Stalford and connected to notable figures, sought payment and hoped for law enforcement to trap the kidnapper. the 1967 case remains unsolved.
Los Angeles County deputies arrested William Bryant and Matty Bryant on murder charges for the death of their 4 year old daughter Cynthia Bryant. The body was found near a waste paper plant in South Los Angeles after a police search that began when the mother reported she was missing. The coroner could not determine a cause of death. investigators say the mother punished the child by forcing her to walk and run, then she collapsed. The husband allegedly transported the body to the plant site and wrapped it in old trousers.
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