Mining devices a bombs for private business use urged
Rep. Craig Hosmer told a Commonwealth Club audience in San Francisco that the Atomic Energy Commission should supply nuclear explosions to industry at set prices. He cited a $100,000 bomb for mineral recovery and argued peaceful Plowshare tests could unlock gold, oil, and gas, aiding U.S. finances and foreign policy if the test ban treaty allows atmospheric radiation.
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Herb Shannon
Craig
Hosmer
A-Long Beach
San Francisco
Commonwealth Club of California
The
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Long Beach
House
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
U.S
Arica
South America
Panama Canal
Nevada
Panama
Plan to Relocate Houses From Freeways in California
A California plan to relocate homes in the path of freeway construction tests in Watts Willowbrook with federal funding. Up to 10 houses to be moved to a four acre Watts site, with rehabilitation and landscaping by a community group and private developers adding new housing. Federal officials estimate 351000 dollars and seek participation with the state in this pilot project awaiting Senate confirmation.
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California
Watts-Willowbrook
Gordon C. Luce
State Business and Transportation Agency
Los Angeles
Watts
Luce
Watts Labor Community Action Committee
Birdwell
Federal Highway Administration
State Senate
Assembly
Ronald Reagan
Accused Is Released in Motel Pool Death
A man charged in the Laguna Beach pool death of 21 year old Maria Rodriguez was freed after police indicated the death may be accidental. Detectives cited possible drowning at the 2130 S Coast Highway motel where the pair stayed.
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Laguna Beach
Maria Rodriguez
Montebello
S. Coast Highway
Richard
Anthony Najar
Bell Gardens
Gary
Najar
Jail Chute Too Steep for Escapee
A 29 year old county prisoner from San Diego attempted an escape from the Los Angeles General Hospital prison ward by jumping into a 13th floor laundry chute. The chute runs perpendicular and he was carried quickly to the ground. He suffered leg and back injuries and returned to the ward by elevator. Deputies said he was jailed for robbery and housed in the hospital for narcotics addiction.
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Los Angeles General Hospital
Frank A. Phillips
Phillips
San Diego
Dynamite Stolen From Memorial Coliseum Display
A bomb containing a pound of dynamite was stolen from fireworks being unloaded for a Memorial Coliseum display in Los Angeles. Police urge the suspect, possibly a juvenile, to surrender. A workman misplaced the device as others handled boxes of aerial bombs near the stadium gate.
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Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles
John Mahon
University Division
United Fireworks Co
Stadium
Lightning Sparks Brush Fires Across Southern California
Lightning from a thunderstorm set off brush fires in Angeles National Forest near Mount Baldy and Iron Mountain while smaller fires occurred near Diamond Bar and West Covina. Forecasters blamed capricious weather for a quiet Fourth of July at beaches from Long Beach to Laguna Beach as heat persisted with Palm Springs at 105 and Death Valley at 121 degrees.
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Long Beach
Laguna Beach
Angeles National Forest
Mount Baldy
Iron Mountain
Forest Service
National Forest
Diamond Bar
West Covina
Palm Springs
Death Valley
Fire Sweep Damages Wilmington Apartment
A Friday morning blaze in a Wilmington apartment caused about 5000 dollars in damage after burning three rooms. Residents escaped unharmed when smoke woke them at 4 30 A.M. The fire started in the living room of the Paul Kelly family at 1006 Papeete Street. The owner is Minnie Pickle.
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Wilmington
John Murphy
Paul Kelly
Papeete St
Minnie Pickle
1000 Hail Yorktown Home From Vietnam
Yorktown delivered 76 tons of mail on its Vietnam voyage and steamed 60 000 miles while the crew drank 720 000 cups of coffee. 106 coffee drinkers learned they would become fathers as the ship returned home to pier side reunions. Yorktown anchors Rear Adm Jerome A King who led Anti submarine Warfare Group 1.
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Yorktown
Adm
Jerome A. King
Ye Yi
Kirschke Seeks New Trial Over Death-Penalty Jury
Convicted double slayer Jack Kirschke seeks a new trial in Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kathleen Parker's court Aug. 7 citing Supreme Court rulings on death penalty juries. Attorney George Davis argues the jury was death oriented and claims hearsay and a 1967 arrest tainted the trial. The defense also targets the Jolly Girls hearsay testimony and confrontations rights tied to Mrs Kirschke's statements.
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Jack Kirschke
Los Angeles
Kirschke
Downey
Davis
Parker
Elaine
Orville William Crankhan
Naples
Long Beach
Albert W. Harris
Kirsch
Jolly Girls
Bay City
Sta Monica Citywide Strike Ends
Sta Monica workers end a two week near general strike as garbage pickup bus service and other city operations resume. They win a 2.7 percent pay rise with bus drivers getting 4 cents more per hour and prior janitor and driver raises noted, though employer felt insufficient.
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Santa Monica
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Rep. Hosmer
Federal
Lowell K. Birdwell
Wilmington Fire Routs
Vietnam
Dallas
Ride From
Skip Shuman
Albert C. S. Ramsay
Sta. Monica
Associated Press
Dacron
Bankamericard
Sero
Shire
Teese
South ST
L. B
Paramount
Shakey's Pizza
Winfield
CHINA
Winfield China Factory Outlet Store
E. Anaheim ST
Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin Williams
Atsve
Dooley
Kemglo
Americard
Dooley’s Hardware Mart
Long Beach Blvd
North
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