Navy Investigates Own Oil Spill
Navy probes an oil spill tied to the USS Ranger on Aug 14 as the state files a civil suit alleging habitual Navy pollution across Southern California harbors. Rear Adm. Williams says the Navy will continue abating pollution and testing containment methods.
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1Th Naval District
Navy
California
U.S. Justice Department
State Attorney General's
Joseph W. Williams Jr
11Th Naval District
Charles O’brien
San Diego
Ranger
USS
Admiral Williams
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Harbors
State
Department of Wish and Game
O'Brien
Adm. Williams
Salazar Death Triggers Demands in Mexican American Community
Roberta Cruz, KMEX news director, and other leaders recall Salazar as a fighter not a militant. Memorial mass for Salazar drew 700 inside Pacific View Mortuary and 1,000 outside. Calls for Nixon to order LAPD inquiry, for killer to be brought to justice, and for rioters’ release. About 70 gathered at Hall of Justice in silent protest. coroner's inquest set for Sept. 10. Also report: tape deck theft from a Newport Beach car on Pine Avenue with $190 value.
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Roberta Cruz
KMEX
Wich
Nixon
Los Angeles
Salazar
Atte Graw
Pacific View Mortuary
Newport Beach
Fin
Hall of Justice
Orange County Grand Jury Urges Halt on Irvine Co Outfall
Orange County grand jury files a report urging supervisors to deny the Irvine Co. permit for a sewage outfall at Crystal Cove due to pollution threats to off shore waters. Jurors note fish with lesions and question cancers possibly transmittable to humans. Supervisors will comment later as the final report awaits Santa Ana Superior Court filing.
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Orange County
Irvine Co
Crystal Cove
Santa Ana
Helmet Saves Oilfield Hand From Tray Shot
An anodized aluminum construction helmet saved 42 year old oilfield worker Hubert L. Barnes from a gunshot near an oil rig in Wilmington. He was wounded while two men fired near by and fled the scene. Barnes was in good condition at St Mary’s Hospital.
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Mideast
Hubert L. Barnes
Alhambra St. Para~ Thount
St. Mary’s Hospital
Henry Ford Ave
Wilmington
Los Angeles
Harbor Division
Barnes
California
Hard Hat
Target
Shooter's Slug
Chuck Sundquist
Lehaman and Barkley Show Tomata Man Poster Request
In Long Beach reader asks for a poster of the tomato man from the Lehman and Barkley Show on NBC. Gilbert Lee, a still photographer, says he can make a picture. the suit hides identity and the performer changes.
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Lehman and Barkley
NBC
Action
Long Beach
Gilbert Lee
Los Angeles
Lotman and Barkley
Tomate
Reagan Endorsed by Kuchel and Unruh in California
Former Republican Senator Kuchel refused to endorse Reagan in 1986 while signaling enthusiasm if Assemblyman Jess Unruh won the Democratic nomination for governor. An Unruh spokesperson suggested White House pressure urged support for Murphy and Reagan, amid party loyalty tensions and Kuchel's past endorsement choices.
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Sei. Thomas
H.kuchel
Jess Unruh
Kuchel
Reagan
Unruh
White House
Sen
Murphy
Ronald Reagan
Washington
Kutchel
Barry Goldwater
Gasoline Car Wins Clean Air Race First Place
The 1970 Clean Air Car Race crowned the gasoline powered Mercury Capri from Wayne State University as overall winner. MIT crew drove the turbine class Chevrolet truck to victory, with Cornell in electric and Worcester Tech plus Toronto fielding hybrid winners. Cars traveled 3,600 miles from MIT to Caltech, finishing in California.
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Wayne State University
Michigan
Caltech
E Richard ‘A. Jeryan
Ian Gerahty
Dan Harmon
American Motors
Massachusetts Institute ‘Technology
Vce
MIT
Chael
Bemmett
Stanley Bone
George K. Negoro
Dieter ‘Br. Herrmann
Wither
Cornell University
University of Toronto
Canada
Massachusetts Institute, of Technology
California Institute of Technology
Avig
Plymouth
University
California ‘At
Berkeley
Bomb hits police car in Fillmore district
UPI reports a bomb exploded under an empty patrol car in San Francisco's Fillmore district on a Wednesday, causing extensive damage but injuring no one. Police say two officers had left the car minutes earlier to respond to a burglary call and Chief A L Nelder ordered that no police vehicles be left out of sight.
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Gindhley
Ind Spring Street
San Diego
Cruchley
San Francisco
UPI
Fillmore
AL Nelder
Ollowing
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Lorelei’ Ave
Pine Avenue
Orange CO
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Bega
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Jerusalem
Dan van Ness
Paramount
Employers Tax
Joseph L. Alioto
Redman
Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation
Charlotesville
Susan Klassky
James A. Bearer
Monticejio
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Monticello
Kuebel
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