Moon Day Holiday Marks Apollo 11 Landing
A three day holiday weekend to honor Apollo 11 observances closes many federal and state offices and stock exchanges while schools cancel classes in Los Angeles and Orange County. Courts remain open. some services slow or shifted. University campuses and labor groups adjust schedules.
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Nixon
New York
Long Beach
Neil Armstrong
Edwin Aldrin Jr
Sacramento
Ed Reinecke
Orange County Board of Supervisors
University of Southern California
Pepperdine College
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor
Aflcio
Wreckage search ends for Gambler Plane in High Sierra
Sheriff says a reported wreck site near a ridge was a wet log with shadows forming portholes. The DC-3 vanished Feb 18 on a Hawthorne Nevada to Long Beach flight, carrying 32 passengers and 3 crew.
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Merced County
Marlin Young
Hawthorne
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Long Beach
Burbank
Southland
Orange County land swap proposal opposed by jury
The jury urged Orange County to re examine a proposed land swap with a private firm. They advised seeking better aquatic frontage and water access instead of trading upper New Port Bay lands with the Ir sacco firm, aiming for clearer public value.
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Newport Bay
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Worthless drug brings jail term for doctor
A 72-year-old Los Angeles doctor, Maurice H. Rowan, received 30 days in county jail on six misdemeanor counts after being convicted of using a worthless leukemia treatment named Laefrile. The drug was given to Tobias P. Flores, an undercover State Health Department agent who testified and later died.
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Los Angeles
Tobias P. Flores
State Department of Health
Thunder Over L A as Storm Cells Move In
Storm cells stalked Southern California with the Weather Bureau predicting dawn thunder over Long Beach. Rain fell heavily in the north south squall line while high desert communities faced near flood conditions. Temperatures were to drop from 85 to about 75 as beaches stayed sunny later. A burglary on Los Coyotes Avenue saw golf equipment valued at 555 dollars stolen.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Long Beach
Mexico
California
Weather Bureau
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