Joyride aboard 65 foot Catalina cruiser stolen
Richard Tower Truett, 37, took the 65 foot Descanso from Catalina Terminal in San Pedro. He fled to Avalon but was intercepted by Catalina Island deputies and booked on grand theft. The $75,000 vessel disappeared between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. and was later returned to the mainland.
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Richard Tower Truett
Catalina Island
Truett
Los Angeles
Sheriff's Deputies
Bay
Descanso
Richard Truett
Sentenced to 5 Years for Threatening Judge
Walter C. Forsman, 44, a refinery worker, was convicted of writing threatening letters to a Long Beach Municipal Court judge in an attempt to extort 25000 dollars and was sentenced to state prison Monday by a Superior Court judge.
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Long Beach
Nery
Charles S. Litwin
Negligence Charged to Ex Coroner in 1966 Murder Case
Former Los Angeles county deputy coroner Dr. Harold Kade defended autopsy findings in a 1966 murder case linking Darlene Stears to strangulation and a broken neck. He seeks to avoid license revocation as a second post mortem by Dr. Richard O. Myers challenged his conclusions. The hearing is by the state Board of Medical Examiners.
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Los Angeles County
Monday
Harold Kade
Darlene Stears
Gardena
Dr. Kade
California
Richard O. Myers
Los Angeles
San Diego County
Fish Trucks Stalled by Union Pacific Train Tangle in Wilmington
Several trucks carrying fresh fish in open containers were halted Monday as a Union Pacific train with faulty brakes bogged down at Henry Ford and Pennington avenues in Wilmington. The two hour delay disrupted traffic and potentially spoiled several thousand dollars worth of fish, though no major train damage was reported.
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Harbor Area Canneries
Union Pacific
Wilmington
Henry Ford and
Pennington Avenues
Thresher Submarine Mystery and Public Safety Plea
The Thresher's fate remains unclear after the submarine’s muttered signals and a dull thud were heard seven hours before an oil slick and debris appeared. Photos of the sea floor failed to confirm any hull pieces. A Kilkee fragment bearing radio-active warnings surfaced in 1966. A reader laments drunk driving and inadequate police action to curb cars leaving bars.
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J. D. Watson
Watson
Thresher
Kilkee
Ireland
U.S. Navy
U.S
Board OKs Plan for Race Busing
LOS ANGELES plan to voluntarily bus students to rebalance racial attendance won initial Board approval by a 5-1 vote. About 60 parents protested as the plan to shuttle roughly 3,151 students between white and minority neighborhoods was described as voluntary.
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Board Oks
Board of Education
J. C. Chambers
Open a Check Reserve Account at Crocker Citizens
The bank offers a Check Reserve Account to cover overdrafts by providing a line of credit after a simple in person application. Once approved, funds are automatically deposited if you overdraw, with up to 20 monthly installments to repay. Convenience and security touted.
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Crocker-Citizens
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Catalina
Catalina Channel Airlines
Coast Guard
CCA
Tim Mazur
Catalina Motor Cruisers Inc
Walter C. Forsman
Thomas F. McCarry
Forsman
Frank Weber
Litwin
McCarry
California Medical Center
Vacaville
J.W.S
Volun
Chambers
Kent
Newport
True
Angels
Ndependent
Alfred
Crepes Suzette
E. 45Th St
EL Adobe
San Juan Capistrano
Crocker Citizens
East Broadway
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