Boy Loses His Long Struggle Against Cancer
Ronnie Baker, 19, of Los Celest and San Fernando area, battled cancer for years and died Thursday at John Sley County Hospital after amputation and prosthetic recovery. He left home to spare his family worry, returned for schooling and work, and was praised by medical staff for his courage. Funeral services were held Saturday and he is survived by his mother, four half sisters, and two brothers.
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Los Celes
San Fernando
Ron
Johnsley County
Los Angeles
J. Vernon Luck
Orthoid Hospital
Ronnie
Millionaire Rus Firestone Jr to wed former columnist Myrna Odell
The heir to the Firestone family planned to marry Myrna Odell in Miami but the mother of the bride hinted a possible change of time and place after a news leak. Odell, a divorced writer in her early 30s, had been linked to Firestone amid his high-profile divorce case.
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Russell A. Firestone Jr
Myrna Odell
Miami
Miami News
Palm Beach
Firestone
Peter Odell
Odell
Mary Alice Firestone
West Palm Beach
James Knott
Mrs. Firestone
Sydney Roberts Weds David Rockefeller Jr in Chestnut Hill
Sydney Roberts daughter of Mr and Mrs Bayard Henry Roberts of Chestnut Hill Pa married Saturday to David Rockefeller Jr son of Mr and Mrs David Rockefeller of New York City The bridegroom is coordinator for Tanglewood Development for the Boston Symphony and son of the Chase Manhattan Bank president. Moving Day Former Gov George Wallace and his three children moved from the Alabama governor's mansion to a ranch style home bought late in Wallace's term The move followed the governor's May 7 death.
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Bayard Henry Roberts
Chestnut Hill
David Rockefeller Jr
David Rockefeller
New York City
Chase Manhattan Bank
Tanglewood
Boston Symphony
George Wallace
Montgomery
Ala
Wallace
Kennedy Backs RFK and Hints at 1976 Candidacy
Sen Edward Kennedy told about 200 Kennedy supporters in Long Beach that he might run for president “eight years from now” in a light vein. He urged Californians to back his brother Robert Kennedy for the May 24 Los Angeles Sports Arena appearance and noted the Midwest will likely rally behind the ticket. Publicly he avoided asserting his own candidacy, while focusing on backing RFK and addressing Vietnam and urban issues.
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Ted) Kennedy
Kennedy
Edgewater
Ian Marina
Long Beach
Senator Kennedy
San Diego
California
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert
Robert Kennedy
Los Angeles
Nixon Wins in Vermont
Nixon supporters captured a clear victory at the Vermont Republican State Convention over Rockefeller backers. Both campaigns had claimed delegate majorities before balloting, with Rockefeller previously winning nine of Vermont's 1964 delegates.
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Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Vermont
Nixon
Rockefeller
McCarthy vows Democrats “just begun to fight” at ADA event
Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy told ADA members and liberals at a national convention that they have just begun to fight for the Democratic presidential nomination. He credited his early supporters for sticking with him and said the fight has gone farther than expected.
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Washington
UPI
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Weather notes for Long Beach region and deserts
Variable high clouds through Monday with partly sunny days. Increasing overnight fog and low coastal clouds. Interior valleys stay warm with highs 85 to 95, lower valleys 95 to 105. Imperial Coachella Valleys remain warm and sunny with some high clouds. Antelope Valley and Mojave Desert see mostly sunny days with highs around 93 to 105. Light to moderate offshore winds forecast with westerly flow in afternoons.
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Kennedy Attacks Humphrey Over Paris Talks In Oregon
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy criticized Vice President Humphrey for a misstatement on who would attend Paris peace talks. He urged separate talks between the National Liberation Front and the South Vietnamese government to avoid confusion amid ongoing Paris negotiations. Kennedy drew small crowds in Salem Albany and Oregon City during a 124 mile Western Oregon whistle stop before heading to San Francisco and Los Angeles for more campaigning.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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Maine
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California
Reagan Launches GOP Fund Tour Across Five States
Reagan starts a five state speaking tour to raise GOP funds and test presidential prospects. He travels with Nancy Reagan, stops include Tulane University New Orleans and Chicago, with events in Charlotte Fort Lauderdale Miami and Cleveland. A possible Oregon stop looms before the May 28 primary.
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Chicago
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Ohio
Cleveland
Los Angeles
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Reagan pushes deadline for Paris peace talks
California Governor Ronald Reagan urged a set deadline for the Paris peace talks and threatened to expel North Vietnam if not met. Speaking at the National Newspaper Association convention he likened the talks to labor negotiations with a contract deadline. He criticized President Johnson for overpromising and losing control of events.
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Ronald Reagan
United States
Paris
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Rate RFK Gene Tossup in Oregon
In Oregon the Kennedy McCarthy Democratic primary nears with polls showing a tight race Kennedy around mid thirties McCarthy near thirty and Johnson around thirty two percent in latest surveys. Earlier polls had Kennedy lower Johnson higher showing a close contest with small margins that could swing either way.
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