Bombed Catalina ship raised for tow to Terminal Island
A sunken 600 passenger Catalina excursion ship Carib Star was hoisted by a large crane barge in San Pedro and moved toward a boat yard on Terminal Island. Slings supported the $2.5 million vessel as it was pushed across the main channel of Los Angeles Harbor. The Carib Star sank after an explosion at its Catalina Terminal mooring Thursday night with no injuries or reports of anyone aboard. Bomb squad experts from LAPD Coast Guard and ARCO HAL will inspect the vessel at Al Larson Boat Shop after pumping out. Work crews used a 150-?
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San Pedro
Terminal Island
Slings
Los Angeles Harbor
Catalina Terminal
Los Angeles Police Department
The
Coast Guard
Division of Arcohal, Tobacco and Firearms
al Larson Boat Shop
Car dealer sued over false ads
District attorney Joseph Busch announced a civil lawsuit against Murphy Lincoln Mercury at 1940 Lakewood Blvd charging the dealership with overcharging customers by more than 70,000 during January and February rebates. The suit alleges false advertising and unfair competition, seeking restitution of 410 for 181 Capri buyers after post rebate price hikes.
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Atrornty
Murphy
Lincoln Mercury
Lakewood Blvd
Dist. Ally
Joseph Busch
Ford Motor Co
Busch
Six thousand McDonnell Douglas workers recalled after weekslong strike
About 6,000 nonstriking workers at McDonnell Douglas Long Beach will be recalled within two weeks, with 4,000 slated for April 24 and 2,000 called back daily. Meanwhile 7,000 machinists who ended their strike returned to plants in various California locations and Yuma. Some 12,000 machinists remain on strike at the St. Louis facility. Production of DC series jets and parts for F4, F-15, and A-10 fighters is affected, with no full normal output yet.
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McDonnell Douglas Corp
Long Beach
McDonnell Douglas
United Autoart Workers Union
Torraned
Santa Monica
Huntington Beach
Palmdale
Vanlenberg Air Force Base
Yuma
Aviz
Cape Canaveral
West Coast
Florida
St. Louis
Ford vows to aid Republican candidates in 1976 bid
President Ford pledged at a $1000 plate dinner he will work as hard for Republicans as for himself, promising to campaign for all GOP candidates from local to national levels. The crowd of 1000 applauded as Ford urged unity, amid low ticket sales and a modest profit forecast for the party committees.
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Wasiington
Richard M Nixon
Ford
GOF
Nixon
Senate
House
Bulldozer Bandit Baffles Bank in Covington
A robber used a Sten bulldozer to ram Covington Trust & Banking Co. on Tuesday. The bulldozer tore a bank wall and moved a heavy steel safe about 15 feet but no money was taken and the culprit fled before dawn. Bank president David Herriman called the damage extensive. no missing funds reported. Police found the machine stuck amid debris after the attack.
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Covington, Ky
UPD
Covington Trust & Banking Co
David Herriman
Rogular
John Eggelston
Weather summary for regions and temperatures
Area expects a Tuesday with a chance of rain and a low of 43 and high of 59. Mountains face a rally of snow with a low of 23 and high of 42. Deserts stay cloudy with a low around 45 and a high near Ti.
Cambodian Capital Seethes As Rebels Reach City Edge
Rebel forces with Communist leadership entered Phnom Penh and advanced toward the downtown area as government troops held the line at dusk. The Red Cross said Cambodia called for a cease fire and transfer of power, a move the rebels and Sihanouk both awaited responses to.
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Phiont Pook
International Committee of the Red Criss
Geneva
Red Cross
Naredam Sinanouk
Peking
Phnom Penh
Royal Phnom Hotel
Sihanouk
Long Beach Weather Forecast with Rain Totals
The National Weather Service predicted a 50 percent chance of showers in Long Beach through Thursday. Rain since Tuesday reaches 0.18 inches, with 0.02 more today totaling 15.30 inches for the season, compared to 12.36 inches last year at this date. Highs near 61 Tuesday, with a 59 degree high expected Thursday.
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Long Beach
National Weather Service
Ford pledges U S aid to negotiating peace
President Ford said the United States will assist the Cambodian government in reaching a negotiated peace. He noted Cambodia asked exiled Prince Norodom Sihanouk to mediate with the Khmer Rouge and urged continued efforts with Peking and Moscow to secure a Vietnam ceasefire. He criticized U S inaction in Vietnam and reiterated past Paris Peace commitments while urging multilateral work toward a settlement.
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Helen Thomas Washington
UPT
Ford
United States
Noradem Sihanouk
Red Cross
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Phaom
South Vietnam
Ching
Russia
America
Hanoi
Paris
Indochina
Saigon
Peking
Moscow
China
Soviet Union
Russ ends power of Shelepin in Kremlin shakeup
In Moscow the Communist Party Central Committee ousted former KGB chief Mexandar N. Shelepin from the Politburo, amplifying Leonid Brezhnev’s grip on power. The body backed Brezhnev’s detente policy with the United States as the Western source questioned the official retirement claim.
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Moscow
UPT
Communist Party Central Committee
KGB
Mexandar N. Shelepin
Poliitburo
Shelepin
Leonid. Beezhnev
Kremlin
Brechnev
Central Committee
Brezhnev
United States
Tass
Baloney
Taok
Politbiro
ant-Brezhnev
Eader
Senate weighs new Viet aid as Weyand testifies
Army Chief Gen. Frederick Weyand wins support from Sen. Byrd and others for extra South Vietnam military aid. Byrd doubts full $722 million request will pass, notes aid could be independent of evacuation funds and settlement. Stennis signals a recommendation, while Pastore and Inouye press for details amid questions on spending.
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Washington
UPD
Army
Frederick C. Weyand
South Vietnam
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Senate
Weyang
Senate Appropriations Committee
Byrd
Weyand
Ford
Boydt
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John Stennis
Armedices Committee
Stennis
Rainer
John C. Pastore
D-R.i
Daniel K. Inouye
D-Hawaii
Pastore
Weary Soviets suffer setbacks in Vietnam news
Soviet led forces reported to be backing Communists in Vietnam as they captured a provincial capital near Xuan Loc, shut Bien Hoa base for hours, and overran a 2000 man unit of the 18th Division near Gia Kiem. Reported Pleiku base established. Regimental loss heavy. Soldiers retreated to Trang Bom.
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Saigon
UPS
Bien Hoa Wh
Xean Loc
South Vietnam
Pleikur
Gia Klem
Xuan Loc
Trang Bom
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