Experts Scoff State Not Ready to Drop Into Sea
Two leading seismologists, Dr. James N Brune and Dr. Charles Richter, dismissed wild prophecies California will break off and sink in an April quake. Brune notes no method exists to predict quakes. Richter cites past spurious forecasts and stresses improving building safety over sensational fears.
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California
James N. Brune
Brune
Caltech
Charles Richter
Imperial Valley
Richter
Navy rigger testifies relied on memory in Sealab death case
Navy chief petty officer Paul A. Wells told a three man board of investigation he was certain diving rigs were in proper order for the fatal Feb 16 dive that killed aquanaut Berry M. Cannon. Coroner said carbon dioxide poisoning. rig had missing filtering chemicals. Wells claimed canisters were filled Feb 14 and stored, with no doubt they were ready Sunday morning. The incident halted Sealab 3 as Navy probes tampering with an oxygen valve and other accidents surface. Navy plans to continue the $10 million program pending investigation results.
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Berry M. Cannon
Pacific Ocean
Paul A. Wells
Cannon
San Diego County
Wells
Think Drug Overdose Kills Anaheim Officer's Daughter
Sheriff's homicide investigators said the 20-year-old Doris L. Finley, daughter of Anaheim Police Sgt. George Finley, died apparently from a drug overdose in Hawthorne. Coroner tests won't be available until late today. She was found in her car near Lennox Boulevard and Inglewood Avenue after arriving at Hawthorne Community Hospital Saturday night. No arrests have been made in the case.
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Anaheim
Hawthorne
Doris L. Finley
Miss Finley
Hawthorne Community Hospital
Lennox Boulevard
Inglewood Avenue
George Finley
P-T series will tell drug story
The Press Telegram announces a three part AP led series on drugs headed by Alton Blakeslee. It aims to aid parents by presenting facts and teaching how to listen to children. The national focus is safeguarding teens from narcotics with a fourth local article to follow.
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Independent, Press-Telegram
Alton Blakeslee
Associated Press
Jewelry Loot Missing From Hollywood Home Return
Joel J. Rostan, 32, an investment counselor, returned from a month-long trip to Las Vegas Sunday to find $23,000 worth of jewelry stolen from his West Hollywood residence. The loss highlights a possible break-in while Rostan was away.
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Joel J. Rostan
Las Vegas
West Hollywood
Special Court Urged for Narcotics Crimes
Los Angeles citizens' Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Committee urged a special court to handle narcotics cases. Some judges lack drug knowledge, said a spokesman. The letter to the FCC also asked an end to television jokes about drugs, calling such references no laughing matter as police encounter users among 10 to 12 year olds.
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Los Angeles
Citizens’ Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Federal Communications Commission
Two Killed in Weekend Stabbings in L A
A 16 year old Manual Arts High student Ronald Windish died on arrival after a chest stab during a party fight in South Central Los Angeles. A 41 year old man Claude Parker was fatally stabbed in a late Saturday quarrel. assailant James Hill, 21, was seriously wounded and booked on murder suspicion.
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Los Angeles
Ronald Keith Windish
Manual Arts High School
Daniel Freeman Hospital
Claude Parker
Gardena Memorial Hospital
James Edward Hill
Los Angeles County
Usc Medical Center
Sirhan Sirhan faces mental capacity questions in Kennedy trial
Psychiatrists and psychologists prepare to testify on Sirhan Bishara Sirhan's mental state in the Kennedy assassination trial. Defense plans to argue diminished capacity while Sirhan, citing intoxication and blackout, has expressed opposition to questions about his sanity.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert Kennedy
Sirhan
Kennedy
Ambassador Hotel
Pasadena
Sharif
Mary Sirhan
Munir
Grant Cooper
William Wilson
Saidallah Sirhan
Oil Flow Gradually Declining at Offshore Platform
Offshore oil workers report steady progress stopping a leak beneath a drilling platform as the oil flow into the Pacific tapers off. Officials cannot estimate when full closure will occur, but leakage is far below the early week peak of 1,000 gallons daily. Some oil reached Montecito and Carpinteria shores with minimal damage. a rainbow slick remains around the Union Oil Co. platform six miles off the coast. A dispersant was applied Saturday. seepage was first noticed January 28.
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Pacific
Montecito
Carpinteria
Union Oil Co
No. 900 Million Bank Attracts New Customers With Low Loans
The bank promotes enticingly low rates to woo new customers and drive growth toward its 900 million dollar scale. It positions economy car loans as the gateway to buying a luxury car, appealing to aspirational buyers.
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San Diego
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Berard Diamond
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