Radical Weathermen gang nabbed in bank bombing plot
Six New Yorkers including Richard Palmer Joyce Plecha Sharon Krebs Claudia Conine Martin Lewis and Christopher Trenkel were arrested outside a First National City Bank branch. Detectives said they planned to disable the bank with four gasoline milk bottles and sledge hammers to celebrate the death of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton and target President Nixon during a New York visit. They face several arson and criminal mischief counts.
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Siven Vork
Fen
Mem’bers
Weatherman
East Side
Chicago
Fred Hampton
New York City
Nixon
Hampton
National Association of Manufacturers
First National City Bank
Richard Palmer
Joyce Plecha
Shar
SST Funding Sparks Senate Vote and Aviation Debate
The Senate rejected further SST funding amid environmental and economic concerns. Backers argue private industry can continue development, while opponents warn of jobs losses in Seattle and a costly, controversial contract with Boeing.
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Mike Mansfield
Vect
Mansfield
Robert P. Griffin
Senate
Iffin
Griffin
Willa Proxmire
D-Wis
Warren G. Magnuson
Henry M. Jackson
Wasington
Bosing Aircraft Company
Seattle
Boeing
Action Line readers seek refunds and popcorn answers
Readers ask ACTION LINE about recovering three lost travel refunds totaling 204. Then a query about popcorn flavor and supplier details reveals varied theater practices. Hillhurst Travel owner Thomas Hill explains mailed checks and replacements while popcorn flavors hinge on prep methods and coconut oil.
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Hillhurst Travel
Action Line
D.R
Bellflower. A
Agency Commission
Thomas Hill
L.L.W
Lakewood. A
Chank-H-Nut Products Co
Los Angeles
Calif
Welfare death assets and county control clarified
Readers asked about welfare recipients and automatic county ownership of personal effects after death. Officials explain no personal property is seized by welfare workers. real estate may be pursued for hospital debts, and county Public Administrator handles disposal with proper oversight.
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Hrnti
LRAT
Long Beach
County Department of Public Spscial Service
Slain Child Case Leaves Flower Family in Legal Turmoil
The Long Beach arrest records detail Miss Flower held on forgery and insufficient funds charges after threats against her children led to cashing checks from Aeroprecision Manufacturing. Judge Sutherland released her on bail pending arraignment in Long Beach Superior Court December 1. The account holder and police noted prior abuse allegations and past jail time. Sister Frederica, 73, founder of the Sisters of Social Service, Los Angeles, died Tuesday.
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Jurists
Sutherland
Miss Flower
John Moore
Joseph King
Santa Ata
DEP. Dist
George Pugsley
Slaters
Compton
Long Beach Superior Court
Joe Lewis
Mrs. Flower
Long Beach
Jerry Heath
Barbara Legate
Mrs. Flowers
Aeroprecision Reeds Manufacturing
Los Angeles
William D. Leslie
California Institution For Women
Frederica
Sisters of Social Service of
Oregon
Formosa
Mexico
Shell Platform Fire off New Orleans Kills Two Men
A Shell offshore platform about five miles south of New Orleans burned after an explosion Tuesday. Two workers were killed immediately and a third died later of burns. Virgie L. Sparks of El Campo Texas was named among the dead. Fire crews battled flames as workers prepared to plug the wells with heavy mud once safety valves failed to contain the blaze.
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Virgie L. Sparks
el Campo
Tex
Shell
Tour Gil
Shell Hag
Ld Af
Bank thief in hippie wig robs Coast Bank for 4726 dollars
A gunman wearing a hippie wig and fake facial hair robs Coast Bank at 5354 E. Second St. at noon. He pushes a customer, orders money from tellers, and makes off with 4726 dollars before police arrive. witness Patricia Lingle, 25, identifies the teller and the suspect.
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Belmont Shore Bank
Coast Bank
Second St
Tetellers
Patricia Lingle
Miss Lingle
QE Ficer
John L. Finn Ueman
Policeman Risks Electrocution to Save Woman in Crashed Car
Officer Gary Brooks 25 of the Harbor Division risked electrocution to rescue Mrs. Sylvia L. Wathey 62 from a flooded car after a crash on Wilmington San Pedro Road near Figueroa Street. Water from a broken fire hydrant rose nearly 100 feet to high voltage lines, but Brooks pulled the injured woman to safety and an ambulance was called. She was treated at Harbor General Hospital for eye lacerations chest and limb injuries. Lines carried 34500 and 4400 volts.
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Long Beach
Wilmington
Gary Brooks
Harbor Division
Sylvia L. Wathey
Wilmington-San Pedro Road
Figueroa Street
Brooks
Wathey
Harbor General Hospital
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Super Jet
Hese
Caliornia
Alan Cranston
Nepublicans
California
George Murphy
Proxtire
Roem
General Fleetrie Corp
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Forum
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Popcorn
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Carson
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