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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1968

Page

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Relatively free of propaganda says wife of Pueblo skipper

Mrs Rose Bucher, wife of Lt Cmdr Lloyd Bucher, received a handwritten three page letter dated Aug 28 from her husband held by North Korea since the Pueblo was captured 240 days ago. She said the letter is personal, relatively propaganda free, and confirms the sailors are being treated humanely. A photo of Bucher and another of six officers were enclosed. She noted the men look thin and weight loss due to diet, and hopes for their release.

Rose Bucher Pueblo Cmdr Lloyd Bucher North Korea New York City Bucher Navy San Diego

Dope Raid Suspects Face Possible Dismissal Linked to Sales

Seven county social workers were arrested in a narcotics raid and could be fired if prosecutors link them to selling dope through the county's Unattached Men's Center in Los Angeles. The operation yielded 60 cans of marijuana, 14 marijuana plants, six grams of LSD, hashish, and 1,000 dangerous-drug capsules. welfare officials said recipients were not involved. Suspects include social workers Jack Sandweiss Lee Wright Gary Gray Paul Stein Charles Watts Kim Douglas Rudolph Parks and two former center employees Nathaniel Bliss Jr and Charles Hartman. Arrested as wholesalers were Hollywood accountant Todd White and actor Gary Dean Rethmeir.

Sheriff's Deputies Los Angeles East Fourth Place Aacility Jack Sandweiss Lee Wright Gary Gray Paul Stein Charles Watts Kim Douglas Rudolph Parks The Center Nathaniel Bliss Jr Charles Hartman Todd White Hollywood Gary Dean Rethmeir

Fearful Woman Shot to Death by Ex Mate

A blonde San Clemente beauty operator, Donna Jean Ritter, 23, was killed in the parking lot of a San Clemente inn after her ex husband Douglas Retzel, 26, shot her twice and killed himself. Retzel had pursued her after a January remarriage, with Ritter fearing his harassment. a salon employee witnessed him entering Ritter’s car as it pulled in and alerted police before the fatal shots. Ritter’s husband William awaited shipment to Vietnam.

San Clemente Donna Jean Ritter Camp Pendleton Douglas Retzel Capistrano Beach Mrs. Ritter Clifford Murray Retzel Reizel Murray

ARCO and Bank of America to Build 52 Story Downtown Los Angeles Tower

Atlantic Richfield Co and Bank of America plan a 52 story complex in downtown Los Angeles named Atlantic Richfield Plaza. The 140 million project will be the citys largest office space, set between Figueroa and Flower streets and Fifth and Sixth streets.

Atlantic Richfield Co Bank of America Los Angeles Atlantic Richfield Plaza Louis B. Lundberg Bank of Amercia Figueroa and Flower Streets Fifth and Sixth Streets

Marijuana Haul Recovered From Freight Office Shipment

Head and Hitchings recovered a marijuana crate addressed to Harman from a freight office. The 300 pounds, shipped Sept 12 to Long Beach, were divided into 2 to 3 pound packs, wrapped for checkout value of about 200000 on the street. Suspects include John Marshall Miller and Jess Carson Little, with San Beach officer James M. Little’s son among them.

Lip Head Sald Harman Ben Baker Joseph Long Beach Hitchings James Rhoades Missouri State Highway Patrol John Marshall Miller Catalina Ave Jess Carson Little James M. Little Seal Beach Rhoades Jim Miller

Opposition to Watson tax plan faces voters in November

Orange County Employer's Association opposed State Proposition No. 9 on the November ballot. Joe Dickerson, its president, called the Watson plan a cruel hoax and warned it would damage public schools and communities. He said only commercial property owners would benefit, mainly landlords and real estate speculators.

Orange County Joe Dickerson Watson

PUC May Ask Phone Workers to Testify

The California Public Utilities Commission forwarded a 25 page report from the TelePhone Underground group alleging General Telephone Co. provides unsatisfactory service. A Los Angeles hearing on Oct 31 and Nov 1 may include a witness from the group. The report accuses the company of exorbitant costs for equipment and an overly aggressive extension sales campaign invading privacy.

California Public Utiliies Commission San Francisco General PUC Commission Los Angeles Representa Tive Telephone Underground General Telephone Co

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