Immunity for Shira Compels Los Angeles Testimony Before Grand Jury
Shira the Ringo operator, linked to bribe attempts of city officials, was granted unconditional immunity in U S District Court in Los Angeles to compel testimony before a federal grand jury probing organized crime influence in Long Beach government. He spent hours in the jury room as U S Atty James Duff questioned him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringo
C. Ray Shira
Long Beach
U.S
Francis Weylan
Los Angeles
Shira
James Duff
Bernard Winsberg
Steven Krol
Wayne Sharp
Krol
Weyland
Winsberg
Long Beach Amusement Co
Ringo, Inc
the Amusement Co
John Mansell
William Mooney
Bert Bond
Sharp
Ted Crutchley
Russell Rubley
Ray Kealer
Thomas Clark
Edwin Wade
Amusement Company
Ford warns of war and embargo if Kissinger fails
President Ford warned of a serious prospect of another Middle East war and an Arab oil embargo if Henry Kissinger's diplomacy fails. He noted possible step by step progress but saw no certainty in the volatile situation. Ford disputed Meany's 10 percent unemployment forecast while citing 8.2 percent as the latest rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
UPI
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Meany
Labor Department
CHP pilots new 55 mph limit plan to slow freeway traffic
CHP announces a weekend relay escort from Los Angeles County to the Nevada line and back to curb speeding. Supervising inspector Walter Pudinski says the aim is preventive enforcement as 35 units guide traffic in waves while drivers are urged to comply without tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
UPI
California Highway Patrol
Los Angeles County
Nevada State Line
Nevada
Walter Pudinski
Pudinski
CHP
Dave Daniel
Daniel
Funds freed for 125 000 jobs
President Ford ordered release of up to 2 billion in impounded highway funds to spur the economy. He told the Kansas Legislature that governors backed the move and that projects, including mass transit, would be spent by June 30. Officials expect about 125000 new jobs from the release and matching state funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Ford
Kansas
White House
Richard Nixon
Sherman Oaks Surgeon Charged With Soliciting Wife’s Murder
Dr Charles Wesley Turner a Sherman Oaks orthopedic surgeon was jailed in Orange County on 100000 bail charged with soliciting the murder of his wife. Deputies arrested him at his Magnolia Boulevard home after a three week probe. investigators disclosed he may have been approached by undercover officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Oaks
Orange County
San Fernando Valley
Charles Wesley Turner
Bob Reid
Les Leber
Floyd Owens
Los Angeles City
Turner
Magnolia Blvd
Kaiser-Permanente
Cantara St
Panorama City
Charles W. Turner
U.S
Vietnam
Thatcher elected Conservative leader in Britain as first woman
Margaret Thatcher, 49, education secretary and Tory MP since 1959, won the Conservative leadership on the second ballot with 146 votes, becoming Britain's first woman party chief. She vows to reunite the party and win working class votes while Heath joins her shadow cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Margaret Thatcher
Barry Goldwater
Britain
Thatcher
Edward Heath
William
Heath
Conservative Party
Oxford
Picketing continues as Douglas UAW deadlock halts jet fighter work
Officials of Douglas Aircraft Co. met with United Auto Workers representatives in Long Beach but made little progress. Meanwhile 19,000 International Association of Machinists members remain on strike at McDonnell Douglas plants in St Louis and Southern California, halting jet fighter production though commercial airliner output at the Long Beach Douglas division continues with IAM lines not stopping UAW workers entering or leaving the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Aircraft Co
United Auto Workers Union
Long Beach
International Association of Machinists
McDonnell Douglas
St Louis
California
Weather Outlook Morning Clouds Then Warmer
Morning low clouds fade to high clouds with a high near 67 and a low around 50. Complete weather details appear on Page C-7.
Brown imposes moratorium on renewals for Medi Cal patients
Government health policy note reports Gov Brown orders a moratorium on renewals of group health care plans for Medi Cal patients. Other brief items mention U S arms buildup tied to Soviet programs and calls for a federal role in oil operations and conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Brown
Also Mentioned on This Page
L.A
Mary Neiswender
Bill
Kissinger
Treasury
John B. Connally
Richard M. Nixon
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Pete Fountain
Royal Street
New Orleans
Rio de Janiero
L.A. County
Vegas
New York Times Service
Sheriff's Coroner’s Department
Whitelaw
Denis
Commons
Douglas-Uaw
IAM
Charles Sutton
UAW
Long
Inside Todaw S Independent
Schlesinger
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!