Californian Guilty Third Balking GI Gets 5 Year Term
Pvt. David A. Samas, 20, of Modesto California, was convicted by a 10 man court martial and sentenced to five years for refusing to go to Vietnam. He was the last of the three Army privates tried in the first such trials.
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Saivon
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Hon Bani
Jamnes Johnson
New York
Dennis Mora
Ft. Hood
Tex
Mora
Johnson
Army
Robert F. Maguire
US Jets Attacked by MIGs Over South Vietnam Scene
In South Vietnam, three Communist MIG jets attacked two U.S. Air Force F105 Thunderchiefs 30 miles south of the border. The American planes escaped damage. The clash follows reports that North Vietnam uses barrage balloons to hinder low-altitude air strikes. Concurrently, U.S. jets and helicopters bombed Viet Cong positions near Saigon as the election campaign continues.
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Move Puts Damper on Peace Bid
Communist China warned Hanoi that peace moves to end the war in South Vietnam could force Beijing to move into North Vietnam. Diplomatic sources say Hanoi showed no real inclination to negotiate, but Beijing's threats helped shape its rejection of U.S. peace feelers. A Beijing radio broadcast said the army was to heighten alertness and prepare for war. Western observers saw this as a signal of Beijing’s stance on a negotiated settlement amid talks between Soviet leaders and Hanoi.
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L B Shipyard to Add Workers Amid Boost in Shipyard Jobs
Washington report says Long Beach Naval Shipyard will increase employment by up to 687 workers in the last three months of the year. Sen Mommas H Wuehel of California notes higher workloads. October through December payrolls could rise from 6,513 to between 700 and 7,000 workers.
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Washington
Los Angeles County Job Total Hits Record High
Los Angeles County recorded 2.9 million persons at work in August, up 4.1 percent or 114,100 from last year. Albert B. Tieburg of the State Employment Relations Agency cited gains in service industries and government while construction and agriculture rose little. Unemployment fell 22.1 percent from July due to seasonal vacation effects.
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Albert B. Tieburg
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Tieburg
Old Starts Forwarded to Assessor Protest Shirts
A County Assessor faces a protest as eight taxpayers send shirts to Philip E. Watson with a note claiming his increased property evaluations are "taking the shirts off our backs." Deputies report a few jokers each year, but this gesture stands out for its humor and message.
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Philip E. Watson
Mr. Watson
Computer misrules class placement at Palm Springs High
Palm Springs High School faced a chaotic opening day as a faulty computer mixed up 1584 pupils. Boys were routed to girls PE and girls to strenuous masculine workouts, with a single student assigned to 14 subjects and first-year Spanish students placed in fourth-year classes. The air conditioner failed as temperatures hit 110.
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Pali Springs High School
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UCLA Center Employee Kidnap Case Remains Unclear
The three week pursuit for 22 year old Shery Cummings, a UCLA medical center worker, grows uncertain as Santa Monica police question earlier tips. Detective Eckstein notes a reported sighting of a woman dragged from a bus stop near 10th Street and Santa Monica Boulevard around 5:50 AM, with witness Philip Ho Harlow claiming two men abducted a woman and noting she wore a white sweater.
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Santa Monica
Shery Cummings
Sherwood Cummings
California State College At
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Philip Ho Harlow
Guidance Technology Inc
10Th Street
Santa Monica Boulevard
Eckstein
Gemini 11 Countdown Underway For Patch Titan 2 Launch
Cape Kennedy officials set 10:25 am EDT liftoff for Gemini 11 aboard a repaired Titan 2 rocket after a tiny pinhole leak delayed the flight. Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon scheduled to fly with an eight forty eight am launch time. The patched rocket underwent a successful test of the seal and the countdown proceeded on schedule through the night.
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Pete) Conrad
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Pam
Pele Jday
Space Agency
Secret Weapons Magazines At Seal Beach Arsenal
Washington reveals plans to build Special Weapons magazines at Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station. Details kept secret. subcommittee funding noted but amounts classified. Also approved for Long Beach area are funds for naval, fuel, shipyard, and aviation facilities as part of a billion dollar military construction package. Reagan accuses Brown of using UC for political aims while McCone leads inquiry into university radicalism.
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Military Construction Appropriations Subcommittee
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San Pedro
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Santa Ana
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Los Angeles
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Watts
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Sheling
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Johnson Signs Traffic and Highway Safety Bills
President Johnson signed two measures to curb auto deaths and injuries, creating a federal safety program with a national driver register and a national traffic safety agency to work with industry on standards. He cited high American fatalities and introduced Dr. William J. Haddon as a leading safety expert.
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Johnson
Harvard Medical School
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Serviceman Highway Safety Act
Viet Nam
William J. Haddon
Smog Alert Declared in Los Angeles Basin
A smog alert was issued at 1 p.m. Friday in the Los Angeles basin as air irritants rose above normal levels. The alert lasted until 9 p.m. The Air Pollution Control District noted irritants reached 0.22 parts per million, with the last alert in March when ozone hit 0.62 downtown.
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Los Angeles Basin
Oapan
Combal District
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Six Days Left to Register for National Elections
Unregistered voters are urged to complete registration within six days as the deadline approaches. Registration tables operate in multiple shopping areas and local Democratic and Republican headquarters run a one day get-out-the-vote drive ahead of the September 15 deadline.
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