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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1977
Page
2
Rosalynn Carter arrived in Ecuador on a diplomatic tour and was greeted by a military junta with helmeted army troops in olive drab. The visit followed stops in two democracies and aimed to strengthen relations amid regional political tensions.
Freda Kessel, a 66-year-old San Francisco tenant, learns her rent for a 33-unit Mission Housing building will drop from $122 to $112 monthly. The reduction affects 40 low income seniors, financed by federal Model Cities funds and aimed at keeping housing costs low. The change follows tenant advocacy and cost-control efforts amid rising rents.
Vincent Trapani, 19, of Brooklyn, and a female companion were detained by police after amusement park staff spotted them passing counterfeit $20 bills. The pair were held on a charge of possession of counterfeit money following an extended eight minute Paratrooper ride experience.
The ASPCA warns burglars off its Manhattan HQ guarded by an attack rabbit named Harvey. The rabbit was adopted 10 days ago after he bit his sixth person. Executive director Gordon Wright says Harvey acts up when people come within hopping distance.
Singer John Davidson vows to push fire safety controls after assisting in the burial of music director Douglas George Herron, 27, among at least 161 dead in the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in Kentucky. About 100 mourners attended the Roman Catholic graveside service at San Fernando Mission Cemetery, including Dick Clark.
U S warns Rhodesia that seizing Mapai in Mozambique could trigger serious regional consequences. Washington cites possible actions including UN Security Council moves and consultations with allies as Moscow accuses Soviet authorities of a treason charge against dissident Shcharansky amid broader Cold War strains.
Leonard Peltier, AIM member, is sentenced to two consecutive life terms for the 1975 murders of FBI agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams on Pine Ridge. He faces parole eligibility in 30 years after the April 1975 conviction.
Southgate Kentucky the Beverly Hills Supper Club where 161 people died in a fire Saturday night was insured for at least 2 million a Department of Insurance official said on Wednesday. The property is on the tax rolls at 1.5 million. Two more bodies were pulled from the rubble Wednesday. Employees said the showroom may have been overbooked by 100 to 200 persons when the fire occurred.
A circuit court jury awarded Lahaina police Sgt. James H. Walker Jr. $39000 for injuries after a coconut fell on him in Lahaina. The suit against Lahaina Properties Ltd. claimed negligence in tree maintenance. The jury also found Walker partly at fault for not wearing a safety helmet.
Leo Goodwin III son of GEICO heir Leo Goodwin Sr. died in Fort Lauderdale Florida after an overdose and possible heroin. He was found unconscious in his bedroom at the family mansion. His girlfriend Kim Benninghot was treated for similar injuries. The elder Goodwin faced bankruptcy debts and the young Goodwin had a notoriety from a fatal car crash. The report also notes a Vatican incident involving Bishop Jacques Martin and a German choir.
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