Manson to Enter Plea Today in Seven Slayings
Charles Manson and two female followers prepared to plead in Los Angeles Superior Court over the Tate and LaBianca murders. Linda Kasabian and Leslie Van Houten also slated to plead. details include court rulings on Manson's request to defend himself and related extraditions.
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Manson
Charles Manson
Death Valley
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Sharon Tate
Linda Louise Kasabian
Leslie van Houten
Inyo County
Yip
Miss Atkins
Patricia Krenwinkel
Mobile
Ala
Pair Held in Torrance Hit Run Teen Death
An airline stewardess Barbara Ann Wanamaker and engineer Lee Known Bernstein were jailed on suspicion of manslaughter and felony hit run after 14 year old Kenneth Johnson was struck and killed on Sepulveda Boulevard and Palos Verdes Drive in Torrance. Officers spotted the auto matching witnesses description and arrested the pair on Torrance Boulevard near Henrietta Street two hours after the crash. Detectives had not yet determined who drove the vehicle.
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Torrance
Barbara Ann Wanamaker
Lee
Bieberstein
Playa del Rey
Kenneth Johnson
Tor
Rance
Sepulveda Boulevard
Palos Verdes Drive
Edward Finn
Bruce Bott
Torrance Boulevard
Henrietta Street
Two Ex-LA County Deputies Charged in Car Theft Case
Former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies Ronald P. Stith and Robert L. Larned were arrested on grand theft charges over the engine, transmission and other parts taken from a foreign car that plunged off a Malibu cliff. Lawrence E. Le Roy and William T. Rigsby were relieved of duty. The car carried four fatalities.
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Los Angeles County Sheriffs
Malibu
Thenrs
Ronald P. Stith
Robert L. Larned
Lawrence E. le Roy
William T. Rigsby
Sheriff's Department
Four Women Held in Fatal Stabbing Case in Watsonville
Police booked four Seaside women for murder after 22 year old Karen Mickens was found with 105 stab wounds in her Watsonville apartment. Identified suspects Lydia Jayuba Judy Rosemary Sory Joanne Luna and Carmen Jayuba were questioned as investigators probe motive.
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Watsonville
UPI
Karen J. Mickens
Miss Mickens
Jerry Fagundes
Seaside
Lydia Jayuba
Judy Rosemary Sory
Joanne Luna
Carmen Jayuba
Space Age Fight on Crime In Los Angeles County
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will seek a $162,280 Department of Justice grant to add $92,303 in county funds for Project Quick Time. The program would use aerospace systems to speed patrol response to citizen calls.
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Los Angeles
Board of Supervisors
Department of Justice
Police jail L A man in gun death
A 4 year old man was booked on suspicion of murder for the slaying of a 28 year old woman in south central Los Angeles. Leroy Simms of 1959 Elith Street was jailed after Readia Johnson of 7912 Compton Avenue died from a small caliber gunshot wound at St Francis Hospital Lynwood. The slaying occurred at the woman's home, police said.
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Los Angeles
Leroy Simms
Elith St
Readia Johnson
Compton Ave
St. Francis Hospital
Lynwood
Long Beach Loses Blood Drive Battle With Hartford
Long Beach residents donated 134 pints of blood at Pacific Hospital Auditorium versus Hartford’s 643 pints from three bloodmobiles in Farmington and Manchester. Hartford led the holiday drive, while Long Beach still has a chance to meet needs with a weekly donor push at 340 West Willow Street.
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Long Beach
Hartford
Pacific Hospital
Red Cross
Harvey N. Freeman
Freeman
Willow St
California
Snail Pace Traffic at Los Angeles Airport Delays Grow
Traffic slowed to a crawl at Los Angeles International Airport Sunday as holiday travelers strain the facilities. Security officials say the flow is a bit above normal for a Sunday and expect more delays with Christmas reunions underway. Baggage pickup delays and taxi shortages compound the confusion at the terminal.
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Los Angeles International Airport
Pharmacist Kills Kin Then Ends Own Life
Police said James C. Conway 55 shot his wife Olivia 56 and mother Clese 76 in Coldwater Canyon home and then killed himself with a .38 revolver. Son Oliver 33 found the bodies. Conway owned a Santa Monica pharmacy and had a history of disturbances.
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James C. Conway
Coldwater Canyon
Oliver
Conway
Olivia
Clese
Santa Monica
Drug victim in Norwalk identified
A 20 year old woman died of a drug overdose in a Norwalk garage and was identified as Barbara Newsom of 2761 Firestone Blvd South Gate. Found partially clothed on a mattress at 13439 Flatbush Ave after companions said she passed out at a party and would recover. No arrests reported.
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Norwalk
Barbara Newsom
Firestone Blvd
South Gate
Flatbush Ave
County urged to retain auto policy through 1970
County chief administrator L S Hollinger urged keeping the current insurer Pacific Indemnity Co for thousands of automobiles through 1970. Bids were limited. only two submitted. Policy details include a minimum premium of 331,250 and maximum 816,260 plus 15 percent claims expense. Cancellation before expiration would incur an extra fee.
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L. S. Hollinger
Board of Supervisors
Hollinger
Pacific Indemnity Co
Blaze Hits UCLA Dormitory Dorm Fire Causes $25000 Loss
Fire roared through the Alpha Xi Delta sorority house in Westwood causing about 25000 dollars in damage. The building was empty for Christmas vacation when the blaze started around 5 30 p.m. Six fire companies fought the flames for about fifteen minutes.
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UCLA
Westwood
Alpha Xi Delta
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Miss Kasabian
Tate Mansion
Miss van Houten
Lena LaBianca
Rosemary
William B. Keene
Susan Atkins
Tate and LaBianca
Independence
Calif
L.A
L.B
Battle’ of Blood Bank
Arthur Murphy
Lemon Ave
Ask County
Blaze
Wake Clenders Pie Shop
Obispo, L.B
Christmas Gift Guide
Hassocks
Hassock
Admiral
Chatham
Waurniture Stores
Lone Beach
Sallel
E. Ancheim St
Bellflower
Wilmington
Avelon Blvd
San Pedro
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