Hippies Lament Image of Hate Left by Killings
A Topanga feature analyzes the hippie label after Charles Manson and followers were arrested for Sharon Tate's murder and other killings. It outlines two hippie groups, long-haired nomads and settled bohemians, and describes Topanga as a clash of chamber of commerce and American Legion, with violence and social shifts amid drug use and community efforts.
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Manson
Sharon Tate
Topanga
Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Ex Prosecutor Appointed to Defend Van Houten in Cult Slayings
A former state and county prosecutor was appointed Friday to defend hippie cult member Leslie Van Houten, 19, in the LaBianca murders case. Judge William B. Keene assigned the defense, with county funding. Van Houten faces charges in the August 10 killings of Rosemary and Leno LaBianca. Charles Manson and four others also face charges in Tate and LaBianca slayings.
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United Press International
Leslie van Houten
Marvin L. Part
Superior Court
William B. Keene
Miss van Houten
Death Valley
Rosemary
Leno LaBianca
Charles Manson
LaBianca
Sharon Tate
Manson
Linda
Part
Los Angeles
Susan Denise Atkins
Patricia Krenwinkel
Mobile
Ala
Charles D. Watson
Texas
Houston
Donald Barnett
Keene
Barnett
Miss Atkins
PUC Hears 40 on Power Plant Expansion At Huntington Beach
The Public Utilities Commission adjourned a three day hearing on Southern California Edison proposed two unit Huntington Beach steam plant expansion. Testimony will resume Jan 6 7 and 8 in Los Angeles with about 40 witnesses including nine Edison officials backing the project which costs over 117 million dollars. Opponents led by Orange County supervisors cite pollution concerns and urge a moratorium on area steam plants.
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Southern California Edison Company
Public Utilities Commission
Huntington Beach
PUC
Thomas Moran
Fountain Valley
Los Angeles
Moran
Southland Records Small Dip in Cost of Living
The Long Beach Los Angeles area saw a tenth of a percent drop in November while nationwide prices rose. The CPI fell below the national average for the first time since 1958 in this region, driven by gasoline price declines amid broader rises in food housing and medical costs. California personal income rose 1.5 percent in Q3 to 83.77 billion, held back by seasonal construction factors and labor disputes.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
Tme
Suzanne Sadowsky
Bureau of Labor Statistics
California
Trailer Park Plea Favored at Carson Site
An application to continue operation of a 38 space trailer park at 24629 S Frampton Ave Carson faces a favorable zoning board recommendation and goes to the regional planning commission for final action within two to three weeks.
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S. Frampton Ave
Carson
County Regional Planning Monez
Commission
Actress Sues Denny's President Over Stock Deal
Jill St John and Fremont Hotel manager Edward Torres sue Harold Butler of Denny's for 6.8 million in Los Angeles Superior Court. They claim Butler did not complete payment for 64 560 shares of Parvin Dohrmann common stock bought last July. A planned merger between Denny’s and Parvin Dohrmann, owner of the Fremont, collapsed on Oct 14.
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Jill St. John
Las Vegas, Nev
Denny's Restaurants
Los Angeles Superior Court
Miss St. John
Edward Torres
Fremont Hotel
Harold Butler
Denny's
Ment
Parvin- Dohrmann
Denny’s
Parvin-Dohrmann
Fremont
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Richard Dear
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Malibu
University of California
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Edison Company
Orange County Board of Supervisors
Orange County Air Pollution Control Board
APCD
Anaheim
Board of Supervisors
William R. Gould
Orange County
Abion
Southland
Nixon
Sacramento
Caspar W. Weinberger
Taylor & Son
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Harbor
Binner
Luaus
Port OF
Specialty Restaurants Corporation
Niagara
Oia Ek
Christma
Apposaimont
L.A
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Hezelbrook — Center
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Los Altos Center
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