Destroyer Harold Holt named after Australian leader launched
The Harold E Holt destroyer was launched at Todd Shipyards San Pedro with 2000 cheering. Dame Zara christened the ship honoring Australia's late prime minister Harold Holt and officials from Australia attended. Senator George Murphy praised Holt as a strong ally and peacemaker, noting his understanding of the Vietnam era. Holt died Dec 17 1967 while swimming near Melbourne.
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Harold E. Holt
Todd Ship‘yards
San Pedro
Zara
America
Australia
Holt
Melbourne
Jeffrey Bate
Big J Due at Pier E on Monday
Families of 1 635 men aboard the USS New Jersey plan a homecoming as the ship returns from duty in the Western Pacific. The vessel will moor at Naval Station Pier E Monday at 10 am for families only, with public access to come later. A Navy spokesman recommended Pier A for vantage viewing and noted the February mission followed an April 19 schedule miss. Welcome home messages from Rear Adm Vasey praised the crew for gunfire support in South Vietnam. A separate Long Beach police report said Hill Street Body Shop lost two polishers to prowlers for a total of 170 dollars.
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New Jersey
North Korea
Big J
Naval Station
Pier E
Navy
Pier A
Long Beach
Western Pacific
Lloyd R. Vasey
Flotilla 7
U.S
South Vietnam
Anaheim Woman Slain. Police Seek Boyfriend Bruce Wade
Anaheim police search for Bruce Paul Wade after Jannette Carolina Engstrom 28 was stabbed to death in her home as neighborhood children played nearby. Engstrom was killed in the bathroom by a large butcher knife. Wade fled after calling her sister. A 1965 black Chevrolet Caprice is his suspected getaway car. Also reported: theft of a red beacon and strobe from a plane near Trans Cal Airlines.
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Anaheim
Jeannette Carolina Engstrom
Lullaby Lane
Bruce Paul Wade
Rome Ave
Wade
Engstrom
Dale Wilcox
Frog Jump Event Links Buena Park to Calaveras County Classic
More than three dozen contestants in a Buena Park frog jumping event at Bellis Park chased the Calaveras County leap record. Carl Okerlund, 9, earned a trip to Calaveras with an 8 ft 11 in leap, while teen winner Macario Rincon, 13, set a new teenage distance of 9 ft 7 in. Mayor Kroesen and Mayor Davis led the mayoral trophy competition, with Mrs. Betty Eikeland winning the adults.
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Buena Park
Calaveras County
Mark Twain
Bellis Park
Carl Okerlund
San Pasqual Circle
Calaveras
Dale Kroesen
Los Alamitos
Jessie Davis
Betty Eikeland
Theft of radio TV set and bedding from Long Beach home
Long Beach police said a total of 350 dollars worth of items including a radio television set a TV plus bedding were stolen from the home of Robert Kersten at 2205 Harding Street on Saturday.
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Robert Kersten
Harding St
Long Beach
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Counsul
H. Neil Truscott
San Francisco
Bruce H. Loxton
Dtop
George Murphy
R-Calif
Sen
Murphy
Vietnam
Harold Holt
Todd
Hill Street
E. Hill St
Athens
Panayotis Pipinelis
Trans Cal Airlines
Spring St
Bob Geivet
Darrah Eikeland
Buffums
Beauty Studio
Marina
Broadway
Fostoria
Reed & Barton
Sheffield
Burgundy
China and
Glass
Santa Ana Main
Pomona
Palos Verdes
Hawthorne
Silver Spur Rd
Lakewood del Amo
Graywood
Pacific Coast
Newport Center
Fashion Island
LA Habra
Fashion Square
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