United States and Vatican Seek to Intercede in Soviet Hijacking Case
The U S and the Vatican pressed Moscow to mitigate harsh sentences for 11 Jews in a Soviet hijacking trial, amid protests and planned demonstrations in Washington. Calls mounted in Congress for action and for broader emigration rights, while a new appeal hearing for nine Jews in Lenin grad was announced.
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Washington
Vatican
Nixon
State Department
Robert’ J. McCloskey
Moscow
McCloskey
Soviet Union
Holy See
Leningrad
Youths Split Laguna Fest Ends In Laguna Beach
Festival organizers and police clashed over dispersal as the Laguna Beach event concluded. Fred Lewis of Los Angeles said police acted on private property rights but helped move participants to buses. Mayor Richard Goldberg ordered an official end due to cold weather sanitation concerns and land owners’ requests. Curtis Reed anticipated about 201 attendees returning for a planting party, while others criticized water access and cleanup delays.
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Fred Lewis
Los Angeles
Reed
Richard Goldberg
Great Lakes Carbon Co
Laguna Beach
Lewis
Curtis Reed
Canyon
State High Court Strikes Down House Search and Delayed Arrest
The California Supreme Court ruled that a neighbor's unverified tip cannot justify warrantless searches of a vacant house. Police found marijuana and suspect David Horack, whose name appeared on a sale bill. The court voided the evidence as Fourth Amendment violation. It also ruled a 19 month arrest-warrant delay violated the defendant's speedy-trial rights, resulting in dismissal of charges against Guy Jones for heroin selling.
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State High Court
San Francisco
California Supreme Court
Newport Beach
David Horack
Tie
High Court
Horack
High Tribunal
Guy Jones
Los Angeles
Jones
Senate Social Security bill breakthrough described
Negotiators faced a clash between 10 percent and five percent benefits, and a $100 versus $67.20 minimum. The Senate voted 49 to 2 to discard the Finance Committee plan and push a new Social Security bill with automatic cost of living boosts, higher earnings exempt, and major changes amid filibusters and large appropriations.
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Senate
House
H House
Nixon
Sinking Ragny Breaks in Two Off New York
The 11000 ton Finnish tanker Ragny split 600 miles southeast of New York. Thirty one crewmen escaped the stern while six others including the skipper and chief engineer were feared lost aboard the bow. Coast Guard suspended search temporarily as weather worsened and ships nearby assisted in the rescue.
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Coast Guard
U.S
Freeport
Bahamas
Trondheim
Norway
Sweden
Escanaba
Hawaii Slaying Suspect Held in Los Angeles
Daniel Maximo Pogtis 18 was arraigned in Los Angeles on unlawful flight from Hawaii after Hawaii indicted him for the murder of Mitzi Klotzbach 18 whose buried body was found on a Honolulu beach. He is held pending an extradition hearing in $50 000 bond. Pogtis was arrested in Pacoima by federal agents.
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Daniel Maximo Pogtis
Los Angeles
Hawaii
Honolulu
Pogtis
Pacoima
Mitzi Klotzbach
Kin of PWs Reach Halfway Mark of Trek
Three young Californians with brothers in North Vietnamese prison camps paused in Jackson Mississippi during a cross country trek to collect letters for POWs Their aim is to gather at least ten million letters to be shipped by the International Longshoremen's Union to Paris They reported strong public support and had collected about eight million so far Joe McCain Nasmyths brother Navy Lt John McCain and Don Rehmann with brothers POWs led the effort and spoke of responses in cities along the way
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Jackson
Miss
Peter Nasmyth
San Gabriel
Nasmyth
Air Force
John Nasmyth
Joe McCain
San Diego
Navy
John §. McCain
Don Rehmann
Garden Grove
David Rehmann
International Longshoremen's Union
Paris
Officials Aid Fees of Jew Trials
In Sacramento on the Capitol steps, three elected officials and a judge led petition circulators protesting Soviet treatment of Jews. The Committee of Concern for Soviet Jewry reported over 4300 signatures to be sent to Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin in Washington.
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UPI
Capitol
Soviet Union
Alan Edelstein
Committee of Concern For
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Washington, D.C
Israel
Albert 5
Rodda
Dsacramento
Edwin O'Berg
D-Sacramento
Richard Marriott
Hart Warren Jr
Warren
Garson Worker Killed in Sledding Crash at Night
An incident on an icy road left L B Sledder Garson a worker from Long Beach dead after being struck by a car while sledding and unable to stop at the bottom. The driver fled the scene. Highway Patrol seeks felonyHit and run suspect.
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Ward’ Johnson
George Johnson
Virgina Rd
Highway Patrol
Prowlers steal clothes and jewelry from Long Beach home
Police said Edward Ferguson of 482 Linden Ave. reported gains from a break in on Monday. Entry was through a forced front window and items valued at 245 dollars were taken. Investigators noted possible ties to local contractors and a chemical firm in the area.
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Olive Ave
Long Beach Pol
Edward Ferguson
Linden Ave
Long Beach
Pacific Ave
Kang Booth
Facile
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