Estate worth 8 million revealed for Oxnard family
Records show Albuquerque aviation pioneer James G. Oxnard died November 30 1987 leaving an estate of 7 928 289 dollars mostly in stocks and bonds. The will dated August 9 1961 provides 50 000 to the widow Edna Miller Oxnard 10 000 to each daughter Caroline Oxnard Hawn and stepson Stephen W Veitch. Oxnard founded Albuquerque's original airport now atop San dia Army Base.
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Albuquerque
James G. Oxnard
Oxnard
Edna Miller Oxnard
Caroline Oxnard Hawn
Stephen W. Veitch
Alberton
Calif
Sandia Army Base
Sub Threat by China Warns of Mobile Nuclear Sub Fleet
A Stanford Hoover Institution study argues Communist China may deploy 12 to 15 diesel powered submarines with nuclear missiles off Hawaii and near California within years. It notes China has not begun constructing a nuclear sub fleet but expects a future undersea force to deter U.S. cities. The 1967 76 contingency study cites a fleet of 50 subs could be ready within ten years, supporting a potential ICBM system.
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China
Hawaii
California
U.S
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U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Joint Atomic Energy Committee of Congress
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Spacecraft Despun for Radio Observation Mission
Explorer 38 has stopped spinning in space and is being despun by radio command at Goddard Space Flight Center. Weights were extended to slow rotation, then detached. Engineers will test experiments over six days before deploying antenna booms to monitor low frequency signals from the Milky Way and distant galaxies.
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Empire State Building
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Four-year term for rifling of mails in San Francisco
Elton J. Norton, 31, a General Services Administration janitor at a San Francisco military postal facility, admitted rifling and stealing about 13 000 letters. He retrieved between 150 and 200 dollars, first claiming the mail sack was found then leading investigators to a locker with thousands of opened envelopes. Norton was sentenced to four years in prison and given a stern reprimand by Judge William T. Sweigert.
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Elton J. Norton
General Services Administration
Norton
Vietnam
Federal Dist
William T. Sweigert
Two-Man Sub Designed for 2000-Foot Depths
Sun Shipbuilding announces a two-man submarine capable of 2000 feet depth, enabling underwater inspection of oil rigs and pipelines. The Guppy, 54 feet by 10 feet, will run 48 hours submerged, powered by umbilical connection to a surface ship, and features 3 spotlights and 13 floodlights for visibility.
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Chester
Ihe Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Co
William Watson
Sun
Aeri-Hydro
Watson
Watson Addon
Brussels Students clash over Free University occupation
Right wing students tried to dislodge occupiers at Brussels Free University on Monday night. A sharp clash erupted with police not intervening. One student occupier was injured.
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Brussels
Belgium
Brussels Free University
Woman 65 Lost Four Days Rescued on Mt Tamalpais
Beatrice Lilly Davis, 65, was rescued after four days lost on Mt. Tamalpais with her son Clifford Davis. They camped in a ravine for three nights as Davis grew too weak to move. A search party found her and she was taken to a Marin County hospital for observation.
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UPI
Beatrice Lilly Davis
Mt. Tamalpais
Marin County
Sniper injures 13 year old girl in Los Angeles County
A 13 year old girl, Christine B. Heacock of Hawthorne, was shot in the groin by a sniper while walking with a friend near 139th Street and Yukon Avenue around 1 p.m. She remained in good condition at Gardena Memorial Hospital. Deputies described the suspect as a dark haired man about 35 and the car occupants as two teen boys.
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Lennox
Christine B. Heacock
Lennon Ave
Hawthorne
139Th Street
Yukon Avenue
Yorty aide testifies in bribery trial details
The Los Angeles mayor’s executive assistant, Jack Brown, testified that a harbor commission bribery scheme was discussed seven months earlier. Brown said he warned no one in the mayor’s office and did not share the information, noting threats allegedly made by Harry Faversham regarding a lease amendment. Starr and Rundberg face charges over attempts to obtain 300000 for a medical science lab in exchange for harbor lease votes, with Furnishings and money allegedly provided by Keith Smith.
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Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
Yorty
Jack Brown
Robert
Nick) Starr
Karl Rundberg- Brown
Harbor Commission
Harry Faversham
National Metal and Steel Corp
Brown
Faversham
Starr
Selwyn Monarch
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Rundberg
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World Trade Center
Smith
High Wind and Showers Hit Midwest and Pacific Northwest
United Press International reports scattered thundershowers across the nation with a week-long heat wave in the interior Pacific Northwest. Severe weather included a tornado north of Lubbock Texas and 92 mph winds with heavy rain in Hays Kansas. Des Moines saw 14 inches of rain in 10 minutes, Milligan Nebraska had a 60 minute three inch rain, and coastal areas benefited from ocean breezes. The interior Pacific Northwest endured temperatures over 100 degrees for the seventh straight day with Hanford Washington at 108 and Pendleton Oregon at 106.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Hays
Kan
Des Moines
Milligan
Neb
Hanford
Wash
Pendleton
Ore
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