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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1969
Page
1
A 32 year old inmate Willard Aguilar tied two pairs of overalls to form a rope, dangled for 10 minutes from the sixth door city jail, then was rescued by firefighters. He had been jailed for 180 days on drug and weapons charges.
Fifteen yachtsmen including six Americans were reportedly detained at Gau Chan port near Macao after capture by Communist forces during a Hong Kong to Macao holiday cruise. British officials have not received a reply from Peking and efforts to secure their release continue.
Accused kidnapper Robert Lee Dacy received a 10 year federal prison term after pleading guilty to assaulting a federal officer during a shooting chase. The Lakewood aircraft mechanic faces possible death penalty if convicted in Santa Monica court of kidnapping and harming Stanley Stafford Jr. case.
Police sought two of five members of the US organization in a conspiracy to murder case tied to the UCLA campus killings of Black Panther leaders at a campus cafeteria. The suspects, Claude Hubert and Harold Jones, were identified along with arrestees Donald Hawkins George Stiner and Larry Sakia.
WASHINGTON Ray A Watt a leading California home builder was described today as in line for appointment as assistant secretary of housing and urban development for mortgage credit Watt if named would also serve as commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration There was no comment from either Watt or Brownstein on the reports This is an appointment for the President and Secretary George Romey of HUD to announce said Brownstein Watt 49 was named 1968 Builder of the Year by Professional Builder magazine His firm headquartered at Gardena has built more than 30000 houses and 5000 apartment buildings nationwide.
A 20 year old Czechoslovak man poured inflammable fluid over himself in Kradno near Prague and ignited it. He suffered second and third degree burns and was taken to a Prague hospital for treatment.
A Los Angeles jury convicted Paul Perveler and Kristina Cromwell of murdering their spouses for more than 100000 in life insurance. Perveler, 31, a former police officer and bar owner, also faces murder attempt charges against his first wife Lela Hensley. The penalty phase begins Wednesday as Deputy District Attorney Vincent Bugliosi seeks the death penalty.
New York reports soprano Teresa Stratas canceled an appearance in Manor Lescaut after a severe cold struck during preparations. She was confined at home and missed the Washington debut where the nude scene was to be included.
Fragmentary OCR text from Ohio local notice mentions a Tuesday event at 1 pm in Pearl. The readable fragment provides limited names and place details, insufficient to determine full scope or outcome.
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