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N.Y
Murray B. Marsh
Mohawk Carpets
Union Pacific Ave
Los Angeles
Calif
Michael Milich
Monsanto
Houston Astrodome
University of Washington
Long Beach
Selective Service delays raise travel concerns for student
A Long Beach graduate student questions why his 1-A appeal requires a San Diego board visit while Long Beach remains out of reach. He criticizes delays, the need to travel 3,000 miles if relocated, and argues the system is impractical and outdated.
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California State College At
Long Beach
Selective Service Board
San Diego
New York
Times
D.E
Clifford Hopeful on Peace
Defense Secretary Clark M. Clifford and former U.N. Ambassador George Ball urged that a bombing halt should come only with clear North Vietnamese responses. They cited Hanoi’s refusals to discuss concessions as talks in Paris continue, with Ball saying the U.S. is near a break though progress appears possible.
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Washington
UPI
Clark M. Clifford
U.N
George Ball
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Clifford
Hubert H. Humphrey
Vietnam
Paris
Meet the Press
Ball
U.S
Three Youths Shot On Quiet Anaheim Street
Two 20 year old Whit tier youths were booked on suspicion of assault with intent to commit murder after three young men were shot on Fremont Street and Kingsway Avenue in Anaheim. Victims Raymond Harrigan 21 Terry Sims 18 Bruce Ami co 19 were treated at Anaheim General Hospital. Suspects Charles Al ger and William Fares were apprehended nearby after fleeing in a white Dodge van.
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Whittier
Anaheim
Buena Park
Charles Raymond Alger
William Frederick Fares
Raymond Carl Harrigan
Terry Lee Sims
Bruce Leslie Amico
Pico Rivera
Mark Fisher
Unrest in Sarasota as crowd clashes with police
Police dispersed a 300 strong crowd of Black residents with tear gas in Sarasota Florida as rioting spread through a 15 block area. Vehicles were damaged and windows broken. Several gun rounds were fired but the shooters were not identified. Looting reports are unconfirmed.
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Sarasota, Fla
UPI
Sky diver dies after 2800 foot fall over Elsinore
Arthur Robert Broeder 25 of Inglewood died when both main and reserve chutes failed during a practice jump at Skylark Field Elsinore. The Air Freight Trucking Co. employee had 49 prior jumps. Body found in a nearby farm field. Autopsy to determine heart attack possibility.
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Elsinore
UPI
Arthur Robert Broeder
Air Freight Trucking Co
Inglewood
Broeder
Skylark Field
Schuck: All that a youngster wants out of school is himself
In a reflective piece, Schuck argues that a student's primary goal is personal growth and self fulfillment through school experiences, emphasizing individuality and intrinsic motivation over external rewards.
Catalina airliner crashes off Avalon killing pilot
Pilot William B. Bridgeman 53 of Malibu died when a Catalina Seaplanes craft plunged from 1,000 feet into the sea about three miles from Avalon. The seaplane sank quickly. witnesses aboard Frustration II saw the nosedive and explosion of debris as rescue efforts failed. Coast Guard crews searched for the body and wreckage without success.
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Catalina
Avalon
William B. Bridgeman
Malibu
Catalina Seaplanes Inc
Sheriff's Deputies
Inglewood
Russ Moss
Wilmington
Moss
Bridgeman
Coast Guard
Cape Higgen
U.S. Coast Guard
September Exits Like Damp Sponge As October Promises Wet Dawn
A damp marine layer and hazy sun mark the last day of September with cooler inland conditions. The U S Weather Bureau predicts a wet October dawn as moist air drifts from coastal mountains and brings drizzle to mountain areas while inland regions remain dry.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Southland
Poole Nomination Sparks dispute over draft protest case
Sen George Murphy reports to the Judiciary Committee that Cecil E Poole allegedly ordered release of five draft protesters in Oakland in January an accusation backed by a marshal whose name Murphy could not recall He says the charge was forwarded as a tape recording Poole defends that no felony charges were filed noting protesters actions did not warrant prosecution He offers no position on the nomination and denies blocking it.
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Reuben H. Donnelley Corp
Fullerton Company
George Murphy
Rcalif
Senate Judiciary Committee
Cecil E. Poole
California
Poole
Oakland
Judiciary Committee
Murphy
Trevylyn Blazzard
Blazzard
Brush Fire Controlled Near Brownsville After 10 000 Acre Blaze
Firefighters contained a 10 000 acre brush fire near Brownsville California after it threatened the town. A State Division of Forestry spokesman said 400 men fought the arson caused blaze until containment Sunday.
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Lomarica
Calif
UPI
California
Brownsville
State Division of Forestry
S.F. Mayor Alioto Rules Out Senate Bid
San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto declines any Senate ambitions and signals focus on governors’ race. The report also notes a Senate unit examining the auto repair sector and a controversial teacher, Dr. Herbert Marcuse, resuming academic duties.
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S.F
Joseph Alioto
Senate
Herbert Marcuse
Saboteurs Hit Eugene Navy Reserve Center Damaging Vehicles
FBI joined local and state police in probing a Sunday sabotage at the U S Navy and Marine Reserve Training Center in Eugene Oregon. Explosives destroyed a crane a trailer a personnel carrier and four dump trucks while two bulldozers were damaged. Fire caused by gasoline dumped on vehicles and buildings led to an estimated 106000 in damage.
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Navy
Marine Reserve Training Center
Eugene
Ore
UPI
U.S. Navy
Marine Reserve
FBI
Terry Harris
Harris
Steve Anderson
Robert Grinal
G.I
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