Wig Flip On Nu-Pike Ride Triggers Six Hospitalized
A woman losing her wig on the Nu-Pike Wild Mouse ride caused a two car crash twelve feet high. Six passengers were injured, five escaped the ride, and Julie Villesca, 22, Downey, remained hospitalized for observation at St. Marys Hospital.
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Long Beach
Erwin T. Knorzer
Julie Villesca
Dempster Ave
Downey
St. Mary’s Hospital
Miss Villesca
Curt Johnson
Police Chief Warned After Speeding Incident
Redwood City patrolman James Walsh flagged down a car for 45 mph in a 25 mph zone. He realized the driver was John R. McDonald, new chief of the Redwood City Police and former Ventura Police assistant chief. No citation was issued.
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Redwood City
UPI
James Walsh
Walsh
John R. McDonald
Ventura Police Force
McDonald
20 Year Old Falls 15 Feet While Hiking
In the Holcomb Creek area near Green Valley Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains a 20 year old Claremont man, Glen David Smithstein, fell from a crumbling ledge or loose shelf and died. Deputies say he was at the rear when the incident occurred and his companions later found his body.
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Big Bear
Ypi
Claremont
Holcomb Creek
Green Valley Lake
Glen David Smithstein
Kilauea Volcano Quiet After 19 Hour Eruption
Kilauea erupted for 19 hours spewing lava up to 200 feet high. No injuries occurred though Chain of Craters Road and a parking lot were damaged. Scientists monitor rising pressure as eruptions pause, with lava fountains potentially resuming.
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Hilo
Hawaii
UPI
Kilauea
Chain of Craters
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Howard Powers
U.S. Geological Survey
Volcano Observatory
Island of
Honolulu
Nelson Seeks Reimbursement for Pesticide Banned Fish
Sen Gaylord Nelson Wisconsin calls for government reimbursement to commercial fishermen for fish banned from markets due to pesticide residues. He cites FDA action on Lake Michigan coho salmon with DDT and notes multiple states report residues above safe levels. He plans a Senate subcommittee hearing and will introduce a bill matching dairy producer relief.
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Washington
UPI
Gaylord Nelson
Dwis
Maine
California
Nelson
Wisconsin
Democrat
Senate
Food and Drug Administration
Lake Michigan
FDA
Montana
Louisiana
Church Coffee House Invasion Shocks Hollywood
Invaders stabbed clubbed and kicked patrons at a church based coffee house in Hollywood injuring Father Anthony Ciatto 28 and six women. Lola Armijo 24 described being struck with clubs and stabbed by a woman wielding a large knife. The center run by St. Francis of Assisi Church aids people of the streets and was operated in a former nightclub.
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Hollywood
Anthony Ciatto
Lola Armijo
Citizens Emergency Hospital
Father Ciatto
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North Long Beach
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