Forgotten men found in Yuba City orchards murder case
In Yuba City California sheriff investigators unearth at least twenty one migrant laborers buried in peach orchard soil near the Feather River. Juan Vallejo Corona, 37, a labor contractor, is jailed on murder charges with motive not yet known. The victims were transient workers living in Marysville area camps and boxcars, known only by nicknames.
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Feather River
Sutter County
Juan Vallejo Corona
Old County
Roy Whiteaker
Skid Row
Marysville
Yuba City
Joe Miguel
State Farm Labor Office
Western Pacific
E Street Bridge
Pete
Joe
Juan Corona
Missing Men Haunt California Central Valley Skid Row
A Marysville Yuba City area tale follows skid row residents vanished from sight after brief town stays. Many drift north to Oregon or Washington with no records kept, while others join farm crews. Authorities count two homicide victims with machete wounds, including Sigrid Beierman known as Pete. Beierman disappeared after failing to cash a pension check, triggering Marysville police notice.
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Sigrid Emil Beierman
Pete
Marysville
Roy DeLong
Second Street
Bierman
D Street
DeLong
Beierman
Mariner to Race to Mars Heads for Red Planet
NASA launches Mariner 9 toward Mars as Mars 2 and Mars 3 from Russia also depart. Both programs aim for Mars in mid to late November with a six month cruise and plan to return thousands of images and data.
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Fila
United States
Mars
Red Planet
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Russia
Earth
NASA
Yuba City murder suspect linked to weapons found at home
In Yuba City California investigators found a wooden club with possible bloodstains a machete a meat cleaver a butcher knife and a machete near the residence of Juan V Corona the farm labor contractor accused in a spate of killings A search of his home also uncovered receipts bearing Coronas name and other items including a post-hole digger hair and blood traces authorities prepared for more gravesites as rain revealed depressions in a nearby orchard coronas arraignment on murder is scheduled later Wednesday
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Calif
Juan V. Corona
Whiteaker
Feather River
Eden Oo Gerg
Corona
Airliner Hijacker Captured in Nassau After Flight Threat
An ex NY motorcycle officer hijacked an Eastern Airlines jet to demand 500000 and a IRA representative in Nassau. He overpowered by 30 US agents and Nassau police near midnight, strapped explosives claimed, later jailed. His wife Lorriane pleaded to stop him. no passengers harmed during the tense stop and surrender.
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Nassau, Bahamas
New York City
Bennett
Joseph Collins
New York
Sullivan
Lorraine
Shannon
Iireland
Nassau
Irish Republican Army
Eastern Airlines
Weekend Memorial Day Weather Brings Mild Dry Skies
The National Weather Service forecasts a dry mild Memorial Day weekend with highs in the 70s this afternoon, dipping to the 40s tonight, then rising again tomorrow under clear skies. Rain chances are near zero today through tomorrow as a high pressure system shifts from the lower Great Lakes toward southwestern Ohio. Monday’s forecast was not released, but the outlook is expected to be pleasant.
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National Weather Service
Lowes
Weather Service
Great Lakes
Ohio
Gilligan Tax Bill Defeated In Ohio Legislature
In Columbus Republicans defeated Gov. Gilligan's 9.1 billion budget tax plan 52 to 46 and passed a GOP alternative. Rep. Keith McNamara staged a surprise move early on as party leaders criticized the tactic. The GOP proposal would fund state government with over 8 billion over two years and seek a flat 2 percent county personal income tax plus a statewide corporate income tax, heading to a floor vote next week.
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Columbus
Ohio
John J. G
Gilligan
Keith McNamara
A. G. Lancione
Allied Positions Attacked In Saigon Area War News
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces struck eight allied positions in the southern half of South Vietnam, including four around Saigon. One American was killed and 13 wounded Friday and today. a civilian was killed and 12 wounded in other attacks. An enemy shelling incident damaged a helicopter and a patrol boat. a U.S. armored column assisted bulldozers clearing enemy base camps near Highway 1 northwest of Saigon.
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South Vietnam
U.S
Highway 1
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