Last of three bus kidnaping suspects jailed
The Chowchilla bus kidnaping trio nears its end as Frederick N Woods and James Schoenfeld are arrested, with Richard Schoenfeld pleading innocent to 43 felony counts. Woods was captured in Vancouver after a San Francisco Peninsula arrest, while Schoenfeld surrendered in Menlo Park. All three bail set at 1 million.
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Chowcitilla
Chowchilla
Cane
Frederick N. Woods
Vancouver
Canada
James Schoenfeld
San Francisco Peninsula
Schoenfeld
Richard
Ion
James Schwenfeld
Menlo Park
Plush
Atherton
California
San Francisco
FBI
Woods
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Charles Bates
Livermore
San Mateo County
Redwood City
Alameda County
Richar Schoenfeld
Gunman guilty two acquitted in pharmacist slaying
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury found Randy Lyning Gibson guilty of second degree murder with a firearm in the Willow Street slaying of West Long Beach pharmacist Donald Dearth. Co-defendants Joseph Brown and Reno Murray were acquitted.
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Los Angeles
West Long Beach
Donald Dearth
Randy Lyning Gibson
Parade St
Joseph Daniel Brown Jr
Caspian Ave
Reno McMurray
Fashion Ave
Dearth Wilow Pharmacy
Willow St
E. Talbot Callister
Gibson
California
House reprimands Rep. Sikes for financial misconduct
The House voted 381 to 4 to reprimand Rep. Robert L. F. Sikes amid charges of buying 2,500 shares of stock in the First Navy Bank and failing to report stock holdings in financial statements. The action, the first in years, remarks by Rep. Maguire calling for censure, and ONeill’s comment framed as a prelude to future rejections.
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Washington
House
Robert L. F. Sikes
D-Fla
Sikes
Ile
Adam Grayton Powell
New York
Harlem
Sikes Rameé
Pede House Ethics Committee
First Navy Bank
Pensacola Naval Air Station
Fairchild Industries, Inc
Tlowse
Andrew Maguire
D-N.j
Maguire
House Democrats
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Dmass
Atlanta
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
China sounds alert for new big quake
Tokyo based AP reports Beijing issued a full scale alert amid fears of major aftershocks after two powerful quakes struck northeast China. Officials toured cities blowing whistles urging outdoor evacuation as Tangshan remains devastated. Dozens feared dead with coal mines at risk and widespread building collapse reported by Japanese observers.
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Tokyo
Peking
China
Australian Broadcasting Commission
Sydney
Chinese Foreign Ministry
Tangshan
Hsinhua
Ald Tangsnan
Prensa Latina
Kailun
Tientsin
Watson assails Ward over assessments probe
Los Angeles County Assessor Philip E. Watson criticizes county supervisors for calling a grand jury investigation into assessment procedures after a 1916-17 valuation jump. He cites prior audits by the Board of Equalization and attacks a supervisor issued press release as a low point in ethics.
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Los Angeles
Philip E. Watson
Board of Supervisors
Baxter Ward
Watson
Harry Wafford
State Board of Equalization
Board of Equaliza
Tion
State Board
Ward
Sacramento
Board of Equalization
Shell finds offshore oil tract near Huntington Beach
Shell Oil Co reports oil bearing sand struck in first offshore exploration well off Huntington Beach in 652 feet of water. The 120 foot sand layer lies between 2,850 and 4,350 feet. Further drilling to 8,000 feet planned. commercial significance awaits test results.
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Huntington Beach
Shell Oil Co
Houston
Texas
Shell
Los Angeles
Bandit kills self after failed Bellflower jewelry store raid
A pistol wielding robber trapped by deputies at Avalon Jewelers 16540 Bellflower Blvd Bellflower shoots himself after binding four employees and the manager and attempting an escape. William Alan Osman age 4 unknown address died at Paramount General Hospital at 5 15 p m.
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Bellflower
William Alan Osman
Paramount General Hospital
Avalon Jewelers
Bellflower Blvd
Michael’ Davis
Delegates shift to Ford and mercy plea news
The notice references delegates moving toward Ford, a mercy plea by William Harris, and Jimmy Hoffa marked as missing for a year, with puzzle content noted on interior pages.
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Ford
William Harris
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Frederick Newhall Woods
B.C
Independent
Press-Telegram
Dearth
Handy Lynn Gibson
Tme
Nejad
Fat Board
Davis
Wendy
Fred
Pop Ass Independent
Jimmy Hoffa
Southland
BS Comtes
Bet Television
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