Four Children Injured as Car Reverses into Sidewalk
A car backed into a downtown Long Beach sidewalk at about 9:30 p.m. injuring four children and damaging six cars. The vehicle, driven by 73 year old Tyan Frank McDonald of 128 Falom Avenue, was jailed on suspicion of drunk driving. The pedestrians, Carol Loos 12, Jam Loos 10, Lisa Loos 10, and Dana Glenn Gower 12, were treated at St. Mary Medical Center and listed in good condition. three sustained fractures and scrapes. The car came to rest against a building at 120 Alamitos Avenue.
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Long Beach
Alamitos Avenue
Second Street
Alamitos Ave
St. Mary Medical Center
Carol Loos
Bakersfield
Jam
Lisa Loos
Dana Glenn Gower
Arabian Ave
Orange
Gower
Tyan Frank McDonald
Falom Ave
White House Bicentennial Easter egg roll draws 20000
A sweltering Easter weekend drew about 20,000 youngsters and parents to the White House lawn for the Bicentennial Easter egg roll. President Ford and Mrs. Ford greeted attendees while clowns bands and puppets entertained. Six year old Christopher Miller of Friendly Maryland won a First Place badge in the egg roll race as the Fords balanced Easter activities with Camp David visits and Texas campaign plans.
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Washington
White House
Texas
Christopher Miller
Friendly
Camp David
Maryland Mountains
Hears
Catoctin Furnace
Ford
Ron Nelsen
Libyan diplomat fires gun at Cairo campus clash
Libyan diplomat fires a machine gun at student protesters outside the Libyan mission in Cairo. One student is wounded as 150 pro Khadafy supporters clash with anti Khadafy demonstrators, police decline jurisdiction, and the building ends in pro Khadafy control.
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Cairo
Muammar Khadaly
Khadaly
Mission
Military cost overhaul proposed to trim defense bill
A government commission says the United States could save 3 to 4 billion dollars annually by overhauling military pay, promotion, retirement, and other personnel costs while maintaining 2.1 million active duty and 890,000 reservists for the next decade. The panel, chaired by Curtis W. Taft, urges scrapping the half-pay retirement after 20 years for all, proposing a 50-year minimum except combat units. Morale is generally good, with some Marine Corps issues noted.
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Washington
United States
Defense Manpower Commission
Curtis W. Taft
Armed Services
Citizens’ Commission
Congress
America
Court weighs who pays California sales tax on government leases
In San Francisco the U S Circuit weighs whether seller or buyer bears a California sales tax of over 12 million dollars on leases to the government and a 14 000 tax on Diamond invoices. The court also will hear an appeal from 36 states challenging California truth in packaging law linked to weight rules.
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U.S. Circuit Court
San Francisco
California
Supreme Court
General Mills
Pillsbury Co
Seaboard Allied Milling Corp
GNP Jumps to Annual Rate Rise of 7.5 Percent
The latest GNP rise marks the fourth straight quarterly increase and leaves the index 6.9 percent above the 1975 trough. Inflation improved to 3.7 percent at an annual rate for the quarter ending in March, the second straight quarterly improvement and the lowest since 1972. The GNP inflation measure widens goods and services beyond the CPI.
FBI shoots hijacker dead on Denver jetliner
FBI confirms gunman Roger Lyle Lentz, 21, was killed as he boarded a Convair 990 jet in Denver after holding two hostages on a Piper Navajo for seven hours in Grand Island Nebraska and Colorado. Hostages Robert Blair and Harlan Hillers unharmed. investigation continues.
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Denver
FBI
Mexico
Ted Rosack
Roger Lyle Lentz
Grand Island
Neb
Colorado
Robert Blair
Harlan Hillers
Rosack
Sli
Convair 990
Ports of Cail Travel Club
Lentz
United Airlines
Decision on firing of L B police seen soon
The city faces action on discipline following an intensive internal probe into a March 10 incident sparked by a bachelor party in Sunset Beach. The chief recommends firing Officer Michael Callahan for violence and misconduct, while several others face days off or one day suspensions. Officers defended themselves before a three man board. Mayor Clark declined to act. The Police Officers Association will review the report and offer legal aid for appeals to the Civil Service Commission.
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Sunset Beach
Michael §. Callahan
Robert M. Hanby
Paul J. Steed
Vernon L. Whybrew
David Nieto Jr
David F. Sederholm
Gerald N. Fuller
Edward R. Northrup
Mural G. Asbill
George F. Fox
Dennis Maloney
Chad
Teresi
Marc A. Platt
Kurtz
Hanley
Douglas Drummond
Thomas
Clark
Police Officers Association
Ralph W. Abraham
Abraham
Civil Service
Ford budget hints 60 million in aid to India
AP reports US plans to include 60 million dollars in development assistance for India in President Ford's budget. US Ambassador Saxbe said the package will be announced within about 10 days along with 400,000 tons of wheat and 109,000 tons of rice under Food for Peace. Development aid to India was cut in 1971 during the India Pakistan war, with food aid continuing.
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India
Ford
New Delhi
United States
New
Bude
William B. Saxhe
Saxhe
State Department
Indira Gandhi
Washington
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