Soledad Prison Riot Inmates kill inmate in six stab wounds
In Soledad California a 22 year old white inmate Robert D Harkins was stabbed six times during a brawl among 14 inmates released from max security to exercise. The incident follows earlier violence including the killings of guards and inmates tied to the Soledad Brothers case.
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Thoresen defense to call convicts in murder trial
The defense in Louise Thoresen’s trial will call two convicts, Earl Van Blaricom and Thomas Keith, to claim her husband William Thoresen once tried to hire them to kill her. Thoresen testified of years of abuse and fear, saying she killed him in self defense as he threatened to kill her.
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Lompoc Record Public notices and staff credits
Engered as second class mail in Lompoc California the Lompoc Record provides publication details under Superior Court Decree No 47065 with staff including President J Donald Adam Publisher Editor Gaylen Jackson and various department heads. Subscription rate is 2.25 per month home delivery by mail and the paper is published daily except Sundays and Christmas Day.
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Lompoc Record
Lompoc Record Publications
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Two Lesbians Challenge Kentucky Marriage License Denial
Tracy Knight and Marjorie Ruth Jones appeal Jefferson County Circuit Court after the county denied their marriage license. A Jefferson County Attorney said the denial stemmed from the applicants pursuing hedonistic sexual pleasure.
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Lyndon Schmid
Great diamond rush ends in 25 minutes at Koster South Africa
The Koster diamond rush concluded in 25 minutes as 3,000 spectators and 167 licensed prospectors gathered on the Swartland Black Ridge farm. Hendrik Bester, 79, was drawn first, securing a claim amid chatter of South Africa's final old fashioned rush.
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Eight Killed in Tulsa Crane Blast At Oil Field
A crane on a moving truck struck high voltage lines, causing a dynamite laden van to explode, killing eight Pan American Oil Co. employees in a field near Tulsa. Police warned of possible more casualties as cleanup faced darkness and cold. victims included David K. Ellis and several others.
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UAW Begins Push For GM Contract Approval Among Members
United Auto Workers President Leonard Woodcock starts selling the tentative three year contract with General Motors to 375000 rank and file after 59 days of strike. The accord includes 51 cent hourly rise first year, 3 percent second and third years, quarterly COLA, and a rising pension up to 500 a month. The union seeks member ratification within about ten days.
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UPI
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UAW
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Penalty cut for General Telephone in California
A 4.4 million penalty imposed on General Telephone Co. in 1969 for inadequate service was reduced by 50 percent by the California Public Utilities Commission. The commission noted significant improvements but kept part of the penalty, saying General's service is not yet totally adequate though it has improved.
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UPI
General Telephone Co
California Public Utilities Commission
General
Commission
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Minichiello gets seven and a half years in Rome hijack case
In Rome a three man court sentenced Raffaele Minichiello to seven and one half years on six offenses linked to a hijacking after landing in the city from Los Angeles. He received credit for time served and extenuating circumstances cut two years. Prosecution sought a shorter term while praising him as a good boy. defense portrayed him as a rustic Don Quixote. He hijacked the Trans World Airways jet to see his father and because Marines shortchanged him. Stanford Medical Center seeks donor milk for two infants and reports 500 offers.
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