Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Independent in Long Beach, California

We have 16,224,693 pages in California

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1976

Page

2

Testimony anonymity rejected in Patricia Hearst case

In Patricia Karst's bank robbery trial a psychiatrist, Dr. Joel Fort, sought to keep his name private when testifying. Judge Oliver Carter denied the request, saying testimony is public. Fort warned of potential harm, citing threats near the Hearst case.

Patricia Karst Joel Fort San Francisco Connectn U.S. District Court Oliver Carter Fort Carter Hearst Hearst Family Attor University of California Miss Hearst Fart Charles Manson Los Angeles C.A. Tripp New York Tripp University of Texas Health Science Center

First airplane hijacker sentenced in Miami

Anton Ramirez Ortiz, 49, the nation’s first air hijacking defendant, was sentenced to years in federal prison after rejecting a plea for leniency. He forced a National Airlines jet to Cuba from Florida nearly 15 years ago and returned from Havana months ago. The judge cited that the hijacking spurred Congress to pass the skyjacking statute.

Miami Anton Ramirez Ortiz National Airlines Jane Cuba Florida Havana U.S. District Court Willam Mehrtens Ramuirez Congress

Winegrowers clash with police leave two dead in Narbonne

In Narbonne France riot police and winegrowers clashed for about an hour as thousands protested cheap imports from Spain and Italy. Two winegrowers were killed and several were wounded after gunfire and explosives were exchanged near the town, ending with officials dispersing demonstrators following an appeal by Michel Romain, head of the regional winegrowers action committee.

Narbonne France Spain Italy Marseilles Michel Romain Winegrowers' Action Committee

Florida flu deaths rise as epidemic looms across counties

In St Petersburg and Broward, elderly flu related fatalities rise to eight and 23 respectively over two weeks, with more than 66 000 flu related illnesses in Broward. Public health officials warn epidemic levels while monitoring contacts of a Peace Corps nurse linked to Lassa fever exposure.

Petersburg Fla Iny Willa Tommaney Pinellas County Broward County Paul Hughes Broward Washington Peace Corps Washington, D.C Great Britain Sierra Leone West Africa Margaret Coe Mason City Iowa Washington Hospital Boston

Chianti Fraud Trial Leads to Jail Sentences

In Florence a winegate case, 14 people were jailed for up to eight years for adulterating or mislabeling ordinary wine as Chianti. The court found 23 charged with adding sugar or chemicals or falsifying labels to pass off table wine as Chianti from the Chianti mountains.

Florence Bordeaux Chianti Winegate Italy Chianti Mountains

Palestinian Troop Increase in Lebanon Amid Cross-Border Raids

About 2,090 Palestine Liberation Army troops entered Lebanon from Syria and joined 8,500 Palestinian regulars in the southern and eastern mountains. Israeli commandos conducted two cross-border operations into southern Lebanese villages before dawn, kidnapping a village mayor and provoking Lebanese artillery fire, according to the Lebanese army.

Berrut Palestine Liberation Army Lebanon Syria Aed

Hostages Freed At Firestone Plant In Lisbon Case

Two American executives at the Firestone plant in Aleoehele near Lisbon were freed unharmed after eight hours of captivity by a Communist dominated workers commission. Martin Boson, 52, plant manager, and R. James Roney, 32, production manager, were held since Monday night during wage dispute talks.

Lisbon Firestone Martin Boson Aleoehele R. James Roney

Rhodesia May Face Shortages After Mozambique Blockade

Rhodesia, landlocked and white-ruled, risks shortages as Mozambique closes the border to the sea. South Africa doubts extra help will come, warning of potential escalation with Cuban and Soviet involvement in Angola. Tanzanian and Zambian outlets hail Samora Machel's war declaration as a milestone in the anti Rhodesia struggle.

Johannesburg South Africa Rhodesia Mozambique John Vorster Cape Town Angola Samora Machel Africa

Also Mentioned on This Page

Aq-Independent Peggy Peggy Day Vermont Ms. Day 24 Desi Bation Barton Chronicle Barton, VI Chronicle Chris Braithwaite Ms. Day Herbert Kappler Rome Kappler Gaeta Keppler Gilbert Ray Gilbert Heroes of Vietnam Ford Air Force Cal George Day Sioux City White House James Stockdale Coronado Calif Navy Thomas Norris Silver Spring Ramirez Mehrens Harilton Fish Jr America House United States Fish Combined News Services Tinternational Nationa Florida Flu Atlanta National Council of Churches U.S Antden Palad Margaret Mead Plutei Dr. Mead Chianti Fraud Irene Kasmer Young Attinade Sportswear Lakewood Bullock's
Search Courier

Search the Independent Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Independent?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication