Torrance Man Held in Slaying
A Torrance man, Joseph Dale Bartel, 26, was booked on suspicion of murder after his wife Peggy Joyce Bartel, 26, was found beaten in bed by their 4 year old son. The son wrote I love Mom and alerted another sibling before the father called police. Bartel admitted a Saturday quarrel and was taken into custody.
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Peggy Joyce Bartel
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Joseph Dale Bartel
Bartels
Flaherty
U S Launches First Natural Gas Vehicles in Government Fleet
The United States will debut its first natural gas powered test vehicles in Santa Monica with four sedans and trucks operated by the General Services Administration at the Veterans Administration hospital motor pool. GSA head Robert L. Kunzig notes dual fuel capability allows quick switch between gasoline and natural gas. If tests succeed, air pollution could drop and GSA could save money on its large fleet.
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Los Angeles
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Kunzig
Man Dies After Catalina Dives
Inglewood skindiver Gary M. Simonson, 27, died en route to Harbor General Hospital after two deep dives off Catalina Island. Deputies said he dove to 120 feet then 100 feet, surfaced with cramps, and shot to the surface from 60 feet on the second ascent. An autopsy was ordered.
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Catalina Island
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Gary M. Simonson
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Harbor General Hospital
Coast Guard
Land's End
UC Irvine to Obtain License for Research Reactor
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a proposed license to operate a 250 kilowatt research reactor at the University of California at Irvine. Located on ground level in the physical science building, the reactor will serve faculty and students for education and research programs. construction permit was issued in May 1969.
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One Shot, Ten Arrested in Los Angeles Coin Laundry melee
A gunfire exchange erupted Sunday at a Los Angeles coin laundry after two officers questioned two men about a burglary. Barbara Jean Henderson, 21, was wounded in the leg as Officer J Henrecio fired. his partner D E Campbell was knocked down amid the crowd. Ten people were arrested as the melee unfolded.
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Barbara Jean Henderson
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D. E. Campbell
Red Pros to Lecture at CSLB
Angela Davis, UCLA philosophy lecturer targeted by UC Regents, will speak at California State College at Long Beach Friday at noon. She will lecture on Recurring Philosophical Themes in Black Literature and meet students at 2 p.m. in Lecture Hall 151. The appearance is backing by the Associated Students Political Forums Committee amid a UC board dispute over her firing.
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UCLA
UC Board of Regents
California State College At
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Associated Students
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Miss Davis
Superior Court
Jerry Pacht
Pilot Turned Away From Orange County Airports Crashes in Lakewood
A two-seat Cessna 150 piloted by Jerry Bush and his wife Sandra crashed in a Lakewood cow pasture after failing to land at Orange County and Fullerton airports due to fog and lack of instrument capability. Bush said he circled Costa Mesa's Orange County Airport for 30 minutes, then attempted Fullerton and landed amid a field near a school and cattle. FAA will investigate.
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Jerry Bush
Poinsetta
Fountain Valley
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Bush
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Costa Mesa
Long Beach
Federal Aviation Administration
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Fullerton
Man Escapes From Ambulance After Attack at County USC Med
Gable Johnson, 34, fled in an ambulance after punching a hospital attendant Elvi Williford, 42, at County USC Medical Center. He was recaptured hours later at his home when the ambulance was found outside. Williford sustained minor head injuries. Johnson had been in the psychiatry unit before briefly entering the cardiology ward.
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Gable Johnson
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Elvi Williford
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