Indicted U S tax agent linked to famed kidnap case
Ronald Lee Miller, 38, an IRS intelligence agent by day and thief by night, was indicted by the Los Angeles grand jury for the 1967 kidnapping of Kenneth John Young. FBI lists 300 agents on the case. $250,000 ransom remains missing, possibly in a Swiss bank. Miller, who later served as a bodyguard for Nixon and Humphrey, faced related robberies in Alhambra and was jailed unable to post bond before the kidnap case broke. An alleged accomplice implicated Miller.
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Kenneth John Young
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Los Angeles Grand Jury
IRS
Nixon
Humphrey
Alhambra
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U S General Bond Killed by Enemy Fire in Vietnam
U S Army General William R. Bond commander of the 19th Light Infantry Brigade was killed by enemy small arms fire near Saigon. The 51 year old from Portland Maine died minutes after his helicopter landed at a field hospital while inspecting a patrol hit by Viet Cong forces. He had taken command November 26 and served previously in Vietnam and Thailand.
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Vietnam
Thailand
Southland Captain Faces New Murder Charge in My Lai Slayings
Army accuses Cap Ernest L Medina of responsibility for all murders at My Lai on March 16, 1968, replacing earlier charges against him for concealing evidence. Medina, 83, at Pico Rivera Calif., had denied ordering a massacre. The Army says he could be a principal even if guiding others.
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UPI
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My Lai
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Medina
Pico Rivera
Calif
Pentagon
Port McPherson
Controllers Strike Drags On Across Nation
Air traffic controllers extend a sick-out into a seventh day, grounding flights nationwide. In Southern California absenteeism holds steady as PA TCO leaders urge a return to work while FAA reports show many no-shows at LAX Palmdale Long Beach and Orange County airports.
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Orange County
Action Line answers on land use after Los Alamitos base closure
A reader asks the sequence for land disposal after Los Alamitos Naval Air Station closing. Defense holds title first, then unused portions move to GSA for sale to other federal agencies. Remaining land is offered to California Orange County and Los Alamitos with 20 days to submit usage plans before public bid.
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Los Alamitos
Avalon loan funds dock unable to be used
The legislature learns Avalon used a 2.5 million loan to build a dock that cannot be used and questions arise about the project. Details appear acrossmultiple sections including Beach Combing and Financial pages with broader front-page notes.
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Further Losses Loom for Long Beach Navy Base
Military affairs editor Buck Lanier reports Long Beach faces potential loss of the carrier Ticonderoga and Destroyer Squadron 3 to San Diego. The city may also lose other carriers slated for reconversion to anti submarine warfare, leaving Long Beach without carriers for the first time since the mid 1930s. The Ticonderoga’s reassignment follows the loss of fixed wing and helicopter squadrons at Los Alamitos. Movement of Destroyer Squadron 3 signals more carrier losses for reconversion.
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Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
Stay Out Cambodia Tells U S Stay Out Cambodia Tells U S
Phnom Penh asserts U S forces have no right to enter Cambodia to pursue Viet Cong or North Vietnamese troops. The report notes several thousand Hanoi-linked troops crossed from Vietnam, overpowered a border outpost, marking the first direct involvement since Sihanouk’s ouster.
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Norodom Sihanouk
Salvation Government of
Pension pay boosts on way today in Social Security rise
Washington reports bigger Social Security checks arriving today for 25.5 million Americans after Congress approved a 15 percent increase. Benefits rise retroactively to January 1 with regular March payments and special April 20 checks. The average monthly pension for a retired couple increases from 170 to 196 dollars.
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Snow Buries Kansas Midwest Schools Close Across State
United Press International reports a major winter storm dropping nine inches in parts of Kansas, forcing school closures and hindering travel. Snow totals ranged from half to several inches across multiple regions, with forecasts for more in later hours and far-reaching winter conditions stretching into Georgia and New England.
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New England
United Press International
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Alta Vista
Kaw
Weather Tonight and Thursday Area Forecast
Tonight and Thursday for the area Suny and mountains show gusty northerly winds with highs in the 0s to 40s. Desert regions remain sunny with 20 to 30 mph gusts and highs in the 50s to 60s.
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Hijackers Starving 100 Hostages as Deadlock Keeps Jet in Seoul
In Seoul a Japanese airliner hijacked by radical students remains at Kimpo Airport with 100 hostages, as authorities refuse to depart until demands are met. The hijackers threaten action if the plane leaves, while officials fear for American passengers aboard.
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