Fireboats Disperse Jet Fuel From Tanker Leak
About 200 gallons of highly flammable jet fuel leaked from the hold of the tanker Amastra in San Pedro harbor. Firemen under Batt. Chief Jack Douglass used three fire boats and five ground units to pump the fuel into shore side tanks after the leak was found around 8 a.m. The vessel, berthed at Pier 169, had loaded from a hole repaired on an earlier trip.
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San Pedro Harbor
Los Angeles City
Batt
Jack Douglass
Amastra
Pier 169
More Join Strike in Santa Monica
Santa Monica Municipal Airport workers and beach cleanup crews idle on Sunday joining 750 city employees in a three day work stoppage. Airport operations were not hampered but private planes may refuel elsewhere as beachgoers numbered about 250000 during the day. Robert Fordyce expects the strike to run until the city grants a 10.8 percent raise. City Manager Perry Scott cites salaries aligning with the public market. Burglars entered Morris E. Bermans unlocked garage stealing tools worth 275 dollars.
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Santa Monica Municipal
Robert Fordyce
County
Perry Scott
Beach crowds top six hundred thousand on sunny weekend
About 600000 people enjoyed sun and surf from Long Beach to Laguna Beach as the first weekend of summer passed with mild clouds. Lifeguards reported minor injuries and lost parents while noting a 10 foot speed boat fire near Alpha Island. two men rescued as the boat sank.
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Golden Avenue
Long Beach
Laguna Beach
Cabrillo Beach
Alpha Island
Seal Beach
Student Beaten by Picketers Near Campus Demonstration
A 20-year-old California State College student in Los Angeles was beaten and kicked while attempting to photograph a campus picket line. Steve Brooks required 11 stitches for a head wound at Central Receiving Hospital. No arrests were made as witnesses could not identify the assailants.
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Los Angeles
California State College
Steve Brooks
Central Receiving Hospital
Century Plaza
Johnson
Brooks
Gunman robs market for second time in two weeks
Norwalk Mayfair Market clerk Virginia Tabor 51 reports a repeat robbery by the same bandit. About 11 p.m. he demanded cigarettes and, using a newspaper over his right hand to fake a gun, took $250 in cash and fled on foot. The suspect is described as 22 to 26 years old.
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Norwalk
Virginia Tabor
Mayfair
Rosecrans Ave
Arcadia Man Drowns Near Catalina Island
Leroy W. Nash a 50 year old Arcadia resident and Jet Propulsion Laboratory employee drowned a mile off Catalina Island. He was found dead on arrival at Avalon Municipal Hospital after being removed from the 78 foot ketch Te Amo near Long Point. It was unclear if he fell overboard or was swimming. Nash’s wife Ramona was aboard the vessel registered to Carlton Rogers of San Marion. He was airlifted by Coast Guard helicopter after initial rescue.
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Arcadia
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Catalina Island
Leroy W. Nash
8Th St
Avalon Municipal Hospital
Coast Guard
Nash
Te-Amo
Long Point
Ramona
Carlton Rogers
San Marion
L A Man Sets Out To Sail Globe Solo From Marina del Rey
Richard L Stevenson 37 leaves Marina del Rey in a 29 foot sloop aiming to circle the globe solo and nonstop. He seeks a Sunday Times trophy for first nonstopping circumnavigation, noting a British port requirement excludes the $12 000 prize. He is a former Los Angeles beach lifeguard who adds this lifelong goal.
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Richard L. Stevenson
Marina del Rey
Stevenson
Los Angeles
Sunday Times of London
Francis Chichester
the Times
Officers Fight Subdue Eight at Loud Party in Los Angeles
Eight persons including three juveniles and three young women were arrested after LAPD broke up a loud party at Frank Estrada's home. Estrada, 32, resisted arrest and was aided by about six guests. Two officers were kicked as they subdued the group. Estrada and Richard Adams, 19, face felony battery charges.
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Los Angeles
Frank Estrada
Estrada
Baptismal Party Shootings Wound Two Men in North Side Home
A baptismal party at Daniel Esquibel's north side home ended in a shooting. An unknown gunman fired into the house injuring Manuel Cabrera, 25, in the chest and Esquibel, 45, in the left hip. The event honored a cousin whose identity was not learned.
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Daniel Esquibel
Manuel Carbrera
Esquibel
Spruce Up Your Home With Bargains
Local classified ads offer bargains to refresh homes with discounted furniture decor and appliances. Shoppers can find entry level items from couches lamps and kitchenware at low prices across multiple listings.
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S. Monica
Morris E. Berman
Karen Way
Broadway
Santa Ana
Tom Shaw
John Cresto
John McAllen
Huntington Beach
Los Angeles County
Cabrillo
Huntington State Beach
Newport Beach
Los Angeles County Beach
Cast Guard
Avalon
L.A
Britain
Playtex
Girdle, XL, S, M
Pomona
Palos Verdes Hawthorne At
Silver Spur Rd
Marina
Pacific Coast Hwy
Lakewood
del Amo
Graywood
Richard Adams
Rampart Division
Central Jail
J. A. Benso
Los Altos
Bellflower Bivd
Southern
California
United States National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and
Federal Reserve System
Newport Center
Fashion Island
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