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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1975

Page

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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.

Bank robber Washington arrested after Secret Witness tip

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.

Long Beach State University FBI Independent Press-Telegram Inglewood Booker Telefarrel Washington William Sullivan Los Angeles Washington 102Nd St Security Pacific Bank Wil

Pentagon Revises Koh Tang Toll In Mayaguez Rescue

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.

Washington UPI Koh Tang Island Pentagon Defense James Schlesinger Schlesinger Koh Tang Mayaguez

Marines attacked the wrong Cambodian island during Mayaguez rescue

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.

Singapore U.S Mayaguez Pentagon Bill Bellinger Washington, D.C Rong San Lem Koh Tang Island Koh Tang Wilson

Kissinger Tour Sees U.S. Weigh B52 Strike Option

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.

Miller Mayaguez Bangkok Sattahip Hong Kong-Subic Bay Philippines Sea-Land Thailand South Vietnam Cambodia U.S Vienna United States Coral Sea Henry A. Kissinger Washington Soviet Union National Security Council Kissinger Gromyko Middle East Moscow

Anesthesiologists Strike Over Malpractice Costs In California

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.

California Brown Sol Statman Long Beach Southern California Long Beach-South Bay Area Sacramento County San Gabriel Valley Orange County Los Angeles Burbank Alhambra San Francisco Bay Area

Nurse charged in murder case of baby cut from womb

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.

Los Angeles Norma Armistead Kaiser Hospital Hollywood Kathryn Viramontes van Nuys William Hooks Viramonte Thomas Ward Phoenix Ariz

U.S. to follow bold policy with aggressors

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.

U.S Schlesinger San Pedro

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