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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1977

Page

5

Dowsers Push Water Drought Solution At Danville Meet

Hundreds of Californians and visitors at the Danville convention of the American Society of Dowsers push for belief in dowsing as a cure for drought. They claim dowsers locate underground water and even assess depth temperature and pollution, despite Skeptics like USGS calling it nonsense.

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Killing at Chinatown Mah Jong Parlor Sparks Robbery Attempt

SAN FRANCISCO AP One man was killed and a woman wounded when three masked gunmen raided a Chinatown Mah Jong parlor in a New Year early Sunday robbery attempt. Officials say the shooting was not tied to a wave of Chinatown gang violence, and most victims were women present during the 2 a.m. incident.

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Coast Guardman Holds Boss at Bay With Rifle

Coast Guardman Charles T. Walsh held Lt. Terry Hart at bay for two hours aboard the hydrofoil Flagstaff at Woods Hole Massachusetts after breaking into the weapons room and firing one shot into the air. He surrendered and was taken to a Norfolk Virginia rehab center for treatment. No injuries were reported and authorities called local and state police.

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Amtrak Passenger Death Under Investigation Near Burns Harbor

Amtrak Lake Shore Limited passenger death prompts police inquiry as investigators question 16 passengers aboard the New York to Chicago line. A Conrail freight crew found the man near Burns Harbor and he died at a Portage hospital. Fingerprint checks and autopsy pending. homicide not ruled out. A New York to Chicago ticket was found on the deceased with clenched fists full of curly black hair.

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