Suspect Seized in Los Angeles Death Case
Police led by Inspector Frank Welch capture suspect after nationwide search focusing on Sacramento Lake Tahoe and Florida. Goetz, linked to the Kona Motel Long Beach area, was seen at a prominent Long Beach restaurant and later fought with Thomas Newton before leaving. He checked out of the Kona Motel after the sequence culminating in the arrest.
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Faor
Goetz
Marina
Dela Rey
Frank Welch
Sacramento
Lake Tahoe
Florida
Kona
Ocean Blvd
Dutton
Long Beach
Thomas Newton
Newton
General Phone Plans Major Expansion in 1968
General Telephone Co of California said it will spend nearly 180 million dollars in 1968 for new facilities and services in a major expansion. The program includes over 55 million for central office equipment, 49 million for telephones and related gear, 48 million for outside plant like poles and cable, and 26 million for land, buildings, tools, and vehicles. In a separate note, two Navy A4 Skyhawk jets collided over the Southern California desert with one pilot parachuting to safety and the other landing at China Lake. both aircraft were from a squadron based in Fallon, Nevada.
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Santa Monica
General Telephone Co
California
R. Parker Sullivan
Hallucinations purge murder suspect jailed in California
Jose Luis Gonzales, 34, of Venice, is jailed on suspicion of murder after confessing to stabbing Rita L Letsinger, 24, in her Santa Monica apartment to purge hallucinations. Letsinger, UCLA student and linguist, was found with a knife in her throat amid reports of a prior visit to a psychiatrist. Gonzales, an aspiring filmmaker and UCLA theater arts graduate student, said he saw his mother's spirit in Letsinger's body and aimed to free it.
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Santa Monica
UPS
Jose Luis Gonzales
Venice
Rita L. Letsinger
Lems
Gonzales
Miss Letsinger
Robert Letsinger
Wilmette, Ill
Systems Development Corp
University of California At Los Angeles
UCLA
Black Student Union cites campus racism at Long Beach
The Black Student Union presented CSLB with demands calling California State College Long Beach racist. They seek an all Negro senator, more Negro staff, funding for the Economic Opportunities Project, and end to off campus housing discrimination. They also want Negro representation in The Forty-Niner and newsroom policy input. College officials note Negro students are about 1 percent of 24 000 students and the president pledges to discuss the issues.
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California State College At
Long Beach
Victor Brown
Brown
Senate
Economic Opportunities Project
EOP
Joseph White
The
Forty-Niner
Gro
Dixon Gayer
BSU
United Mexican-American Students
Grieveantes
Murray
Unruh Not a Candidate Again Faces United States Senate
Senator Unruh at a news conference said he would not withdraw and predicted a Democrat victory in California in November. He argued no statewide challenge to lead the Senate and emphasized keeping a Democratic majority in the Assembly. George Zonovich and Winfield Shoemaker backed Unruh staying in the Assembly and Zonovich hinted at a 1970 gubernatorial run.
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California
United States Senate
Unruh
Assembly
George Zonovich
Winfield Shoemaker
Zenovich
Ten Thousand Dollar Tools Recovered In Garage Burglaries
LAPD Harbor detectives recovered over $10,000 in auto repair tools after two suspects from Carson were arrested for burglarizing Mundo's Garage in Wilmington, Bob's Garage in Wilmington, and Schneiders Garage in San Pedro between February 21 and 23. John Marion Keller, 41, and Donald G. Munn, 32, are charged in the thefts. most tools were found at Munn's residence after a mechanic tipped that Munn tried to sell a cylinder-removal device.
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Lapd Harbor Division
San Pedro
Wilmington
John Marion Keller
Fist St
Donald G. Munn
Raymond Ave
Carson
Munn
Mundo’s
W. B St
N. Wilmington Blvd
Schneider’s
N. Gaffey
St. San Pedro
Minor Oil Bonanza to Aid Education
Governor Reagan announced a possible up to 10 million boost from offshore oil bonuses for higher education construction. UC and state colleges should submit priority building plans, with library facilities and medical school construction emphasized as the main beneficiaries. Offshore leasing begins in May, reflecting higher expected bonuses.
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Sacramento
Reagan
University of California
High School Teacher Knifed by Ex-Student at San Fernando
San Fernando high school teacher Mario Rappo, 30, social studies, was stabbed with chest shoulder and leg wounds during a tussle with former student Roy Estrada, 18, from Pacoima. Estrada was booked on suspicion of assault with intent to commit murder. another teacher restrained him until police arrived.
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SAN Fernand
CNS
San Fernando
Mario Rappo
Holy Cross Hospital
Roy N. Estrada
Pacoima
Roppo
Etrada
Estrada
Flier Rescued After F101 Crashes in Sea
A Coast Guard helicopter rescued an injured Air Force flier after an F101 interceptor crashed in the Pacific off San Francisco. The other occupant was found in a raft as rescue efforts continued.
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San Francisco
Delegates Qualify for Ballot in California
Reagan supporters rushed petitions at 8 am and by 11 am had collected over 75,000 signatures, per Jack Lindsey. Lindsey said Reagan is not a candidate but leads the party in California and will head the delegation to the Miami convention. Political unknowns filed organizing committees for Nixon and Kennedy, seemingly without sanction.
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Reagan
Jack Lindsey
California
Miami
Nixon
Kennedy
Volkswagen Wins Suit on Port Handling Fees
A Supreme Court decision favors Volkswagen and questions a Pacific Maritime Association and ILWU agreement. The ruling concerns a special unloading charge tied to pint sized foreign cars. Volkswagen says it already faced $500,000 in charges and argues the rate of $2.95 per car exceeds the base weight charge and is invalid.
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Volkswagen
Long Beach
Los Angeles Harbor
Pacific Maritime Association
The
International Long
Shoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
Senate Kills Waitresses Control Bill
SACRAMENTO A bill to let local police regulate topless waitresses was killed by the Senate Governmental Efficiency Committee after passing the Assembly 58-7. The measure aimed to clarify state local authority lines on topless entertainment and would have left gambling and ticket scalping to local governments. A similar bill was previously killed in the Senate.
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Sacramento
Senate
Governmental Efficiency Committee
W. Craig Biddle
Riverside
Labor Leaders in Port to Hear RTD Plans Briefing
Harbor-area labor leaders will attend a noon briefing at the Don Hotel Wilming where Rapid Transit District public information officer Rodney Lee outlines alternative proposals for a rapid transit system in the Southland. About 50 union officials are expected to participate.
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Southern California
Don Hotel
Wilmington
Rodney Lee
Southland
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Letsinger
L.B
Donovan A. Dutton
Safa
Coed
Woman Tipsters
Hollywood
CSLB
Dennis J. Murray
Lyndon Johnson
Unsah
Thomas Kuchel
Sever
Johnson
White House
Lindsey
Robert Finch
O.K
Panasonic
AG House
Ite
Brel
Ini
Ransamericard & Master
Pine Ave
Jenny Park
Phome Mi
SYES
Lakewood Center
Lakewood Hlyd
Buena Park Center
Agres OF Fate
George Laine
RTD
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