Erickson Killed In Auto Collision Near San Luis Obispo
William Leif Erickson 24 son of actor Leif Erickson dies in a California 1 U turn crash near San Luis Obispo. Green Beret Vietnam veteran and actor appeared in The High Chaparral. Edmond Bishop 24 Cayucos and his wife Clarice suffer minor injuries.
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William Leif Erickson
Leif Erickson
California 1
San Luis Obispo
Erickson
Vietnam
Clarice
Arizona
Air Force trims Moby Bomber program and engine orders
The Air Force disclosed cuts to the Moby Bomber program reducing test aircraft to three flight test bombers and one ground test air frame from five and two. Engine orders drop to 27 from 40. Cost reductions aim to speed up development and reach a first flight earlier than mid 1974, with total program cost exceeding $13.6 billion.
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Washington
Air Force Today
North American Rockwell Corp
EL Segundo
Calif
Air Force
General Electric Co
Evendale
Ohio
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Twesett Bore
FBI
New State School Unit Chief Elected In California
Henry Gunnerson of San Jose was elected president of the State Board of Education replacing Howard Day. Dr. John R. Ford of San Diego was chosen as vice president. The advisory council urged legislation to fund schools with a statewide property tax and set per pupil spending. Proposals call for basic grants of 87, 874, and 917 per student for elementary, high school, and community college respectively, with shifts to state taxes and possible new levies to cover costs.
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Sacramento
Henry Gunnerson
San Jose
State Board of Education
Howeard Day
Long Beach
San Diego
John R. Ford
Gunderson
Reagan
San Jose Unified
Ford
Regan
San Diego County University Hospital
Council On
California
Women liberationists demand apology from Senator Goldwater
Washington area women leaders demand an apology from Senator Barry Goldwater after he joked at a hearing that women create enough problems without rifles. They call the remark insulting and stereotypical and say it alienates voters who support ending the draft.
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Iia
Goldwater
Women's Liberation Groups
Lib
Snohomish Politician Loses Bid for City Hall in 1972
Snohomish voters abolish the mayor’s post by 498 to 402, ending the 19 year bid of 72 year old real estate broker Peterson. He plans to focus on his 20th congressional campaign in 1972 as a city manager will take over.
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Payson Peterson
Snohomish
Wash
Calvin Coolidge
Peterson
Dwight Fisenhower
Snononush
Congress
King Assassination Suspect Seeks Royalties Law Appeal
James Earl Ray petitions the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati to void literary contracts with attorney Arthur Hanes Percy Portman and writer Willan Huie claiming he has not received any royalties. Ray, jailed in Nashville, says promised funds for his defense were never paid and accuses Foreman of overcharging to plead guilty and secure a 48 year sentence.
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James Earl Ray
Rayno
Civil Rights Teader
Martin Luther King Jr
Han
6Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Arthur Hanes
Percy Portman
Willan Huie
Ray
Nashville
Ray Sard Foreman
Boy Hangs Self on Swing Chain at Altadena Child Center
Altadena resident James Gawn, age 2, was found hanged on a swing chain at a local child care center on a Wednesday. He died en route to Huntington Memorial Hospital. Deputies said the child fell while playing near the swing and caught his neck on the chain.
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Altadena
James Gawn
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Sheriff's
Los Angeles Schools Reopen After Earthquake Closures
After Tuesdays quake many LA area schools resumed with a six day break for Lincoln Washington birthday holiday. City schools damaged remain closed and count reaches 19 with unusable buildings. Van Gayth Street Elementary called a total loss while nine Catholic elementary schools and Bishop Alemany High faced closures.
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Angeles
Los Angeles
Ventura Freeway
Reseda Boulevard
Fistriets
Nee
Que Glendale
Clark Junior High
Tistriet
Ine
van Gayth Street
Granada Hills
Edward A. Watson
Schoors Bishop Alemany High
Mission Hills
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New State School Unit
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van Norman
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