Long Beach juvenile arson case draws protest over probation release
Dep. Dist. Atty. Robert Levy and Long Beach officials protest a Juvelile Court refrees release of a confessed one c-year-old arsonist to probation after he pleaded guilty to arson in a $200,000 fire at the Cabrillo Naval Housing Facility. The boy, placed under probation with strict terms, faced criticism from prosecutors and fire investigators who argued the court failed to protect the community and questioned the boy's need for counseling and camp.
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Levy
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Tim Brown
Harry Suwakawa
Lakewood
Zagzer
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Four Huntington Park children killed by train tragedy
Three youths aged 6 to 10 died and a fourth was critically injured after walking along Salt Lake Avenue near California Avenue in Huntington Park toward their homes. The train could not stop in time as the brakeman warned, and engineers watched in disbelief. The dead were Aranda Lack and her brother Jason, both 6, and Julia Kline, 10. Holly Kling, 8, Julia’s sister, was hospitalized with severe injuries.
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Holly Kling
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St. Francis Hospital
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Huntington Park
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Trash bag case body unearthed in Culver City
A body believed to be one of 28 victims in the so called trash bag murders was found near a Culver City garage. Patrick Kearney and David Hill, both charged with murders in Riverside County, are suspected in additional killings across Southern California. The unidentified Culver City victim had been buried beside the garage for over a year and was shot through the head. Investigators, aided by Riverside authorities, are linking the case to other murders across Grange and San Diego counties.
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Riverside
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Imperial County
Sheriff's Crime Laboratory
Sheriff's Department
David Hill
Redondo Beach
Hill
Grange
San Diego
Sheriff's
Culver City House
Neutron bomb tested and Europe deployment planned
The government confirmed a neutron bomb test in Nevada and outlined plans to deploy it in Europe within 18 months, likely in West Germany. Activists protested at the Pentagon, throwing their blood on the river entrance pillars after an overnight vigil by 47 antibomb demonstrators.
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Europe
Desert
Las Vegas
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Congress
Carter
West Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Department
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Moscow
Tass
U.S.A
Mediator Urges Long Beach Harbor Strike Talks
Federal mediator Al Perisho asks Local 62 LWU members and five cargo handling terminals to resume negotiations to end an eight day strike crippling the Long Beach Los Angeles harbor. A meeting is set for Tuesday at the Long Beach Harbor Department Administration Building to seek movement toward an agreement.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles Harbor
al Perisho
Local 62
International Long
Shoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
LWU
Long Beach Harbor Department Administration
Four Miners Die After Methane Blast in Virginia Shaft
In St Charles Virginia four coal miners died after rescuers reached them about twelve hours after they were trapped over a mile underground by a methane gas explosion at the P and P Mine Co shaft. Fourteen miners escaped as federal and state inspectors said methane gas caused the blast. Earlier reports left whether it was an explosion or a cave in.
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ST. Charles
P&p
Murder trends diverge in region and nation
FBI reports show a 5 percent nationwide drop in murders in early year while Long Beach Los Angeles area notes 8 percent fall in major offenses. Long Beach killings total 31 this year versus 42 last year. rape up 16.6 percent. robberies and auto theft rise. nationwide crime down 9 percent in first quarter.
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Ng Beach
Los Angeles
Long Act
Long Beach
Campares
California
California mandates tougher energy saving homes next year
Sacramento.AP California will require new homes to meet a package of energy saving standards adopted by the State Energy Commission. Double paned glass after Jan. 1, 1979, with further rules on window space insulation and heating to follow next March affecting apartments motels and hotels as well as single family homes. The rules face lawsuits in Marin and Los Angeles counties from Building Codes Action and the Masonry Institute of America. The commission says extreme standards may raise costs by 400 to 600 dollars per home but save billions in energy costs by 1995.
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California
State Energy Commission
Marin
Los Angeles
Carter
Sitandard
Andy Sebhlok
Building Codes Action
BCA
Berkeley
Marin County Superior Court
Masonry Institute of America
Hoffa probe dead ends
Hoffa investigation reaches a standstill with investigators unable to advance leads. Officials say the probe has stalled, offering few new avenues to pursue.
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