Tunney Urges War on Border Drug Traffic
Rep. John V. Tunney of Riverside proposed bonded drug shipments, stronger Border patrols, in-school training, and research for a seated detection system to curb Mexican border narcotics traffic. He spoke in Long Beach while weighing a Senate run in 1970 and criticized deployment of the Safeguard ABM system. He cited heroin and other drugs seized at the border and urged bonds for pharmaceutical shipments. He warned of the high costs and questioned ABM effectiveness, noting his opposition and a space holiday proposal.
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John V. Tunney
D-Riverside
Long Beach
U.S. Senate
George Murphy
Tunney
Gene Tunney
San Ysidro
Consignee
United States
Mexico
Long Beach City College
Senate
House
Noguchi Hearing Reopening Urged
Civil service hearings should be reopened to allow Thomas T. Noguchi to testify. Noguchi’s attorney decides against putting him on the stand. County officials dismissed the pathologist on March 18 amid charges by Lindon Hollinger, with almost $50,000 spent so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service
Thomas T. Noguchi
Hahn
Chemical Tank Spills in Carson
A tank containing 4,000 gallons of paint additive collapsed in Carson spilling the chemical between two buildings and forcing about 50 workers to evacuate. An employee from Torrance and county firefighter Robert D. Bertram inhaled methylene chloride fumes and were treated at Gardena Memorial Hospital. Four fire trucks washed the area.
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Carson
Mor Glo Tank Corp
Main St
Horatio Ermus
Torrance
Robert D. Bertram
Torrance Truck Driver Guy Rockefeller Found Dead
Guy Rockefeller a six year old truck driver was found dead in Torrance and autopsy indicates he choked on food. Detectives said medical examiners were checking head abrasions as part of the investigation. Rockefeller of 20804 Henrietta Ave Torrance was discovered in the front seat of his car on Torrance Boulevard.
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Guy Rockefeller
Torrance
Rockefeller
Henrietta Ave
Torrance Boulevard
Death Ordered for Slayer in Hitchhiker Killing
Richard Welch Bakersfield, 27, a Texan, was sentenced to death in the gas chamber for the shooting death of a teenaged hitchhiker. An eight-woman four-man jury convicted him of first degree murder after 14 hours of deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Richard Welch
Beverly Hills mansion hides wanted Panther suspects
A suspected cop killer, Arthur Dewitt League, 20, sought on a June 4 murder warrant, was captured in a Beverly Hills mansion with fellow Black Panther Nathaniel Grimes 21. Grimes faced harboring charges. both were linked to the slaying of Santa Ana Officer Nelson Lasscer. League to face murder and conspiracy charges in Orange County Superior Court.
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FBI
Beverly Hills
Arthur Dewitt League
Santa Ana
Nelson Lasscer
League
Black Panther
Nathaniel G. Grimes
Lynem
Grimes
U.S
Los Angeles
Lasseer
Orange County
Cecil Hicks
Superior Court
Grapp
Donald Sutherland
Shirley
England
Jury Foreman Quits Amid Dissent Over Newport Bay Deal
Orange County Grand Jury foreman William D. Martin resigned on Friday prompting surprise and speculation. Judge Robert Gardner will appoint a new foreman Wednesday as the board of supervisors faces a censuring resolution over the proposed Upper Newport Bay land exchange with the Irvine Company. Martin had clashed with several jurors seeking bolder investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Martin
Orange County Grand Jury
Santa Ana Superior Court
Robert Gardner
Martin
Board of Supervisors
Newport Bay
Upper Bay
County
Irvine Company
Officials Probe Memorial Crash That Killed Lakewood Pilot
Investigators probe the Valhalla Memorial Park crash near Hollywood Burbank Airport after a Navajo Piper-which lifted off erratically-downed into the Portal of the Folded Wings. Pilot Charles Burns 27 died. passenger Eugene Bain 38, an off duty Fresno policeman, also killed. Dale Black 19 survived with multiple fractures.
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Burbank
Valhalla Memorial Park
Lakewood
National Transportation Safety Board
Hollywood-Burbank
Charles A. Burns
E. Eberle
United Clearings Inc
Eugene Bain
Fresno
Dale Black
Chianti Drive
Los Alamitos
St. Joseph Hospital
Valhalla Park
Trio Sent for Trial in Beach Restaurant Robbery
Three men indicted for the June 5 looting of a Newport Beach Berkshire Restaurant face trial August 20 in Santa Ana Superior Court. Anthony Rossi 33 from South Laguna and John Filizzola 46 from Las Vegas remain jailed on bonds of 75000 and 50000 dollars, respectively, while Henry Willming 30 of Costa Mesa is released on 1000 dollars. The robbery netted 4700 dollars and Willming, a bartender, allegedly helped plan the heist. Grand Jury indictment dated June 25.
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Santa Ana Superior Court
Anthony Umberto Rossi
South Laguna
John G. Filizzola
Las Vegas
Howard Cameron
Henry William Willming
Costa Mesa
Willming
Berkshire Restaurant
Newport Beach
Orange County
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San Diego
Lakewood Country Club
Moch
Nixon
Thomas Blaisdell
el Monte
Blaisdell
Whittier
Rose Hills Memorial Park
Buddy
Ronald Leslie
Abbott Drive
Huntington Park
Harbor General Hospital
Noguchi
Gardena Memorial Hospital
Beverly Hills Mansion
Wesley G. Grapp
Los Angeles County
Arthur League
Disneyland Hotel Embassy Ballroom
Orson
Antron
Cae
Cee
Geer
Tn An
Vas
Messenger Service
Folded Wings
Trio
Jim Gray
Atlantic
Welchis
WELCH
Atlantic Ave
Cee Te Nus
Ely
Paramount
Ms Es
Downey
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