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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1969
Page
3
Sharon Walker, 23, girlfriend of Western guitarist Harold F. McKinnon, was booked on murder today after a gunshot killed McKinnon early Monday at their Signal Hill home. She said she did not know the pistol was loaded.
Torrance police sergeant held a pistol on two holdup suspects, Desnet and Richard Alan Olson, in a coffee shop until backup arrived. They were booked at Lennox Sheriff's Station for robbery and auto theft related to a gas station holdup on 15808 Inglewood Ave. The bandits fled with 154 dollars and pennies in plastic bags.
A 6-2 coroner inquest verdict found the fatal Hollywood Freeway shooting of 29 year old Donald Lee Oughton not caused by criminal means. Officers Norman O’Malley and Henry Kennedy testified seeing Oughton reach, and the case now heads to the county grand jury after lawyers for Oughton’s family vow further action. The inquest noted no sniper evidence and Oughton was unarmed.
A 15 year old student died after a water polo game at the University of California Irvine pool. Orange County coroner investigators said an autopsy will be performed to determine cause of death.
Plumbers set parley negotiators for the Plumbing Heating and Piping Employers Council to meet again with union representatives Thursday about the two week old strike affecting 10 000 plumbers across Southern California.
A 21 year old Lawndale woman Aleta Walsh died on arrival at Harbor General Hospital after a 4 p.m. crash at Avalon Boulevard and Victoria Street in Carson. Her husband Harold Walsh, 26, was treated and released. Elroy Butler, 45, of Los Angeles, was not cited and the investigation continues.
Santa Barbara Channel showed a fresh oil slick from Humboldt Oil Co. leakage at the Wodeco IV platform. Observers said the spill could reach a mile by 200 yards while the company claimed under 200 gallons leaked and that it dissipated by Monday.
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge delayed ruling on motions to dismiss conflict of interest charges against former RTD officials Dale W. Barratt and Raymond W. Gareau. They are charged with one count each in connection with the sale of 50 surplus diesel RTD buses last July to an intermediary firm and then to eastern transit firms in which they held interests.
A UPI report details five brush fires in San Gabriel Valley and nearby areas, some possibly arson. A 15 year old boy was booked in the first blaze near El Nido Avenue, which burned five acres before containment by about 200 firefighters. The youth cited an accident. authorities say he was not involved in the other fires. The second blaze burned over 30 acres in Santa Anita Canyon, fanned by wind. The third and fourth fires occurred in Rubio Canyon and Bradbury debris basins, with the fifth in Glendora, all controlled. A separate three acre brush fire in Highland Park was contained in 25 minutes without property damage.
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