Ambush on California pop group near Saigon leaves two dead
Survivors of the attack on the Los Angeles group Brandi Perry and the Bubble Machine say gunmen opened fire while the quartet was being escorted from Saigon to Vung Tau. Two teens Phil Pill and Curt Willis were killed, a sergeant wounded, and suspicions arise about possible involvement by South Vietnamese troops.
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Saigon
UPI
California
Vietnam
Los Angeles
Phil Pill
Curt Willis
Paula Levine
Brandi Perry
Jack Bone
Desert Storm Strikes Three California Counties
Severe storms lashed Imperial, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties causing floods and fires. Two women died in an SUV crash from floodwater on Palmdale Road south west of Vidoville, while a 50 foot trailer was overturned multiple times near Long Beach. Yucca Valley cabins burned and a 20 mile stretch of California 195 flooded, closing the Mecca area route for hours. Local rescues treated several injured from crashes and fires.
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INDIO
UPI
Imperial
San Bernardino
Riverside
Hesperia
Victorville
William Mineau
Obispo Ave
Long Beach
Nora Mineau
India Community Hospital
Yucca Valley
Vidoville
Palmdale Road
Martha Ann McGinnis
Lottie Thompson
California 195
U.S. 395
California
Mecca
Salton Sea
Imperial County
Austin-Fox Studios
Compton
W.H
Bellflower
Las Vegas
Portrait Arts of America, Inc
A.A
Austin-Fox
Portrait Arts of America
Action Line
Los Angeles
Ellen Marshall
U.S
Banco
Los Angeles Police Department
Portrait Arts of America Corp
John Lucas
Associated Advertising Illustration, Inc
Walter Frame
California Business and Professions Code
Cashier laments waning glamor as customers count change
A restaurant cashier confesses she feels less glamorous as male customers start counting change, prompting the boss to ask what troubles her. The exchange captures a humorous moment reflecting social attitudes of the era.
Action Line helps readers seek local answers
The notice invites readers to submit questions to the Action Line service in Long Beach California. It provides mailing address Box 230 Long Beach CA 90801 and telephone numbers 432 3451 with hours 9 am to 1 pm and 5 pm to 9 pm Monday through Friday.
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Long Beach
Calif
Blaiberg Needs a New Heart in Cape Town
Dr. Christiaan Barnard said Blaiberg would receive another heart if a suitable donor is found. Blaiberg, 59, has lived six months with a transplanted heart from a 24 year old, but liver and lung complications have worsened his condition. Pneumonia signs and hepatitis have affected his recovery at Groote Schuur Hospital.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
Philip Blaiberg
Christiaan Barnard
Blaiberg
Rodeo Grandstand Collapse Shakes May Texas Crowd
A wooden grandstand section collapsed during a rodeo in May Texas injuring about 150 spectators. At least 25 were hospitalized in unknown condition with no immediate word on injuries.
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May
Tex
UPI
North
Texas
Local political groups and consumer help offered in Long Beach area
Readers learn about Democratic groups such as West Long Beach Democrats Club and Long Beach Young Democrats with meeting details and contact numbers. The note also cites GOP groups and a consumer inquiry about Portrait Arts of America Inc and related lawsuits.
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Long Beach
Young Democrats
Mel Meeks
GOP
First U S Arms Sale to Israel Since War
The United States agrees to sell Hawk antiaircraft missiles to Israel under a credit arrangement. It is the first new military sale to Israel since the June 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Cost and quantity were not disclosed by the Pentagon.
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U.S
Israel
Washington
United States
Rael
Pentagon
Ago
President Johnson Visits El Salvador Amid Dissent and Hospitality
President Johnson arrived in San Salvador to encourage regional economic integration with a pledge of 65 million dollars. Leftist students pelleted his limousine with red paint and eggs at two points along the route, while thousands greeted him with flags and applause. The visit followed a two-day meeting of Central American leaders including Fidel Sanchez Hernandez and others to discuss integration efforts.
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San Salvador
Salvador
Johnson
Ilopango Airport
Intercontinental Hotel
Fidel Sanchez Hernandez
Independence Square
Sanchee
Berkeley stability cited after free speech era
Four years after the free speech movement UC Berkeley shows its greatest stability in years in a feature on campus affairs. The item appears on page A-20 with related notes elsewhere on the same issue.
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University of California, Berkeley
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Peared
Health Department
A.S
Paramount
Eleanore Richardson
Knox Richardson
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New York Times Service
Earle Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Music and Arts Ars
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