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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1968

Page

3

Diving Teams Probe Murky Channel for Nine Missing Seamen

Divers began a somber search for nine missing seamen from the 170 foot Triple Crown after it capsized eight miles off Carpinteria. The vessel sank in 300 feet of murky Santa Barbara Channel water early Monday. Twenty five aboard. sixteen rescued by the tug Pacific Saturn.

Santa Barbara Channel Carpenteria Coast Guard Mark von Mills Newport Beach Frank Calloway Ventura Lloyd Voigt

Deny Eight Dismissals in Rape Case

Eight accused sex criminals remain to face trial for rape and related charges after Judge Raymond Choate denied motions to dismiss. The set trial date is January 20 in Long Beach Superior Court, with two teenage girls reporting the Oct 9 incidents. The defendants include five women and three men linked to assaults beginning Oct 8 in the amusement zone and an apartment on Maine Avenue.

Long Beach Superior Court Raymond Choate Bell la Mirada Maine Ave

Warn Deadly Dump Gas Threat to City

County officials seek a 71 333 federal grant to study deadly gases from rubbish dumps in Long Beach area. County Engineer John A Lackie explains methane gas rises from decomposing waste, especially at older sites, risking entrapment near excavations or buildings.

ASK Long Beach Board of Supervisors U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare John A. Lackie

Army pair escape from prison bus on San Diego Freeway

Two soldiers leaped off an Army prison bus on the San Diego Freeway Tuesday in Fountain Valley and remained at large late Tuesday night. A third, Randy Bruce Adams, was captured after a hairline skull fracture in the 10 a.m. escape attempt and was turned over to Marine MPs. He was in satisfactory condition at El Toro base hospital.

San Diego Fountain Valley Randy Bruce Adams Adams el Toro

Dominguez Votes Down Annexation Victory Reversal

In the Dominguez Liberty area a 2 to 1 margin rejected incorporation with Carson. Vote 505 yes 1 044 no with 61 percent turnout of 2485 registered voters. Local Agency Formation Commission had added the Dominguez Lincoln area to Carson’s plan. Salyers notes some residents remain opposed or indifferent.

Dominguez-Lincoln Village Carson William H. Salyers Dominguez-Carson Citizens’ Committee For Annexation

Police Face Trial for Assault of College Profit Protest

Two Long Beach police officers Eugene Brizzolara and Warren Simpson face a jury in Los Angeles on counts of assault under the 1868 civil rights law. The plaintiff, Robert Conner Everts, 40, now a USC professor, was beaten during arrest at a Long Beach beer bar in January 1966 and later wheelchair bound. The trial notes that the statute is rarely invoked in this region.

Long Beach U.S. District Court Los Angeles Eugene Joseph Brizzolara Warren Joseph Simpson California State College At Long Beach Robert Conner Everts USC Everts U.S. Justice Department U.S

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