Two men rob Long Beach pediatric clinic at gunpoint
Two men held up the Oddo-White Medical Building clinic at 1132 Atlantic Ave in Long Beach, pistol whipped an aide and knocked a woman unconscious. They tied and robbed five employees and patients of about $5,000 in cash and jewelry, then fled after forcing everyone behind the receptionist’s desk.
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Long Beach
Oddo- White
Atlantic Ave
Dorothy Weimer
Cindy Willams
Larry Smith
Vickie Dyess
Two nurses guilty of poisoning patients at VA hospital
Narciso and Perez convicted on three counts each for poisoning patients at the Ann Arbor Veterans Administration hospital in 1975 with a muscle relaxant. One murder charge acquitted for Narciso. both face possible life terms. Defense appeals planned as judge schedules sentencing after presentencing report.
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Veterans Hospital
Narciso
Leonora Perez
Miss Narciso
Ypsilanti
Perez
Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor Veterans Administration Hospital
Philippines
O' Brien
Philip Pratt
Pratt
Sinc
Yanko
Public defender strike disrupts Municipal Court operations
Public defender fenders were suspended and three deputy district attorneys walked off the job at the Municipal Court after reinstatements. Littlefield blamed a communication lapse and said suspensions followed threats of ongoing action. Attorneys meeting in Los Angeles rejected a county offer of 6.25 percent raise in the first year of a two year contract, citing concerns over the second year and cost of living adjustments.
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Fenders
Prosecutors-Defenders
Los Angeles
Acton
Peter Bregman
Public defenders seek 24 percent raise to restore purchasing power
A Long Beach deputy in the district attorney's office says lawyers need a 24 percent raise after six years of small raises. The county offer would worsen their ground, he adds. Refusal to take new cases pushes judges to appoint private attorneys. About 10 private attorneys were appointed in Long Beach courts, with deputy Steve Hough estimating private counsel costs for the county would be twice those of public defenders.
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Long Beach
Steve Hough
Log Beach
County jobless rate falls as state hits three-year low
Los Angeles County's unemployment rate dropped to 8.5 percent last May, despite more people jobless, as sectors hired new workers. California posted a 6.9 percent statewide rate for June, a 38-month low, with Orange County at 4.4 percent.
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Los Angeles County
State Employment Development Department
Antiuuneme
California
Orange County
Sation
U.S
Helicopter incident linked to North Korea clash probes
The incident occurred hours after congressional testimony on a slower withdrawal plan as President Carter met with Helmut Schmidt and the White House Situation Room team. Powell said North Korea would be asked for a full explanation, stressing the helicopter was likely unarmed and on patrol. Unemployment in Los Angeles County rose to 7.5 percent with 250,000 jobless, while California shows signs of a national recovery amid aerospace layoffs.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Carter
U.S
Helmut Schmidt
White House
Cyrus R. Vance
Harold Brown
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Powell
Ranks of the poor in U S swell 10 percent
Government reports show the number of Americans in poverty rose by more than 10 percent to 25.9 million from 1974 to 1975. Inflation cut buying power and unemployment rose, with the poverty line increasing about 9 percent while per capita income grew 7.5 percent.
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Washington
Cerisus Bureau
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Nore
Rockwell International
Southern California
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Ruth
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Pearl Street
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REGAL
Gennady
Britton Dr
Rom
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Downey
Aberalls Theatre
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South Euclid AM
Urs Angeles
Costa Mesa
S. Bristol St
Randalph
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