No Quick Solution to Oil Strike Seen
More than 12,000 Long Beach and Southland area oil refinery workers remain off the job as a nationwide strike by 60,000 Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union members continues. No negotiations are under way and no date set for resumption of bargaining. States heavily affected include Texas and California with nearly 20,000 workers striking. others listed include Louisiana Arizona Illinois Kansas Oklahoma Kentucky Ohio Pennsylvania Montana Indiana Washington New York Wyoming North Dakota New Jersey Colorado and more.
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Long Beach
Southland Area
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
OCAW
Lawndale
Texas
California
Louisiana
Utah
Arkansas
Missouri
Illinois
Kansas
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Montana
Indiana
Washington
New York
Wyoming
North Dakota
New Jersey
Colorado
Rep Bell Enters Los Angeles Mayoral Race
Rep Alphonzo Bell a West LA and San Fernando Valley Republican announces his bid for Los Angeles mayor. The ninth term congressman aged 54 joins the crowded field as he seeks the city’s highest office.
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Rep. Bell
L.A
West
Los Angeles
San Fernando Valley
Alphonzo Bell
Two Teens Rob Santa Ana Taco Bell for 80 Dollars
Two youths armed with a revolver robbed a Santa Ana Taco Bell of 80 dollars Sunday night. They entered the rear of the building at 1604 West First Street and demanded the cash drawer from two teenage clerks, Kathryn and Teresa Smith, who fled on foot with the drawer. The article also references campaign details for various local candidates.
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Santa Ana
First St
Katheren
Teressa Smith
Antiwar Leader Seeks College Board Post in Los Angeles
Irving Sarnoff, chairman of the Peace Action Council, announces his candidacy for the Los Angeles Board of Junior College Trustees. He advocates greater community control of facilities, increased student involvement, and more courses for black, brown and poor white students. Sarnoff works as a railroad car mechanic for the Southern Pacific Railroad.
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Irving Sarnoff
Antiwar Peace Action Council
Los Angeles Board of Junior College Trustees
Sarnoff
The
Southern Pacific Railroad
Thieves Take $500 More From Long Beach Home
Police report that thieves stole more than $500 in coins and currency from the home of James M. Haste at 3070 Eucalyptus Avenue in Long Beach on Saturday.
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James M. Haste
Eucalyptus Ave
Long Beach
Parker Death Mystery Deepens After Bar Stop and Ice Purchase
Police trace shows Parker bought beer and ice shortly before his murder, with an 8 p.m. dinner in Manhattan Beach, an 8 30 appointment, a 10 p.m. call from a bar on the Pike, and a late exit with unknown companions. Investigators suspect he was shot in his car and dumped on the street. Keys found miles from the vehicle add to the developing case.
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Parker
Manhattan Beach
Dillon
Schack
Pike
Pine Ave
Los Angeles Officials Seek Legislation On Jet Exhaust Emissions
Los Angeles County air pollution officials urge state action to curb passenger jet exhaust at LAX. They say visible smoke is a nuisance yet not a basin wide smog contributor. Jet traffic may double in 10 years as legislation to be drafted for 1969 session.
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Los Angeles
Louis J. Fuller
Fuller
Los Angeles International
Board of Supervisors
California
CSLA Starts Two Minority Departments At Los Angeles College
California State College in Los Angeles reopens with Afro-American and Mexican-American studies. President John A. Greenlee notes courses in Swahili Black culture Afro-American history ethnic politics in the Southwest and Mexican-American history. Initiatives driven by Black Student Union United Mexican American Students and Associated Students Board.
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California State College
Los Angeles
John A. Greenlee
Southwest
United States
Greenlee
Black Student Union
United Mexican American Students
Associated Students Board of Directors
490-Foot Cliff: Pair Survive Mountain Plunge
A 20-year-old Long Beach youth Gary Bromley and 19-year-old Barbara Harris escaped serious injury when their sports car plunged 350 feet over a 400-foot cliff on Mt Wilson Road Sunday. Bromley and Harris were found by a passing motorist after Bromley's car left the road three miles from Red Box Ranger Station. A sheriff's helicopter airlifted both to St Luke's Hospital in Pandena where they were treated for cuts and bruises.
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Long Beach
Mt. Wilson Road
Gary Bromley
W. Spring St
Barbara Harris
Montoya Circle
Huntington Beach
Montrose Station Sheriff's Deputies
Bromley
Red Box
Montrose
Miss Harris
Sheriff's Office
Sirhan B Kennedy Murder Trial Heads for Federal Hearing
Sirhan B Sirhan's chief defense counsel Grant B Cooper and two associates will appear in federal court for a hearing on his claim that he lied about obtaining a grand jury transcript. The case follows Kennedy's assassination after the California primary with a long jury selection and a trial projected to last up to three months.
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Sirhan B. Sirhan
Nedy
Cooper
Friars Club
Los Angeles
Compton Man Dies After Driving Car Off Cliff
A 30 year old Compton man suffered fatal injuries when he drove his car off a Palo Verdes cliff on Sunday. Witnesses told police Bobby Jo Hinsley of 1140 Alondra Blvd accelerates over the edge at 12:20 p.m. He died two hours later at Harbor General Hospital from head injuries. Police listed it as death by own action.
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Compton
Palo Verdes Cliff
Bobby Jo Hinsley
Alondra Blvd
Paseo del Mar
Harbor General Hospital
Burglars Loot Long Beach Home on Livingston Drive
Police report a home on Livingston Drive in Long Beach was broken into when suspects used a pipe wrench to force the front door. They fled with cash and jewelry valued at $792, according to officers.
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Guy Maple
Livingston Drive
Long Beach
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Thomas D. Shepard
George M. Dell
CSLA
Sirhan
Grant B. Cooper
Sen
Robert F. Ken
Man
East First St
Welch’s
Welch's
San Antonio
Atlantic
Jantary
Broadway
Pomona
Cologne
Nina Ricci
Nini Rici
Palos Verdes Hawthorne At
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Lakewood del Amo
Graywood
Faberge Savon Extraordinaire Soap
Faberge
Eseee
Marina
Pacific Coast Hwy
Newport Center
Fashion Island
LA Habra
Fashion Square
Yecidl
Oras Ag
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