Czech seaman seeks asylum after jumping ship at Los Angeles
Jiri Vokrovalik, a 26 year old Czech national aboard the Vitkovice, jumped ashore at Berth 238 in Los Angeles to seek political asylum. He was jailed in Long Beach for suspected illegal entry and scheduled for a federal hearing that day.
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Los Angeles
United States
Jiri Vokrovalik
Vitkovice
Poland
Long Beach
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Terminal Island
Mobil Oil Co
Allan Juhl
Service
Vokrovalik
Federal
Immigration Service
Ted Arndt
San Nicholas
Peru
Washington, D.C
Angel's Gate
Marine Exchange
Nixon Misdemeanor Law for Marijuana
The Nixon Administration will propose that possession for personal use of any drug including marijuana be treated as a misdemeanor rather than a felony. First offenders would avoid mandatory jail, with harsher penalties for second offenses and drug sellers. The plan distinguishes small operators from hardened criminals and classifies marijuana as a hallucinogenic drug.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Senate
Florida to sue 21 targets in civil crackdown on mob ties
Florida Attorney General Earl Faircloth said he will file 21 civil suits in circuit court to shut down 15 Miami resort motels and two other businesses he says are controlled by organized crime. He named the Sunny Isles motels and the Bonfire Restaurant as targets and cited a Life magazine report linking Meyer Lansky to the crackdown.
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Miami
UPI
Florida
Atty
Earl Faircloth
Sunny Isles
Miami Beach
Bonfire
North Bay Village
North Dade County
Life Magazine
Meyer Lansky
Faircloth
Action Line service offers problem solving and rights aid
The notice promotes ACTION LINE as a consumer help service. It invites readers to write BOX 230 Long Beach California 90801 or call 432 3451 during posted hours for questions selected for general interest and helpfulness.
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Long Beach
Calif
Cedar shavings for moths sold in Long Beach
Long Beach Seed and Pet Co. sells aromatic cedar shavings at 999 E Willow St for 1.59 per five pounds and 4.95 for 25 pounds. A Lane Co. spokesman says cedar must be tightly sealed to deter moths. in open cupboards the aroma cannot kill larvae feeding on wool.
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Long Beach
Lane Co
Alta Vista
Soyuz Space Mission Faces Unforeseen Difficulties
Pravda quoted the deputy director of flight control saying unforeseen situations arose during Soyuz 6 7 and 8 maneuvers. A planned linkup of at least two spacecraft did not occur, despite expectations. Cosmonaut Vladimir Shatalov noted there were difficulties but they were handled calmly.
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Moscow
Pravda
Vladimir Shatalov
City aviation rules and CAB role in flight quotas
Long Beach officials confirm no direct power to limit intrastate flight numbers once airlines are approved. The California Public Utilities Commission sets intrastate quotas while the federal Civil Aeronautics Board regulates interstate flights with city input on certificates.
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Long Beach
S. W
James Hankln
California Public Utilities Commission
PAC
Hankln
Federal Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Defectors Hijack Polish Jet Landing in West Berlin
Two East German refugees hijacked a LOT IL-18 with 72 aboard, forcing pilot at gunpoint to land at Tegel in West Berlin. After landing the hijackers sought political asylum in French custody, while Soviet MiGs shadowed the mission and the crew and most passengers remained on board.
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Berlin
UPI
Polish Airlines
LOT
West Berlin
Tegel
Warsaw
Brussels
East Berlin
Schoenefeld
ADN
Bombs Hit Home of Negro Leader in Los Angeles
Four firebombs struck the Los Angeles home of Walter Bremond a leader of the Black Congress early Sunday. No injuries and little damage were caused. A Molotov cocktail went through a bedroom window another hit the garage and two others hit the exterior of the house and garage. Damage estimated at 460 dollars.
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Los Angeles
Walter Bremond
Black Congress
Naked girl chases through Portland streets ends in jail
Police converged on downtown Portland to assist in a chase as Officer Frank Howard pursued a 17 year old naked girl running the wrong way on a one way street. He caught her, covered her with his coat, and took her to the women's jail.
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Portland
Ore
UPI
Frank Howard
Tiddays Ashsuckly Conflict Sparks Attention
A fragmentary line suggests a character described as enjoying independence, with a cryptic remark about social expectations. The readable text hints at a broader narrative without concrete events or destinations.
Military tanker stranded in Gulf amid storm
A 504 foot fuel laden tanker Mission Santa Cruz en route from Corpus Christi to Newport is dead in the water 300 miles north northwest of Key West. Winds 45 mph and 20 foot waves crippled her two boilers as Coast Guard and a civilian tug head to assist.
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MIAMI
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Mission Santa Cruz
Corpus Christi
Tex
Newport
R.I
Navy
Key West
Fla
Diligence
Miami Hurricane Center
Laurie
United States
CIA Cuba raid fails as agents killed and seized
Tass reports three CIA agents killed and one wounded after landing near Guantanamo Bay to establish a counter revolutionary center in the Baracoa Mountains. Supplies including arms and explosives were seized during the operation.
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Moscow
UPI
Tass
Havana
U.S
Guantanamo
Baracoa
Gang
Nixon May Order Viet Cease-Fire During Nation Address
Brief notice cites plans for a possible Nixon move to declare a Vietnam War cease-fire as he prepares to address the nation. Mentions reactions from Agnew Muskie and Harris and notes related coverage on pages A-5 to A-7.
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Nixon
Nation
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