Jury acquits Debbie Kantaeng in North Long Beach murder trial
A Superior Court jury acquitted Deborah Joy Kantaeng of murder in the October 3, 1974 shooting of Danny Allen after a nine‑week trial. Jurors cited reasonable doubt about her role and questioned the rapes claim, while defense attorneys argued her father, Robert Boyd, was the killer who died by his own hand June 17.
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Norwalk
Deborah Joy Kantaeng
Miss Kantaeng
Danny Allen
Allen
David Fishman
Terry Moshenko
Moshenko
Robert Boyd
Boyd
William E. Platz
Platz
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Long Beach
Eagle Rock
IRS broadens audit of extremists to Lindsay Alsop MacLaine
Congressional testimony reveals IRS Special Services Staff audits extended to Joseph Alsop, John Lindsay, and Shirley MacLaine. More than 11,000 individuals and groups were listed by the SSS, formed in 1969 to scrutinize extremist affiliations. IRS officials acknowledged prior missteps and withheld details from 1973 reforms.
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Joseph Alsop
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John V. Lindsay
Shirley MacLaine
Senate Intelligence Committee
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Internal Revenue Service
Frank Church
D-Idaho
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Church
Donald C. Alexander
Project Mercury
Otder
Central Intelligence Agency
North Vietnam
SSS
Special Services Staff
Turkey Aid Passes House Amid Embargo Easing
The House approved a partial lift of the Turkey arms embargo 237 to 176, sending the measure to the Senate which backed it 47 to 46. It allows arms Turkey paid for before the embargo to be shipped for NATO duties only and not for Cyprus. It also lets Turkey pursue U.S. military purchases and credits once the military aid bill passes.
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UPI
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Turkey
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Cyprus
United States
Hearst Indicted in Los Angeles on Armed Robbery and Kidnap
Patricia Hearst and William and Emily Harris were formally indicted by a Los Angeles County Grand Jury on 11 counts stemming from a May 1974 suburban crime spree that included a bungled shoplifting attempt and a shootout. Hearst defense attorney Terence Hallinan said authorities are "throwing the book at her" as she remains jailed in California. The case could bring life sentences on kidnapping charges, with federal probes continuing into possible murder charges.
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Patricia Hearst
Los Angeles
Harrises
Miss Hearst
Terence Hallinan
San Mateo County
Here
Inglewood
Justice Department
Jack Scott
Robert L. Stevenson
Hearst
Rolling Stone
Stevenson
Scott
Postal rates rise for first class letters to 13 cents
The Postal Service announced a Dec 28 effective date for a three cent increase in first class letters. Rates move from 10 to 13 cents for the first ounce and 9 to 11 cents for each additional ounce, 7 to 9 cents for a postcard, and 13 to 17 cents for air mail. The service notes no air mail advantage for domestic letters after Oct 11 as all first-class mail will go by air.
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Washington
Postal Service
Wholesale prices rise sharply in September across foods fuels and metals
The Labor Department reports a 0.6 percent rise in overall wholesale prices in September after an 0.8 percent gain in August. Food, fuel, and dairy costs led the increase while industrial commodities climbed 0.7 percent, the largest monthly rise since the prior year. Crude materials surged 2.7 percent due to natural gas and coal prices.
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Washington
Labor Department
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve Board
House
Fed
James L. Pate
Long Beach Doctors Raise Fees Amid Insurance Hikes
A spot check of 109 Long Beach physicians shows most have raised or plan to raise fees by about 20 percent due to skyrocketing malpractice insurance premiums. Forty doctors in the largest city health group plan no raises, while orthopedic surgeon Dr. Seymour Alban notes some raises have already occurred.
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Long Beach
Seymour Alban
Long Beach Medical Association
Seaview Medical
Wilming
Controller Cory Drives Bank Debt to State to 18.8 Million
The article reports Controller Cory increasing the state’s exposure by 18.8 million dollars tied to Bank of America debt. It notes the figure appears on page A-7. Also mentioned are references to Kissinger facing a House Intelligence Committee subpoena and moves to speed new leasing of offshore oil and gas tracts with details on page A-8 and A-10.
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Cory
Bank of America
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