Mystery Shot Fells Woman Near Home
A 53 year old El Segundo woman, Rosemary Johnston of 518 East Walnut Avenue, was shot in the head near her rear door as neighbors heard a gunshot around 5 am. She was treated at Harbor General Hospital in Torrance. Police found signs of a struggle and said they could not talk with her. No one else was in the house at the time.
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el Segundo
Rosemary Johnston
Walnut Ave
Harbor General Hospital
Torrance
Father Mistakes Son for Prowler. Boy Shot in Pasadena
A 15-year-old, Felix J. Alvarez Jr., was shot in the cheek by his father in Pasadena after returning from a high school football game and attempting to enter through a rear door. The father fired when he saw a shadow, believing it was a prowler, leaving the youth in serious condition.
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Pasadena
UPI
Felix J. Alvarez Jr
Felix Jr
Bullet Torn Body Found Behind Office in South Pasadena
The bullet riddled body of John J. Driskell, 57, a structural engineer, was found Sunday on the grounds behind his office. Police said robbery was not the motive, noting money on the body. Driskell had been living at the office.
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South Pasadena
UPI
John J. Driskell
Driskell
Ex Insurance Man’s Home Gutted by Fire in Brentwood
Fire caused an estimated 50,000 damage to the two story Brentwood home of former fire insurance salesman Alfred Degaetano. Firemen said the blaze started in a bedroom with only a daughter at home. Damage split 40,000 to the structure and 10,000 to furnishings.
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Los Angles
Alfred Degaetano
Dan
Los Angeles
Miles of Messages to Vietnam holiday card planned
The Daily Review of Hayward will airship a six mile long roll of newsprint to U S servicemen in Vietnam to send Christmas greetings. Prominent Americans including President Johnson and governors have been invited to contribute messages.
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UPI
Vietnam
The
Daily Review
Johnson
Congress
C of C Opposes City Income and Payroll Taxes
The Los Angeles area Chamber of Commerce opposes municipal income or payroll taxes until other funding options are explored. Franklin Stockbridge stated the group also rejects testing their legality. A 0.1 percent tax was approved by the council committee, potentially taking effect July 1, 1969 if approved by the full council.
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C of C
Los Angeles
Franklin Stockbridge
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Toddler Drowns in Buena Park Home Pool
A nine month old Buena Park boy named Irwin Joseph Le Roy drowned in his backyard pool at 6442 Carolina Circle. His mother Jane found the child in the water and he was pronounced dead at West Anaheim Community Hospital after investigators learned he had wandered outside while she was indoors.
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Carolina Circle
Irwin Joseph le Roy
Jane
West Anaheim Community Hospital
Panthers seek auditorium rental for BPP leaders rally
A request to use Los Angeles Trade-Technical College auditorium on November 17 from 1 30 to 3 30 p m at a cost of 175 dollars is before the Los Angeles Board of Education. The Defense Committee for Huey P Newton and Eldridge Cleaver seeks the space for a fund raising rally.
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Los Angeles City Junior College
Defense Committee
Black Panther
Huey P. Newton
Eldridge Cleaver
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College
Handguns in State Continue to Escalate
California gun owners bought more than 11 000 handguns in September as the state reaches about one privately owned gun per five residents. The Bureau of Criminal Investigation notes steady monthly gains over seven years, with spikes tied to 1965 August riots, MLK assassination in April 1968, and RFK assassination in June 1968. Authorities estimate four million pistols in homes, three million registered. long guns around 16 million. The Stanford Institute report shows U S firearms sales doubling 1963 to 1967. LA dealers report 50 to 100 percent annual increases with handguns often sold out.
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Los Angeles
California
Martin Luther King
Memphis
Robert F. Kennedy
Stanford Research Institute
United States
Los Angeles Area
Drizzles Bring Cool Front to Southland Coast
A light rainstorm from the Oregon border moves into the Long Beach area tonight ending a warm spell. The forecast calls for increasing clouds in the Los Angeles Basin, 40 percent rain tonight, higher Tuesday, with Long Beach expecting only light rain and desert gusts. Highs near 74 today and cooler Tuesday.
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Oregon
Long Beach
Southland
Los Angeles Basin
Tools Stolen From Garage On Deborah Street
Tools valued at 475 dollars were stolen from the garage of Alvin S. McGihon at 5658 Deborah Street after burglars forced open the front door, police said Sunday in Long Beach.
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Alvin S. McGihon
Deborah St
Long Beach
Auto Mishaps Kill Four Injure Two in Orange County
Four people died and two were critically hurt in weekend traffic crashes in Orange County. Among the dead were Teryl Ann Lamb, 21, of 5508 Adenmoor Street, Lakewood, and Marshall Williams, 21, a sailor stationed in San Diego, who were killed Sunday when the...
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Lakewood
Orange County
Teryl Ann Lamb
Adenmoor St
Marshall Williams
San Diego
Mrs Kuchel Dies Mother of Senator Passes at 97
Lutetia Kuchel mother of Senator Thomas Kuchel died Sunday at the Dana Point home of her son Theodore B. Kuchel. She collapsed at dinner and was pronounced dead after arrival at South Coast Hospital Laguna Beach.
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Lutetia Kuchel
Thomas Kuchel
Theodore B. Kuchel
Dana Point
Kuchel
Lateran
S. Walnut St
Anaheim
South Coast Hospital
Laguna Beach
Credit Card Theft Ring Busted in Los Angeles County
A $500000 credit card theft and forgery ring was broken with 12 arrests and $10000 in merchandise recovered. Leaders identified as Jared Georges Kazni and William Miles Phillips, both charged with forgery grand theft and conspiracy, plus four charged with marijuana possession. Sheriff Peter Pitchess said undercover agents infiltrated the ring after a lengthy investigation.
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Los Angeles
Sheriff's Department
Jared Georges Kazni
Hawthorne
William Miles Phillips
Peter Pitchess
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