Thugs Take $33,000 in Booze from Firestone Park Plant
Deputies report two men attacked guard Virgil Snider at the Alfred Hart Co. liquor plant on East Neteau Street. They tied him and loaded a truck with about $33,000 in liquor, including 928 cases, before fleeing at about 2:15 AM after freeing Snider.
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Arid Distributing
Firestone Park
Virgil Snider
Alfred Hart Co
E. Neteau St
Snider
Firestone Sheriff's Station
Avalon Polls on Police Pact Renewals
Avalon voters decide today on renewing the resort city’s pact with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for law enforcement. The bitter election centers on deputies stationed on the island and debates over safety costs versus a locally controlled force and political influence.
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Avalon
Los Angeles
Kitty Hawk Arrives at Long Beach Shipyard Sets Record
The attack carrier USS Kitty Hawk moored at Long Beach Naval Shipyard on Monday marking a record with six carriers in the yard simultaneously. The 82,000 ton ship, fresh from six months in Vietnamese waters, begins a two to three month post deployment overhaul with 500 workers rising to 1400.
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Long Beach Naval Shipyard
John W. Dolan
Kearsarge
Yorktown
Bennington
Valley Forge
Princeton
Paul E. Pugh
Aryond Hanoi
San Francisco
Platte
San Diego Nome
Bon Homme Richards
Kitty Hawk
Navy
Curt Johnsc
Stolen TV Set Revolver and Painting Reported
Anaheim and Long Beach police said Monday a TV set a revolver and a painting were stolen from Civic Center Furniture at 1805 Lots, with the value of the items listed as £500.
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Civic Center
Anaheim
Long Beach
Napalm Spill Repeats on Navy Ship
Four napalm containers slipped from a sling onto the USS Navajo Victory at Berth 122. Three ruptured with minor leaks, four were recovered without fire. Each container held 240 gallons of napalm, part of Marine Terminals Co operations under Army contract.
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Pier E
Everett Lauder
Berth 122
Marine Terminals Co
Army
Driver Dies After Car Hits Truck Near Bellflower
A Lakewood man, 23 year old John Fuentes Duarte of 12360 Centralia Street, died when his car crashed into the rear of a parked steel truck on Artesia Boulevard near Bixby Avenue. Deputies Frank Webber and Lary Gombos found the wreck around 2 10 p m. The auto was traveling at high speed and hit a center divider before striking the truck. Funeral arrangements were pending at Artesia Mortuary.
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Bellflower
John Fuentes Duarte
Centralia Street
Frank Webber
Lary Gombos
Artesia Houlevard
Bixby Avenue
Artesia Mortuary
NY Publishing Executive to Interview Local Writers
A representative from a major New York publishing house will visit Long Beach to interview writers about manuscripts. All fiction nonfiction poetry and controversial topics are welcome. Call 436-1224 between 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM or write Editorial Director P.O. Box 2119 GPO New York NY for an appointment.
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Long Beach
Exromge
P.O. Box
G.P.O
N.Y
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