24 Dec 1976
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1976
Page
1
In Florence, Los Angeles, two plainclothes deputies exchanging fire with three suspects in a bank lot were met with return fire. Two suspects were killed, a sergeant and two deputies were wounded, and a fire truck crash occurred en route to the scene.
President elect Carter filled three key posts naming Theodore Sorenson as CIA director and James Schlesinger Jr. to coordinate federal energy programs, with Joseph Califano named as secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. He plans a new Department of Energy and signals civil liberties concerns in the spy agency.
A 13-year-old Long Beach boy, Paul De Voy, was hospitalized in serious condition after contracting botulism from a beef pie. He developed symptoms Monday, was placed on a respirator, and showed partial recovery in his arms by Thursday as officials pursued lab confirmation from Berkeley.
A Coast Guard inquiry into the Sansinena explosion at Los Angeles Harbor suspended salvage to gather evidence on unsafe gear aboard the ship. The four member panel questioned crew, noting fire screen maintenance and testing lapses while witnesses described the blast’s dramatic impact on the vessel and salvage operations.
A 100 mile oil patch drifted off Cape Cod from the Liberian tanker Argo Merchant. Coast Guard officials warned it could reach Iceland or Britain while threatening Georges Bank fishing grounds. Birds and water samples are being collected as divers report no oil at depth.
FBI seized several cartons of classified material from Edwin G. Moore's Bethesda Maryland home as he faced espionage charges. A Soviet employee found a package outside an embassy apartment building and turned it over after fearing a bomb. the cache included documents and two unsigned notes offering more for $200,000. Moore, 56, is held on $150,000 bond charged with unauthorized possession of defense material and theft of government property.
A man was stabbed to death during a knife fight shortly after 11 pm Thursday at Roy's Rib Inn on Atlantic Avenue. Police booked a Compton man for murder, identifying the suspect as Alfred Thompson, 24. The victim's identity was not released and he died at St Mary Medical Center.
A 16-year-old Costa Mesa boy died in an early morning blaze that left only one room intact in a two bedroom apartment at 719 Wilson Street. Kenneth Goldsworthy iges was pronounced dead on arrival at Costa Mesa Memorial Hospital after the 4 am fire. Three other residents were hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
A record crowd of Christian pilgrims converged on Bethlehem as finish work wrapped holiday lights and extra phone lines were added. Security was tightened with 400 police and soldiers at key spots. Mayor Elias Freij predicted 20 000 to 30 000 worshippers for Christmas Eve and Day, while Tourism Minister Kal urged Jews to stay away to avoid crowding. A live TV broadcast disruption was resolved with insurance, and Msgr Beltriti led the procession from Jerusalem. In Sinai, 170 Americans prepared for their first Christmas on duty as UN observers and troops readied services across the area.
Linda Windham 23 and her two year old daughter Tracy were found stabbed to death in their home on Orizaba Avenue. Police said the husband Donald Windham 26, a Community Baptist Church youth director, was found dazed near the Movieland Wax Museum and taken for observation before being held on suspicion of murder. Investigators report no clear motive.
Excerpts note that California's only two paralysis vaccines followed swine flu inoculations. The clipping hints at political spying claims and ongoing prosecutions, with references to CIA links and ITT and notes that city offices are closed while parking meters stay active.
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