Sunny and warm today with near 70 high
The brief notes a sunny and warm day with a high near 70 and a low in the 50s. It directs readers to see complete weather on Page B-5 in Volume 34 Number 14.
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1975
Page
1
The brief notes a sunny and warm day with a high near 70 and a low in the 50s. It directs readers to see complete weather on Page B-5 in Volume 34 Number 14.
FBI agents arrest Booker Telefarrel Washington 25, a former Long Beach State student, at an Inglewood apartment after Secret Witness ZZZ-456 tipped the location. He faces a federal bank robbery charge tied to the February 12 1974 Security Pacific bank robbery on Wilshire Boulevard.
Pentagon officials say casualties for Koh Tang fight were far higher than first reported with five killed 70 to 80 wounded and 16 missing in action. Some Marines may have been left behind amid chaotic helicopter evacuation and accounting remains incomplete.
U S Marines landed on Koh Tang after attacking Rong San Lem based on Navy reports. About 200 Marines faced heavy fire for 10 hours while the Mayaguez crew reached the USS Wilson. Pentagon officials confirmed the error, noting the crew had left the intended island.
In Vienna Kissinger comments reveal the United States considered using B52 bombers against Cambodia if Coral Sea failed to reach the area by Wednesday. A NSC plan warned of ransom demands from the Cambodian government and potential actions aimed at the mainland while Kissinger discussed arms talks and Middle East policy with Gromyko.
Southern California anesthesiologists begin a work boycott shutting down nonemergency surgeries across 32 hospitals including 13 in Long Beach-South Bay. The action, supported by leaders in Sacramento and Bay Area, seeks relief from rising malpractice premiums with a special legislative session convened by Gov. Brown to craft a lasting remedy.
Norma Armistead, 44, an obstetrical nurse, faces murder charges after a baby was cut from Kathryn Viramontes's womb during a Caesarean operation. The infant survived at Kaiser Hospital in Hollywood, while the mother was found dead in a Van Nuys apartment. Police investigate motive and custody rests with Los Angeles Social Services.
Secretary Schlesinger signals a hard stance toward aggressors as U.S. policy. The edition notes danger to patients from mentally ill doctors and reports on San Pedro's ranking as the nation’s top fishing port in 1974. An injured man was found in a car trunk by tow-truck operators. Dodgers lose as Win results.
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