Second sniper thought to have escaped hotel roof attack
Police and witnesses say at least two snipers operated from the hotel roof during a siege. One was killed Sunday night while others heard shots after, and despite a five hour search only one gunman was found. Investigators suspect a second or third sniper may have escaped in disguise or amid police confusion.
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Clates
Duke
Giarrusso
Ben Bourgelos
Frederck
Silky” O'Sullivan
O'Sullivan
Shaw
Sniper scare near Charity Hospital ends with false reports
Reporters and police traced a supposed sniper atop Charity Hospital nurses' quarters near a hotel. A later bulletin claimed a policeman wounded at Jung Hotel, but that was unrelated. By evening, multiple sightings at distances from the hotel led police to probe ventilation units for the surviving sniper amid tense public and TV reports.
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Charity Hospital
Jung Hotel
Food price rise signals higher living costs for Americans
Prices at wholesale climbed and point to higher retail costs, adding pressure on President Nixon to tighten controls. Treasury Secretary Shultz avoided comment while discussing the report with the President. The chief policy maker was extremely depressed about the price data and the economy.
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Nixon
Treasury
George Shultz
Bit
Shultz
Presilent
Cop charged in fatal shooting of Marine at barroom
Cypress police Sgt. Thomas Baroldi, 26, was arraigned in Santa Ana on a murder charge for a barroom shooting that killed Marine Capt. Randall Robinette, 25, last Friday. Gray, 28, of Garden Grove, also faces charges for wounding a patron. bail set at 2,000.
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Cypress
Santa Ana
Thomas Baroldi
Randall
Robinette
Barold
Jarry L. Gray
Garden Grove
William Thompson
Gray
Laird and Calif solon clash over shipyard cuts in Vietnam row
California congressman Leggett scorches Laird over prisoners of war as a political issue and bomber losses while defending expected 2 percent B57 sortie losses. Long Beach shipyard cut, the smallest on the West Coast, echoes broader DoD trims then under review for base closures and ship decommissioning. Rep Hosmer downplays California impact amid warnings of Hunter's Point risk.
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Vietnam
Congress
Laird
Leggett
California
Long Beach
West Coast
Mare Island
San Francisco
Hunter's
Bremerton
Wash
Jinmer
Hunter's Point
Kissinger Leads 6 Hour Paris Talks On Vietnam
The American delegation led by Henry Kissinger met North Vietnamese negotiators for six hours at a villa near Paris. Kissinger stressed the aim to end bombings and advance negotiations, saying both sides face real problems and seek maximum precautions.
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Vietnam
Ho East
Benjamin Constant
Saints Nomla-Breteehe
Paris
Kissinger
Kineh
William H. Sulliyvan
MIG Shot Down in North Vietnam Dogfight Over Thanh Hoa
U S military sources report a dogfight over central North Vietnam near Thanh Hoa just below the 20th parallel. An F4 Phantom downed one MiG 21 during a bombing run, while the second MiG fled, amid authorization for anti aircraft strikes north of the 20th parallel as part of the continuing protective reaction policy.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
TRE
North Vietnam
Radio Hanoi
Hanoi
Hailphong
United States
Paris
20Th Parallel
Nixon
Thanh Hoa
Late night murder peak in Los Angeles County report
County Coroner Dr. Thomas Noguchi released a statistical report noting most killings occur between 11 p.m. and midnight and that 1,245 deaths in the year ended December 31 were homicides or possible homicides. Of 1,236 closed cases, 929 were certified as murder, with 11 still open.
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Los Angeles
Thomas Noguchi
Whitlam Silent On Foreign Policy After Cabinet Meeting
Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam restricted cabinet remarks on U.S. policy during the Vietnam era, stating no statements on foreign policy would be made except by the foreign minister. The piece also reports a separate, detailed breakdown of murdered victims by method, age, gender, race, and location across U.S. cities, notably Los Angeles and Long Beach, with a historical trend from 1946 to 1970.
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Sydney
Australia
Gough Whitlam
Whitlam
Canberra
Australian Maritime Union
U.S
U.S. Vietnam
North Vietnam
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David Auber
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Sheehan
Camipise
Cant
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Mekl Swann
L.A
Compton
Long Beach Area
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Bellflower
Carson
Downey
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Lynwood
Norwalk
Palos. Verdes Estates
Paramount
San Pedro
Signal Hill
Torrance
Wilmington
S.aney
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