Ex-Head of Nevada Insurance Firm Indicted in Embezzlement Case
Reno reports indicate a former president of Mark Twain Life Assurance Corp and three others were indicted in Washoe County. W. Mark Ed Ding, state officials allege use of firm funds involved as much as 885 thousand dollars. Bail set at 50 thousand for one suspect. charges include embezzlement forgery and receipt of embezzled funds. The firm has faced ongoing state action and receivership under the insurance commissioner.
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Washoe County
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Los Angeles County Reaches Seven Million Population
Los Angeles County has surpassed seven million residents, reaching 7,102,200 as of August 1, with growth at about 45 new residents daily. The Regional Planning Commission noted the surge but did not comment on its desirability, while listing major local cities and their populations.
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Regional Planning Commission
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tWorrance
Glendale
Pasadena
Western Flight Delays Tied to Teamsters Meeting
Western Airlines delayed three flights this morning to San Francisco Salt Lake City and Seattle about 45 minutes as a Teamsters union meeting at International Airport stretched past shift times. Union spokesmen said the disruption stemmed from disturbances during talks over contract changes with the National Mediation Board present. The union does not plan a walkout.
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National Mediation Board
Indict Suspect in Sex Slaying in Los Angeles
Robert Douglas Hill, 23, an appliance repairman, was indicted by the county grand jury on murder in the death of Phyllis Block, 28, whose body was found in her Granada Hills home after she was raped and strangled on August 3. The panel heard 13 witnesses including Richard Block, 30, who found the body in the hall while he had returned from work.
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Wark
Seize Bank Suspects After Hour Long Robbery
Two men robbed Citizens State Bank just after 9 30 am and fled in a pink and white Plymouth. Three suspects were arrested within an hour in Minneapolis with 15393 in cash seized. All three were described as young and one a teenager. The bank held employees and a customer in the vault during the robbery.
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Santiago Danit
Oilwell Lines 2 Seized After Bank Robbers Flee by Plane
Two men tied to a bank robbery fled by aircraft near Little Falls and were captured after a crash. Police reported the stolen helicopter and a car used in the getaway, with the FBI confirming flight details and subsequent arrests.
Mendocino Timber Fire Conquered Near San Francisco
Firefighters reported the Mendocino timber fire north of San Francisco was completely encircled by 6 p.m. Thursday with mop up to begin at dawn and crews withdrawn from the fire line. Separately a Sequoia National Forest blaze near Bakersfield burned 200 acres of Jeffrey pine worth about 225000 officials aimed to restrain by noon.
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Demo Attack on Reagan Assailed by Opponents
A 29 page Democratic report accuses GOP nominee Reagan of extremist collaboration. Reagan aides deride it as guilt by association while Reagan himself says he has not read the report and will not issue a statement.
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Gov. Brown
Reagaty
John Birch Society
X15 Flies High in Photometer Tests Over Nevada California
Edwards Air Force Base reports the X15 rocket plane reached 250000 feet for photometer tests to aid Apollo return maneuvers later this decade. Photometer measures Earth's horizon during the Thursday flight over Nevada and California. results were not announced.
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Edwards Air Force
Nevada
California
Three Frenchmen killed while attempting Mount Sunset climb
Three Frenchmen died on Thursday while trying to reach the 13,148-foot Melje peak near the French Alps. Lifeguards at Newport Beach and Muntington Beach reported the shorelines unsullied but littered with residue as surfside climbers attempted the perilous ascent.
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Grenoble
France
UPI
Sunset Beach
Melje
Seal Beach
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