Slaying Victim and Suspect Sought in Los Angeles Area
Homicide investigators trace a fellow union member of Kenneth Albert Swift, a 31 year old Bellflower father found slain Saturday in a field near Compton. Swift was last seen in a bar in the Watts area with the man sought, autopsy citing multiple head injuries from a blunt object. Swift left a union meeting in Los Angeles Friday night and, after drinking, was last seen with the suspect about 1:30 a.m. near 113th Street and Central Avenue. The body was found near 148th Street and Cahita Avenue. A separate robbery case reports Horace Oliver Tory, owner of Carroll's Market, shot during a hold-up as he attempted to hand over money. Ten dollar bill rejected, bandit fled.
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Kenneth Albert Swift
Compton
Swift
Los Angeles
Harold White
Long Beach
Lathers Union
113Th St
Central, Ave
148Th St. i
Cahita Ave
Horace Oliver Tory
Carroll's Market
E. Compton. Blvd
Tory
Boat Show to Honor TV Star Lloyd Bridges
Lloyd Bridges, famed for Sea Hunt, will be honored at the Pacific Coast Boat Show this evening at 8 pm as the man who has done the most to popularize skindiving in the past year. Chuck Blakeslee will present the 10th annual Skin Diver Magazine award on the show stage amid a 33,795 attendance in three days and a lineup of boating, fishing, skindiving, surfing and water-skiing demonstrations by Coast Guard, Power Squadron, and Water Safety Council. World water ski champ Chuck Stearns aims to break his 127 foot ski jump mark during today's events.
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Lloyd Bridges
Chuck Blakeslee
Skin Idiver
U.S. Coast Guard
Power Squadron
Long Beach Water Safety Council
Chuck Stearns
Girl Darts Into Car's Path, Killed in San Pedro
A S year old girl Linda Jean Gallos died Sunday night after dash across Pacific Avenue near Hamilton in San Pedro. She ran from between parked cars into a slow moving auto driven by John Wilson 72 of 1279 West 24th Street. Her chest was crushed. she died at San Pedro Receiving Hospital after rescue personnel responded at the scene.
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Pacific Ave
Hamilton Ave
San Pedro
Linda Jean Gallos
John Wilson
24Th St
Jingo the Jester: Anaheim Teacher Clown Mixes Careers
Robert Heard profiles Earl Murie a junior high teacher who also works as a professional clown named Jingo. He runs Fun Fair to support his teaching career, performs on weekends during school terms, and notes teachers often hold part time jobs. He credits clowning with funding his education and connecting with children, while acknowledging teachers are underpaid and many juggle two roles.
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Los Arcos St
Marie
Jin#6
the Jester
Anaheim
Jingo
Murie
Long Beach State College
Santa Claus
Long Beach speaker Harold W Kennedy to address tax and government topic
County counsel head Harold W Kennedy, in office since 1927 and chief since 1945, will speak at the Long Beach Shrine Club on Tuesday at noon in the Lafayette Hotel about The People's Next Choice Improved Government or Taxation Disaster. A two year old girl, Lisa Kasunich, died after drowning in a neighbor's Palos Verdes Estates pool. detectives say William Craft found the child minutes after her parents reported her missing.
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Harold W. Kennedy
Long Beach
Palos ‘Verdes Estates
Lisa Kasunich
Chelsea Rd
Pacific View Hospital
William Craft
Refineries to Burn Gas to Curb Smog
Long Beach area refineries and power plants will continue emergency burning of natural gas through today and Tuesday as smog worsens due to the Angeles National Forest fire. Acting APCD chief Louis J. Fuller said major fuel oil users in Los Angeles County agreed to burn gas because of adverse air conditions, with the industry relying on gas since Thursday amid heavy smoke, fog and light winds contributing to the urgent air attack.
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Long Beach
APCD
Louis
J. Fuller
Los Angeles County
Angeles National Forest
Fuller
Wilmington-i
San Pedro
Sons of Italy Dinner Fetes Daniel D Amico
The Sons of Italy in America state organization will honor Daniel D Amico with a testimonial on Saturday at 7 pm in La Ronde Rue, Pacific Coast Hwy at the traffic circle. D Amico served the Long Beach lodge as venerable for five and a half years. Mrs Catherine Olivas is chairman of the affair.
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Sons of Italy In America
Daniel D'Amico
la Ronde’ Rue
Pacific Coast
Hwy
D'Amico
Long Beach
Catherine Olivas
Doti
Nixon for President Group Forms in Long Beach
A Long Beach Nixon for President Committee announces 12% charter signers led by George R. Johnson. Members praise Nixon as an international leader and vow to present a pro labor stance, with public remarks by Randall and Young GOP President Joe Campbell.
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Long Beach
George R. Johnson
Wilton
Joe Campbell
Rangsterlie
Randall
Two Cars Plunge in Excavation Hazard in Bellflower
Two cars were pulled from an open excavation near Clark and Gardendale Aves in Bellflower after they struck barricades and fell into a deep ditch. Marie S MacKenzie, 39, of 9046 Myrtleside Ave, Hellflower, failed to see the end of a 30 foot hole Friday night. Ruhli Orvil Schwepte, 26, of 8509 E Rosecrans Ave Downey, drove through the barricade Saturday and landed atop the MacKenzie auto. Neither driver was injured, but the second plunge ruptured a natural gas line in the ditch.
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Marie S. Mac
Kenzie
Hellflower
Clark and
Gardendale Aves
Ruhli Orvil Schwepte
E. Rosecrans Ave
Downey
MacKenzie Auto
Sheriff's Deputies
Fire damages Compton plumbing supply warehouse
A large blaze at Crown Pipe & Supply Co on 1517 N Mlameda St in Compton caused over 100000 in damage. Firemen reported most of the roof destroyed before discovery. four units fought the fire and the cause remained unknown. The office section was saved as the roof collapsed during firefighting.
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Compton
Crown’ Pipe & Supply Co
N. Mlameda St
Streetlights Targeted by Marble-Throwing Boys
Two Lindberg Junior High students admitted breaking street lights at Lard Street and Elm Avenue with marbles. Apprehended by police they were placed in custody of their parents who were expected to stress safer conduct.
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Lindberg
Lard St
Elm Ave
Burglary at Wanack Lumber Co. Hits Tools Worth $1000
Deputies report burglary at Wanack Lumber Co. 5500 Cherry Ave. About $1000 in ipower tools stolen. The break in was discovered Sunday morning by an employee who saw a smashed sliding glass door.
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Wanack Lumber Co
Cherry Ave
Sherrift
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