Old Ironsides Reopens For Bicentennial Visitors In Boston
The USS Constitution returns to visitors after a two year drydock renovation costing 4.4 million dollars. Navy Secretary Middendorf urged a larger fleet as 1.5 million people are expected to tour the ship this year. The 1797 frigate fought in 40 battles and earned its nickname in a famed exchange with the Guerriere.
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Boston
Navy
J. William Middendorf
Old Ironsides
Guerriere
Constitution
Unsafe squad cars tied to fatal Long Beach crash
Marie Woods of 225 E Del Amo Blvd was killed crossing Long Beach Boulevard near Home Street by a police car driven by officer John Finn. Investigators say she stepped in front of the vehicle. The case is in litigation per City Attorney Leonard Putnam. Officers complain of braking issues in Coronets and Dodges, with a spokesman noting 45 mph limits and a loss of control incidents. Police association leaders seek vehicle checks and fixes. tests and inspections are ongoing.
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Marie Woods
E. del Amo Blvd
Long Beach Boulevard
Home Street
John Finn
Finn
Leonard Putnam
Duple
Putnam
Goods continued from page A-1 signal rising inventories
Retailers report inventories shrinking as Kellner warns of a future goods shortage. Economists say the inventory rebuild may take months to ease unemployment, with ongoing layoffs. Springs Mills idles 7,500 textile workers in South Carolina for a week and Kodak cuts 500 at its Rochester plant.
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Kellner
Fort Mill
S.C
Springs Mills
South Carolina
Eastman Kodak
Rochester
N.Y
Elmgrove
Tax bill would boost corporate relief and small business credits
The plan repeals the excise tax on buses and trucks and offers a $1 billion loss carryback tax credit for corporations led by Chrysler Lockheed and Pan American. It adds business incentives including increased investment tax credits and an employee stock ownership plan mandate for beneficiaries.
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Chrysler Corp
Lockheed
Pan American World Airways
Pan Am
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
House
Senate
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
At&t
Russell B. Long
D-La
IRS spies probed officials private lives in 1972 Miami
Miami News reports the Internal Revenue Service ran Operation Leprechaun spies in 1972 to gather sexual and drinking habits of 30 state and federal officials. A woman calling herself Jane Doe said she was promised 20 000 a year for life and a home abroad, but was paid around 200 weekly and warned she could face a fatal accident if she spoke. The IRS acknowledged some non tax related information may appear in packets and said it is re evaluating its intelligence gathering.
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Miami
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
Miami News
Jane Doe
IRS
Richard M. Nixon
Euringer
Buzzing pilot led hour long chase over Southland
A 43 year old Bellflower man Louis Amilcar was charged with careless and reckless flying after an off duty deputy reported a Cessna 172 buzzing the Whittier medical building. Deputies pursued the aircraft from Norwalk to Huntington Beach Meadowlark Airport where it landed.
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Bellflower
Southland
Whittier Medical
Louis Amilcar
Cedar St
Norwalk
la Verne
Long Beach
Huntington Beach
Meadowlark
Amilcar
Fullerton Boy Killed By Auto
An eight year old Fullerton boy, Carl Lee Kann of 225 S Jensen Way, was struck and killed Friday by a car driven by a Cerritos woman in the 2500 block of West Valencia Drive Fullerton.
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Fullerton
Carl Lee Kann
S. Jensen Way
West
Valencia Drive
Star Hayward Dies Leave Behind Hollywood Legacy
Hollywood actress Miss Hayward died after a storied career spanning Beau Geste Smash Up My Foolish Heart and With a Song in My Heart. She returned to acting in 1971 with The Revengers and made a TV debut in Fitzgerald and Pride. Survived by her son Timothy and his twin Gregory born February 1945.
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Hollywood
Gary Grant
Chalkley
FBI
Carrollton
Washington, D.C
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
William Holden
Timothy
Gregory
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Boston Harbor
Lateu
Police Officers’ Association
T He Association
William J. Mooney
Ralph Kurtz
Committee Create
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White House
Star
Gras F
Strass
Canoga Park
Whittier
San Diego
Maria Therese
Accent Fis
Hali-Specie
Santa Ana
South Bay
Hawthorne
Whittier Blvd
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