06 Jul 1970
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1970
Page
1
Eyewitnesses describe a Super DC-8 explosion and fall as the aircraft crashed in a field four miles north of the airport. All 108 aboard died, with 122 would have boarded, and survivors recount the terrifying scene.
The reader asks if Beyond magazine in Hicksville, NY is defunct after sending $10.20 and receiving no replies. A spokesman for Beyond Inc. says the publication is undergoing a full editorial reorganization and has temporarily suspended issues, with the next issue planned for October and advertising orders still on file.
Alfalfa star Carl Switzer born 1927 was shot to death in North Hol coroner's jury ruled Moses Stiltz shot Switzer in self defense after Switzer, previously drinking, charged him with a knife. The piece recalls other Our Gang child stars and their later lives.
Action fine niial reports that nurses cannot prescribe to lay persons and refer emergency calls to local facilities. The 24 hour Orange County center at Orange County Medical Center handles about 2000 calls monthly with five nurses and three on call doctors.
A Long Beach auto body shop owner vents about motorists inflating repair costs and blaming preexisting flaws after repairs. He questions why insurers tolerate what he sees as larceny and notes his business depends on honest repairs.
Police said a rampage on a UCSB beach left Thomas W. Dolan 17 Manhattan Beach and Larry Hess 20 LeGrange Indiana dead. Thomas M. Hayes 19 Manhattan Beach was hospitalized in critical condition. All wore jeans and T shirts, victims found fully clothed in sleeping bags.
The National Education Association, in its 100th annual convention in San Francisco, adopted resolutions endorsing busing to desegregate schools and opposing public funds for parochial and private schools. Delegates from Southern states opposed both measures. A separate resolution called for a constitutional convention to study reforms for the one million member group.
Laguna Beach remained calm after a Sunday night unrest following a Fourth of July incident. About 100 youths pelted police with rocks and bodies after the arrest of a man on a narcotics charge.
Five Southland residents aged up to 19 died in Fourth of July weekend traffic accidents. Dead include Joseph Duane Bamino, 11, of Norwalk, and Walter Kemsley, 18, of Bell, withIDL details indicating multiple fatalities over the holiday period.
An Air Canada DC-8 with 108 aboard en route from Montreal to Los Angeles crashed near Toronto International Airport after an engine separation and failed landing attempt. Wreckage burst into flames injuring no one on the ground. several listed victims include residents of Long Beach Palos Verdes Corona del Mar and Los Angeles officials. Continued coverage on Page A-4.
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